1995 Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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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]