CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL GAME RECAPS
Trailing early, LSU came back to win the inaugural Peach Bowl against Florida State, 31-27.
1968 LSU 31
FLORIDA STATE 27
LSU’s Mike Hillman passed for 229 yards and two touchdowns
to lead the Tigers to a comeback win in the first
Peach Bowl Classic. The Seminoles jumped to a 13-0
first half lead in cold, rain-swept Grant Field before LSU
unleashed its offensive attack, which featured Hillman’s
TD passes. Bill Cappelman tossed three touchdown
passes for the Seminoles.
LSU
0 10 14 7 – 31
FLORIDA STATE
7 6 0 14 – 27
1969 WEST VIRGINIA 14
SOUTH CAROLINA 3
Ed Williams of West Virginia rushed for 208 yards as
the Mountaineers sloshed to a win. West Virginia completed
only one pass in two attempts but rushed for 356
yards in the driving rain at Grant Field. The Gamecocks
had a chance to take the lead with a first-and-goal from
the seven in the fourth quarter and the score 7-3, but
West Virginia held off the threat and added the clinching
score with only 23 seconds left in the game.
WEST VIRGINIA
7 0 0 7 – 14
SOUTH CAROLINA
0 3 0 0 – 3
1970 ARIZONA STATE 48
NORTH CAROLINA 26
Undefeated Arizona State outscored North Carolina 27-0
in the second half to capture the win at Grant Field. The
Sun Devils churned out 451 yards, 306 on the ground,
in the swirling snow while holding the Tar Heels to 254
total yards. Monroe Eley rushed for 173 yards and two
touchdowns and Bob Thomas added 124 yards and three
touchdowns for the Sun Devils. Don McCauley led North
Carolina, which scored all 26 of its points in the second
quarter, with 143 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
ARIZONA STATE
7 14 20 7 – 48
NORTH CAROLINA
0 26 0 0 – 26
1971 MISSISSIPPI 41
GEORGIA TECH 18
Mississippi erupted for 38 first-half points in the rain and
mud of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium en route to an
easy win. Taking advantage of five Tech turnovers, the
Rebels scored 28 second quarter points to lead at the
half. Greg Ainsworth collected 118 yards rushing, while
Norris Weese passed for 116 yards and rushed for 36
more to lead the Rebels’ offense. Rob Healy rushed for
three touchdowns for the Yellow Jackets.
MISSISSIPPI
10 28 0 3 – 41
GEORGIA TECH
0 6 6 6 – 18
1972 N.C. STATE 49
WEST VIRGINIA 13
In the first precipitation-free Peach Bowl, N.C. State
took advantage of the ideal weather conditions to roll to
an upset win. The Wolfpack blasted the Mountaineers
35-0 in the second half. Led by QB David Buckley, N.C.
State chalked up 535 yards, including 337 on the ground.
West Virginia ran for only 91 yards.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
7 7 21 14 – 49
WEST VIRGINIA
13 0 0 0 – 13
1973GEORGIA 17
MARYLAND 16
Georgia defeated Maryland behind its defense, which gave
up 461 yards but only one touchdown. Georgia stopped the
Terps five times inside the Bulldog 15-yard line, allowing
Maryland’s only touchdown on a 68-yard bomb. Georgia
broke a 10-10 tie on an eight-yard drive following a Maryland
fumble and held on for the win. Maryland’s Steve
Mike-Mayer kicked three field goals.
GEORGIA
10 7 0 0 – 17
MARYLAND
0 10 0 6 – 16
1974 VANDERBILT 6
TEXAS TECH 6
Vanderbilt, making its first bowl appearance in 19 years,
locked horns with Texas Tech in a defensive struggle
that ended in a tie. Vanderbilt’s Mark Adams and Tech’s
Brian Hall each booted two field goals to account for
the scoring. The Red Raiders failed on a first and goal
from the one-yard line just before halftime and missed
another chance when Dennis Harrison blocked a 33-yard
fourth quarter field goal attempt.
VANDERBILT
0 3 0 3 – 6
TEXAS TECH
0 0 3 3 – 6
1975 WEST VIRGINIA 13
N.C. STATE 10
West Virginia avenged its 1972 Peach Bowl loss to N.C.
State with a come-from-behind victory. The Mountaineers
trailed 10-6 in the fourth quarter, when Don Kendra hit
Scott McDonald on a 50-yard touchdown pass. Kendra
completed a 39-yard pass to Artie Owens with four seconds
left in the first half for West Virginia’s other score.
WEST VIRGINIA
0 6 0 7 – 13
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
7 3 0 0 – 10
In a defensive struggle, Vanderbilt and Texas
Tech recorded the Bowl’s only tie in 1974.
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