LSU whipped the Oklahoma Sooners 63-28 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday evening. The game was played at the enormous Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Here are five things to know about the game, which sets up an LSU-Clemson national championship game.
1. Peach Bowl Attendance Sets Record
The 2019 Peach Bowl broke an attendance record, with 78,347 counted in the stadium.
Joe Burrow isn't the only one breaking records tonight. Tonight's #CFAPeachBowl sets a new attendance record at @MBStadium! pic.twitter.com/YDX8Gl46Aj
— Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (@CFAPeachBowl) December 29, 2019
2. Peach Bowl Win Puts LSU In Record Books
With the win, LSU improved to 14-0, a win total they have never reached before. But the Tigers broke several records behind the Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow.
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— Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (@CFAPeachBowl) December 29, 2019
3. Tale Of Two Quarterbacks
On paper, LSU and Oklahoma were statistically identical, but the game really came down to the two quarterbacks.
“What a tremendous job by everybody,” Orgeron said. “One team, one heartbeat. Everybody in our organization. We got tremendous play by Joe Burrow and have a great coaching staff.”
Two incredible QBs. pic.twitter.com/h9FmkCEMTs
— Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (@CFAPeachBowl) December 29, 2019
4. ESPN Reporter Among 5 Dead In Plane Crash
Carley McCord, a Louisiana sports reporter and the daughter-in-law of LSU OC Steve Ensminger, was among those who died in a plane crash while en route to the Tigers game in Atlanta.
“We are sending so many thoughts and prayers to the Ensminger family, as well as Carley McCord’s family.”
Carley McCord, daughter-in-law of LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, died in a plane crash while en route to the Tigers' CFP semifinal. pic.twitter.com/hY4zwujHGC
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) December 28, 2019
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