1996 Peach Bowl

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1996 Peach Bowl
29th Peach Bowl
1996 Georgia Dome (cropped).JPEG
The Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl.
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Clemson70007
LSU0100010
DateDecember 28, 1996
Season 1996
Stadium Georgia Dome
Location Atlanta, Georgia
MVP Herb Tyler, LSU
Referee Steve Usechek (Big 12)
Attendance63,622
Peach Bowl
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The 1996 Peach Bowl featured the Clemson Tigers and LSU Tigers. [1]

LSU scored the final 10 points of the game after Clemson took an early 7–0 lead. After an LSU turnover in the first quarter, Clemson quarterback Nealon Greene ran for a five-yard touchdown. LSU subsequently went on an 80-yard drive capped by Kevin Faulk's three-yard touchdown run. Wade Richey kicked a field goal late in the second quarter for LSU. Neither team was able to score in the second half. [2] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "1996 Peach Bowl: LSU 10, Clemson 7". LSU Athletics. October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. "LSU top Tiger in town". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.