The 2019 Peach Bowl (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl) was a

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played on December 28, 2019, with kickoff at 4:00 p.m. EST on

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. It was the 52nd edition of the

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, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. The Peach Bowl was one of two College Football Playoff semifinal games, with the winner advancing to the

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. Sponsored by restaurant chain

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, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

College Football Playoff

Teams

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, 21–14.

Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma defeated Baylor in the

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on December 7, then received their bid to the Peach Bowl with the release of final CFP rankings on December 8. The Sooners entered the bowl with a 12–1 record (8–1 in conference); their only loss was to

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, 48–41. This was Oklahoma's first appearance in the Peach Bowl, and their fourth College Football Playoff appearance. Oklahoma was 0–3 in prior CFP semifinals, most recently losing to

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in the

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. On December 18, media outlets reported that starting

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and two other Oklahoma players had received suspensions and would not play in the game. On December 20, it was reported that starting

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Delarrin Turner-Yell would also miss the game, due to a broken collarbone. On December 23, head coach

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confirmed that Perkins and the two other players would not play, and said that he did not expect Turner-Yell to play.

LSU Tigers

LSU defeated

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in the

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on December 7, then received their bid to the Peach Bowl with the release of final CFP rankings on December 8. The Tigers entered the bowl with a 13–0 record (8–0 in conference). In six prior Peach Bowl appearances, the Tigers were 5–1, with their only defeat coming in their most recent appearance, a 2012 loss to Clemson in the then- Chick-fil-A Bowl. This was LSU's first College Football Playoff semifinal appearance.

Game summary

Statistics

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threw seven touchdown passes in the first half, tying the NCAA records for touchdown passes in a half and touchdown passes in a bowl game. Four of the touchdowns were to

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, who set the College Football Playoff record for touchdown catches and the Peach Bowl record for receiving yards (227).

References

External links

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Game statistics
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