1995 Peach Bowl (December)

This article is about the Peach Bowl that followed the 1995 season, played on December 30, 1995. For the game that followed the 1994 season, played on January 1, 1995, see 1995 Peach Bowl (January).

1995 Peach Bowl

Georgia Bulldogs

Virginia Cavaliers

(6–5)

(8–4)

Head coach:
Ray Goff

Head coach:
George Welsh

	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

Attendance

70,284

United States TV coverage

Network

ESPN

Announcers

Joel Meyers (play-by-play); Todd Christensen (analysis)

The 1995 Peach Bowl featured the Virginia Cavaliers and Georgia Bulldogs.

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.

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: Demetrius 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: Parkman 20-yard field goal, 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: Pete Allen 83-yard kickoff return for touchdown (Garcia kick) 0:57

Statistics

Statistics	Georgia	Virginia
First Downs	20	10
Yards Rushing	112	100
Yards Passing	413	156
Total Yards	425	256
Punts-Average	6-35	7-42
Fumbles-Lost	1-1	4-2
Interceptions	2	1
Penalties-Yards	6-40	3-30

References

http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081910aad.html

1995–96 NCAA football bowl game season

Las Vegas (Dec. 15) Aloha (Dec. 25) Copper (Dec. 27) Alamo (Dec. 28) Independence (Dec. 29) Sun (Dec. 29) Holiday (Dec. 29) Liberty (Dec. 30) Carquest (Dec. 30) Peach (Dec. 30) Gator (Jan. 1) Outback (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Florida Citrus (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1)

Bowl Alliance games: Sugar (Dec. 31) Orange (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 2)

Peach Bowl Game

History & conference tie-ins	History Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium College Football Playoff Broadcasters College Football Playoff At-Large Group of Five

Games	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1988 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1993 1995 1995 1996 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Notes	There was a Peach Bowl in January and December in 1981, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1998, and 2004. There was no Peach Bowl in 1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1997, and 2003. The 2016 edition will be a College Football Playoff semifinal.

Georgia Bulldogs bowl games

Virginia Cavaliers bowl games

1984 Peach Bowl 1987 All-American Bowl 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl 1991 Sugar Bowl 1991 Gator Bowl 1994 Carquest Bowl 1994 Independence Bowl 1995 Peach Bowl 1996 Carquest Bowl 1998 Peach Bowl 1999 MicronPC Bowl 2000 Oahu Bowl 2002 Continental Tire Bowl 2003 Continental Tire Bowl 2004 MPC Computers Bowl 2005 Music City Bowl 2008 Gator Bowl 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl

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