The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl matchup is set: Florida State vs. Houston.
The game will be played at noon on Dec. 31 in the Georgia Dome.
The Peach Bowl, which will host a College Football Playoff semifinal game next season, turned over the selection of its teams to the playoff selection committee as part of the bowl’s move into the top tier of college football’s postseason last year. For this season’s game, the committee assigned a pairing of its No. 9 and No. 18 teams: Florida State (10-2, 6-2 ACC) and American Athletic Conference champion Houston (12-1, 8-1).
“We’re blessed,” Peach Bowl president Gary Stokan said. “We’ve got a great matchup. … We’re excited.”
Houston ranks No. 12 in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 40.6 points per game, while Florida State ranks No. 5 in scoring defense, allowing 15.8 points per game.
“You’ve got two of the best young coaches in the country in (FSU’s) Jimbo Fisher and (Houston’s) Tom Herman,” Stokan said. “I think we’ll have one of the most exciting games.”
The game will mark Florida State’s second trip to Atlanta this season. The first one ended badly for the Seminoles: a 22-16 upset loss to Georgia Tech on a blocked field goal that was returned 78 yards for a Tech touchdown as time expired.
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