1995 Peach Bowl (December)

1995 Peach Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs Virginia Cavaliers (6–5) (8–4) SEC ACC 27 34 Head coach:  Ray Goff Head coach:  George Welsh AP 18
1 2 3 4 Total Georgia 3 11 3 10 27 Virginia 14 10 3 7 34
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

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

^[2]

Statistics

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

1. "UVa Football Bowl Recaps -Peach Bowl Dec. 31, 1984 - Atlanta, Ga. - Virginia 27, Purdue 24". University of Virginia. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
2. "Dogs can't win 'for the Goffer'". Ledger-Enquirer. December 31, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.