2012 Chick-Fil-A Bowl Preview

Match-Up: #8 LSU vs. #14 Clemson
Date/Time: December 31, 2012/6:30pm CT
Location: Atlanta, GA (Georgia Dome)
Bowl Life: 45 years (1968)
Line: LSU by 4
National TV: ESPN (HD)
2011 Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Auburn 43, Virginia 24



Breaking Down the Teams:
LSU Tigers-
2012 Record: 10-2 (6-2 SEC)
School Bowl Record: 23-20-1
Last Bowl Game: 2012 BCS National Championship Game (Alabama 21, LSU 0)
Chick-Fil-A Bowl Appearances: 5-0 (Last: 2008)

Clemson Tigers-
2012 Record: 10-2 ( ACC)
School Bowl Record: 16-18
Last Bowl Game: 2012 Orange Bowl (West Virginia 70, Clemson 33)
Chick-Fil-A Bowl Appearances: 2-5 (Last: 2007)

Game Notes: "Battle of the Tiger" and "Battle of Death Valley" will occur in Atlanta for the second time in history (1996 Peach Bowl).

Prediction: LSU