1989 Peach Bowl

American college football game August 2023 January 2026 Peach Bowl December 30 1989 1989 22 Peach Bowl File:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Postcard (1960s-70s) (Stadium crop).jpg The Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia Syracuse Orangemen 7–4 Independent Dick MacPherson 7 0 3 9 Georgia Bulldogs 6–5 SEC Ray Goff 7 3 8 0 RB Michael Owens (Syracuse)LB Terry Wooden (Syracuse)RB Rodney Hampton (Georgia)LB Mo Lewis (Georgia) Donald Safrit (ACC) 44,911 ABC Gary Bender & Dick Vermeil 1988 (Dec) The 1989 Peach Bowl took place on December 30, 1989. The competing teams were Syracuse and Georgia.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/bowls/chick-fil-a-bowl.html Chick-fil-A Bowl | College Football at Sports-reference.com 2016-01-30https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1989-bowls.html 1989 Bowl Games | College Football at Sports-reference.com 2016-01-30 Background Syracuse was in a bowl game for the 3rd straight year, which was also their first Peach Bowl ever. 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. 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.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geo/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15fb-history-bowl-recaps.pdf 15FB History Bowl Recaps grfx.cstv.com 2015-12-31 2015-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222124036/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geo/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15fb-history-bowl-recaps.pdf dead Statistics Statistics Syracuse GeorgiaFirst downs 27 12Rushing yards 245 113Passing yards 224 88Passes (comp–att–int) 22–24–3 10–19–1Return yardage 31 140Fumbles–lost 3–1 1–0Punts–average 3 (41.0) 7 (41.0)Penalties–yards2–10 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 Peach Bowl Category:Peach Bowl Category:Syracuse Orange football bowl games Category:Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games Peach Bowl Peach Bowl