2021 Peach Bowl (December)
| 2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year's Six 54th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jayden Reed (WR, Michigan State) & Cal Haladay (LB, Michigan State) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan State by 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Steve Marlowe (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band, University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline) ESPN Radio: Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 7.6 million viewers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2021, with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. EST and televised on ESPN. It was the 54th edition of the Peach Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by restaurant chain Chick-fil-A, the game was officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
The game featured No. 12-ranked Pittsburgh, winners of the Atlantic Coast Conference against No. 10-ranked Michigan State of the Big Ten Conference. Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi had previously been the defensive coordinator at Michigan State for seven seasons.