The 2004 Champs Sports Bowl was the 15th edition of the college football bowl game and was played on December 21 , 2004 , featuring the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets , and the Syracuse Orange . This was the first version of the bowl played under the Champs Sports moniker and 15th overall . Syracuse of the Big East was chosen because the Big 12 did not have enough bowl eligible teams
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2004 Champs Sports Bowl