Date/Time: January 1, 2013/7:30pm CT
Location: Miami Gardens, FL (Sun Life Stadium)
Bowl Life: 79 years (1935)
Line: Forida State by 13 1/2
National TV: ESPN (HD)
2012 Orange Bowl: West Virginia 70, Clemson 33
Breaking Down the Teams:
Northern Illinois Huskies-
2012 Record: 12-1 (8-0 MAC)
School Bowl Record: 5-7
Last Bowl Game: 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl (Northern Illinois 38, Arkansas State 20)
Orange Bowl Appearances: None
Florida State Seminoles-
2012 Record: 11-2 (7-1 ACC)
School Bowl Record: 25-14-2
Last Bowl Game: 2011 Champs Sports Bowl (Florida State 18, Notre Dame 14)
Orange Bowl Appearances: 3-5 (Last: 2006)
Game Notes: Northern Illinois is the first MAC school to play in a BCS Bowl and sixth school from a non-AQ conference (Boise State, Hawaii, Notre Dame, Utah, TCU).
Prediction: Florida State
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