1989 Peach Bowl
The 1989 Peach Bowl took place on December 30, 1989. The competing teams were Syracuse and Georgia.[1][2]
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| Date | December 30, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB Michael Owens (Syracuse) LB Terry Wooden (Syracuse) RB Rodney Hampton (Georgia) LB Mo Lewis (Georgia) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 44,911 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Gary Bender & Dick Vermeil | ||||||||||||||||||
Background
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. Syracuse was in a bowl game for the 3rd straight year, which was also their first Peach Bowl ever.
Game summary
- Georgia — Warner 5-yard touchdown pass from Talley (Kasay kick), 10:34 remaining in the 1st quarter
- Syracuse — Owens 1-yard touchdown run (Biskup kick), 6:07 remaining in the 1st quarter
- Georgia — Kasay 20-yard field goal, 12:53 remaining in the 2nd quarter
- Georgia — Safety on ball centered through endzone, 9:52 remaining in the 3rd quarter
- Georgia — Hampton 4-yard touchdown pass from Talley (pass failed), 7:39 remaining in the 3rd quarter
- Syracuse — Biskup 32-yard field goal, 1:44 remaining in the 3rd quarter
- Syracuse — Moore 19-yard touchdown pass from McDonald (pass failed), 10:08 remaining in the 4th quarter
- Syracuse — Biskup 26-yard field goal, 1:08 remaining in the 4th quarter
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
| Statistics | Syracuse | Georgia |
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| First Downs | 27 | 12 |
| Rushing Yards | 245 | 113 |
| Passing Yards | 224 | 88 |
| Passes (Comp-Att-Int) | 22-24-3 | 10-19-1 |
| Return Yardage | 31 | 140 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Punts-Average | 3 (41.0) | 7 (41.0) |
| Penalties-Yards | 2-10 | 3-30 |
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.
References
- "Chick-fil-A Bowl | College Football at". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- "1989 Bowl Games | College Football at". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- "15FB History Bowl Recaps" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com.