Chick-fil-A Bowl Fast Facts
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What:
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The Chick-fil-A Bowl is the oldest guaranteed match-up of two top-ranked teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). |
| Who’s Playing: |
No. 11 Virginia Tech (9-3) vs. Tennessee (7-5) |
| When: |
Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 – 7:30 p.m. ET |
| Where: |
Georgia Dome, Atlanta |
| Team Payout: |
$6.2 million total team payout |
| On TV: |
Nationally televised by ESPN (unopposed in time slot) |
| On the Web: |
www.Chick-fil-ABowl.com |
| On Facebook: |
www.facebook.com/chickfilabowl |
| On Twitter: |
www.twitter.com/chickfilabowl |
| Leadership: |
Scott McCune, Chairman, Vice President, Integrated Marketing,The Coca-Cola Company Gary P. Stokan, President and CEO, Chick-fil-A Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: |
Chick-fil-A, Inc. became the Bowl’s first-ever title sponsor in December 1996. |
| More Than a Game: |
The Chick-fil-A Bowl brand also includes the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge head coach and celebrity golf event each April and the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game season-opening game over Labor Day weekend in its family of events. |
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At 12:30 p.m. on game day, downtown Atlanta will come alive with the Chick-fil-A Bowl Parade. The parade will end at the Georgia World Congress Center, where the Chick-fil-A Bowl FanFest made possible by Coke Zero is expected to bring 30,000 fans together for a pre-game interactive football and tailgate experience including games, music, great food and the traditional pre-game team walks. |
| Media Contacts: |
Matt Garvey, Vice President, Communications |
Jamie Cwalinski, Communications Asst. |
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404-586-8496 or mgarvey@macoc.com |
404-586-8546 or jcwalinski@macoc.com |