1995 Peach Bowl (December)

1995 Peach Bowl
28th Peach Bowl
The Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the 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)
Peach Bowl  < 1995 (Jan) 1996 >

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.