2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl Preview

Match-up: #11 Virginia Tech vs. #13 Michigan

Date/Time: January 3, 2012/7:30pm CT

Location: New Orleans, LA (Mercedes-Benz Superdome)

Bowl Life: 78 years

Line: Michigan by 1 ½

National TV/Radio: ESPN (HD)/SiriusXM 84

Breaking Down the Teams:

Michigan Wolverines-

2011 Record: 10-2 (6-2 Big Ten)

School Bowl Record: 19-21

Appearances at the Sugar Bowl (0-1; Last: 1984)

Last Bowl Game: 2011 Gator Bowl (Mississippi State 52, Michigan 14)

Virginia Tech Hokies-

2011 Record: 11-2 (7-1 ACC)

School Bowl Record: 9-14

Appearances at the Sugar Bowl (1-2; Last: 2005)

Last Bowl Game: 2011 Orange Bowl (Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12)

Game Notes: First Football meeting of two schools; 10^th Sugar Bowl without an SEC team

Prediction: Michigan