| 1981 Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 14th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Fulton County Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: Mickey Walczack (West Virginia) Defense: Don Stemple (West Virginia) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Vance Carlson (Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Frank Glieber, Johnny Morris, and Dick Stockton | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1981 Peach Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Florida Gators. The game took place on December 31, 1981, resulting in a West Virginia win over Florida 26–6. [1] The offensive MVP was Mickey Walczack of West Virginia and the defensive MVP was West Virginia's Don Stemple. [2]
Florida coach Charley Pell was so disappointed by his team's performance that he burned the game film and buried it in the Gators' practice field. [3]
