The 2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl was played on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. EST. The Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Atlantic Coast Conference and play against the Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference 37-14.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293652633
The Chick-fil-A Bowl aired live on ESPN from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
Preview
After dropping their opening game to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Virginia Tech Hokies came back to win their next five games, including over the ranked teams of Nebraska Cornhuskers and Miami Hurricanes. Overall on the season they tallied a 9-3 record, going 6-2 in the conference to finish second in the ACC Coastal Division.http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=259
The Tennessee Volunteers finished the 2009 season with a 7-5 record, good enough for third in the SEC East Division. The won their first game of the season over Western Kentucky, but went on to drop games against UCLA, Florida, Auburn, Alabama and Ole Miss.http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=2633
References
Fast Facts
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Date
December 31, 2009
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Time
7:30 p.m. EST
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Stadium/Arena
Georgia Dome
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Location
Atlanta, Georgia
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First played
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Television coverage
ESPN
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Odds
Virginia Tech is favored by 4-4.5 pointshttp://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/odds
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Sponsor
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Season records
Virginia Tech 9-3, Tennessee 7-5
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2008 game
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Fact:
Tennessee has defeated Virginia Tech in five of their seven all-time games, most recently in the 1994 Gator Bowlhttp://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/virginia_tech/opponents_records.php?teamid=3180
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Fact:
Virginia Tech has an 8-14 record in bowl games dating back to 1947 and including a win in the 2008-09 Orange Bowlhttp://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/virginia_tech/bowl_history.php
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Fact:
Tennessee has won 25 of 47 bowl games, most recently a win in the 2008 Outback Bowlhttp://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/tennessee/bowl_history.php
