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).
The 1995 season edition to the Peach Bowl featured the Virginia Cavaliers and the 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
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- Tie-In
- College Football Playoff At-Large or Group of Five Bid
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