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
