The 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl was an American

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that was played on December 31, 2013 at Independence Stadium in

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. The 38th edition of the game otherwise known as the

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, it matched up the

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from the

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and the Arizona Wildcats from the

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. The game kicked off at 11:30 a.m. CST and aired on

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. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. Arizona defeated Boston College by a score of 42–19. This was the final edition with nutritional supplement company AdvoCare as the title sponsor, and the only edition not to include "Independence Bowl" in the official name.

Teams

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who was the 2013

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winner and a

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finalist and in Arizona's

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who was also a finalist for the Doak Walker Award. Williams and Carey were FBS ranked first and second respectively in yards per game and both were consensus 2013

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, with Williams being a unanimous choice.

Arizona

Boston College

Game summary

Scoring summary

Ohio Bobcats vs Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks – Box Score

. Retrieved December 28, 2012.

Statistics

Game notes

* November 27, 2013 – It was announced that B-25 to fly over Independence Stadium prior to kickoff of 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl

References

Independence Bowl Arizona Wildcats football bowl games Boston College Eagles football bowl games

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