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) 27 34 Head coach:  Ray Goff Head coach:  George Welsh AP 18
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