2000 Peach Bowl

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2000 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
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LSU3061928
Georgia Tech770014
DateDecember 29, 2000
Season 2000
Stadium Georgia Dome
Location Atlanta, Georgia
Referee Randy Simms (C-USA)
Attendance73,614
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, and Adrian Karsten (sideline)
Peach Bowl
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The 2000 Peach Bowl was the 33rd Peach Bowl game and featured the LSU Tigers, and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. [1]

LSU scored first on a 32-yard John Corbello field goal to take a 3–0 lead. Georgia Tech responded with a 32-yard Joe Burns touchdown run to take a 7–3 lead. In the second quarter, Jermaine Hatch scored on a 9-yard touchdown run, giving Tech a 14–3 lead. [1]

In the third quarter, Rohan Davey threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Banks, as LSU got within 14–9. In the fourth quarter, Davey threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Josh Reed giving LSU a 17–14 lead. John Corbello kicked a 49-yard field goal giving the Tigers a 20–14 advantage. Davey later threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Banks as LSU won by a 28-14 count. [1]

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