NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- Hyundai Sun Bowl
| USC Trojans (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-7) |
| Date: |
Monday, December 31st |
| Kickoff: |
2:10 p.m. (et) |
| Site: |
Sun Bowl Stadium (51,500) -- El Paso, Texas |
| Surface: |
AstroPlay |
| Annual: |
79th |
| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$1,900,000 |
| Television: |
CBS |
| Announcers: |
Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Tracy Wolfson |
| Home Record: |
USC 4-2; Georgia Tech 4-3 |
| Away Record: |
USC 3-3; Georgia Tech 2-3 |
| Neutral Record: |
USC 0-0; Georgia Tech 0-1 |
| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
USC 2L; Georgia Tech 2L |
| Las Vegas Line: |
USC 10 (Total, 64.5) |
| All-Time Series: |
USC (2-1) |
| Last Meeting: |
September 22, 1973 (USC, 23-6 at Georgia Tech) |
| Series Streak: |
USC has won the last two meetings. |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
USC vs. ACC (13-6) |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Georgia Tech vs. Pac-12 (6-10) |
| Bowl Records: |
USC (32-16 -- 0-1 in Sun Bowl) |
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Georgia Tech (22-18 -- 1-1 in Sun Bowl) |
| 2012 National Rankings: |
USC - Unranked |
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Georgia Tech - Unranked |
| Coaches: |
USC - Lane Kiffin (25-12 at USC) |
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(Career Record, 32-18) |
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Georgia Tech - Paul Johnson (40-27 at Georgia Tech) |
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(Career Record, 147-64) |
| Season Schedule/Results |
| USC Trojans |
| Sep 1 - W vs. Hawaii, 49-10 |
| Sep 8 - W at Syracuse, 42-29 |
| Sep 15 - L at Stanford, 14-21 |
| Sep 22 - W vs. California, 27-9 |
| Sep 29 - Open |
| Oct 4 - W at Utah, 38-28 |
| Oct 13 - W at Washington, 24-14 |
| Oct 20 - W vs. Colorado, 50-6 |
| Oct 27 - L at Arizona, 36-39 |
| Nov 3 - L vs. Oregon, 51-62 |
| Nov 10 - W vs. Arizona State, 38-17 |
| Nov 17 - L at UCLA, 28-38 |
| Nov 24 - L vs. Notre Dame, 13-22 |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 31 - vs. Georgia Tech, 2:10 PM (Sun Bowl) |
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| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| Sep 3 - L at Virginia Tech, 17-20 OT |
| Sep 8 - W vs. Presbyterian, 59-3 |
| Sep 15 - W vs. Virginia, 56-20 |
| Sep 22 - L vs. Miami-Florida, 36-42 OT |
| Sep 29 - L vs. Middle Tennessee, 28-49 |
| Oct 6 - L at Clemson, 31-47 |
| Oct 13 - Open |
| Oct 20 - W vs. Boston College, 37-17 |
| Oct 27 - L vs. BYU, 17-41 |
| Nov 3 - W at Maryland, 33-13 |
| Nov 10 - W at North Carolina, 68-50 |
| Nov 17 - W vs. Duke, 42-24 |
| Nov 24 - L at Georgia, 10-42 |
| Dec 1 - L vs. Florida State, 15-21 (ACC Championship) |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 31 - vs. USC, 2:10 PM (Sun Bowl) |
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