1989 Peach Bowl

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1989 Peach Bowl
1234Total
Syracuse703919
Georgia738018
DateDecember 30, 1989
Season 1989
Stadium Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Location Atlanta, Georgia
MVPRB Michael Owens (Syracuse)
LB Terry Wooden (Syracuse)
RB Rodney Hampton (Georgia)
LB Mo Lewis (Georgia)
Referee Donald Safrit (ACC)
Attendance44,911
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Announcers Gary Bender & Dick Vermeil
Peach Bowl
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The 1989 Peach Bowl took place on December 30, 1989. The competing teams were Syracuse and Georgia. [1] [2]

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Background

Syracuse was in a bowl game for the 3rd straight year, which was also their first Peach Bowl ever. Georgia had a streak of winning and losing through the season, winning the first two games, losing the next three, winning four straight, and then losing two straight games to the end the season tied with Florida and Ole Miss while Alabama, Tennessee & Auburn (the latter two having beat Georgia) all shared the Southeastern Conference title, in Goff's first year at the program. This was Georgia's 10th straight bowl appearance, along with their first Peach Bowl since 1973.

Game summary

Owens rushed for 112 yards on 14 carries for Syracuse. For Georgia, Hampton rushed for 32 yards on 14 carries. Mo Lewis returned an interception 77 yards, a Peach Bowl record. [3]

Statistics

StatisticsSyracuseGeorgia
First downs2712
Rushing yards245113
Passing yards22488
Passes (comp–att–int)22–24–310–19–1
Return yardage31140
Fumbles–lost3–11–0
Punts–average3 (41.0)7 (41.0)
Penalties–yards2–103–30

Aftermath

Syracuse would go to three straight bowl games, and go to five more in the next decade. Georgia went through a patch in which they went to three bowl games in Goff's six remaining years. Georgia returned to the Peach Bowl in 1995, in the final game for Goff before he was fired. Syracuse hasn't returned to the Peach Bowl since this game.

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