1995 Peach Bowl (December)
| 1995 Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | December 30, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Tiki Barber, Virginia; Hines Ward, Georgia Defensive: Skeet Jones, Virginia; Whit Marshall, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Terry Monk (Big East) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 70,284 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joel Meyers (play-by-play); Todd Christensen (analysis) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1995 Peach Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs and Virginia Cavaliers.[1]
Georgia fell behind to the Cavaliers, 24–6, before rallying to tie the game at 27 late in the fourth quarter. Virginia clinched the victory when Demetrius "Pete" Allen returned a kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown to secure the 34–27 win with under a minute remaining. The Bulldogs lost despite a total offense edge of 525 to 256 yards.[1]
Scoring summary
[edit]First Quarter
- Virginia: Tiki Barber 1-yard touchdown run (Rafael Garcia kick), 10:37
- Virginia: Kevin Brooks 5-yard touchdown run (Garcia kick), 4:09
- Georgia: Kanon Parkman 36-yard field goal, 1:00
Second Quarter
- Georgia: Parkman 37-yard field goal, 14:52
- Virginia: Garcia 36-yard field goal, 9:42
- Virginia: Pete Allen 82-yard touchdown pass from Mike Groh (Garcia kick), 2:34
- Georgia: Hines Ward 1-yard touchdown run (Brice Hunter pass from Ward), 0:19
Third Quarter
- Georgia: Brower 20-yard touchdown reception (Brice Hunter pass), 8:01
- Virginia: Garcia 36-yard field goal, 1:58
Fourth Quarter
- Georgia: Parkman 42-yard field goal, 14:43
- Georgia: Jason Ferguson 10-yard fumble return for touchdown (Parkman kick), 1:09
- Virginia: Allen 83-yard kickoff return for touchdown (Garcia kick) 0:57
Statistics
[edit]| Statistics | Georgia | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 10 |
| Yards Rushing | 112 | 100 |
| Yards Passing | 413 | 156 |
| Total Yards | 525 | 256 |
| Punts-Average | 6-35 | 7-42 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-40 | 3-30 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "UVa Football Bowl Recaps -Peach Bowl Dec. 31, 1984 - Atlanta, Ga. - Virginia 27, Purdue 24". University of Virginia. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Dogs can't win 'for the Goffer'". Ledger-Enquirer. December 31, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
 | This college football bowl article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |