1978 Peach Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Peach Bowl 11th Peach Bowl December 25 1978 1978 File:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Postcard (1960s-70s) (Stadium crop).jpg Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. Purdue Boilermakers 8–2–1 Big Ten Jim Young 17 17 21 13 0 7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 7–4 Independent Pepper Rodgers NR 19 0 7 0 14 QB Mark HerrmannDT Calvin Clark CBS Lindsey NelsonPaul Hornung bg Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia Alfred DiStaola (ECAC) 20,277 The 1978 Peach Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Background Purdue finished 2nd in the Big Ten Conference, in their first bowl game since 1967. Georgia Tech was in their first bowl game since 1972. Due to the game being played on Christmas Day, a ticket drive had to be set up by Rodgers' wife.http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/22172428/aint-that-a-peach-atlanta-bowl-has-come-a-long-way Ain't that a Peach: Atlanta bowl has come a long way - NCAA Football - CBSSports.com 2015-08-11 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924032805/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/22172428/aint-that-a-peach-atlanta-bowl-has-come-a-long-way dead Game summary Purdue took the lead with 10:40 in the first quarter and scored twice more in the next four minutes. Georgia Tech did not score until 9:35 remained in the half, after they trailed 28-0. Georgia Tech scored twice with less than three minutes remaining to narrow the lead from 41-7 to 41-21, but the game had already been decided. Quarterback Mark Herrmann threw 12-of-24 for two touchdowns (and two interceptions) and rushed for one more in a convincing 41-21 victory over Georgia Tech. Purdue's defense forced two first-half turnovers. This was the second 9-win season in Purdue history.http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/m-footbl-bowl-history.html Archived copy 2015-08-11 2015-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905065034/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/m-footbl-bowl-history.html dead http://www.purduesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/pur/sports/m-footbl/04-media-guide/04mg-6 Archived copy 2015-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083246/http://www.purduesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/pur/sports/m-footbl/04-media-guide/04mg-6 2015-09-24 dead First Quarter Purdue: Jones 3-yard run (Sovereen kick), 10:40 Purdue: Jones 8-yard run (Sovereen kick), 9:47 Purdue: Smith 10-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick), 6:04 Second Quarter Purdue: Herrmann 2-yard run (Sovereen kick), 13:04 Georgia Tech: Lee 1-yard run (Smith kick), 9:35 Purdue: Macon 1-yard run (kick failed), 3:58 Fourth Quarter Purdue: Burrell 12-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick), 12:38 Georgia Tech: Moore 3-yard pass from Kelley (Hill run), 2:40 Georgia Tech: Hill 31-yard pass from Kelley (pass failed), 1:15 Aftermath Purdue won two more bowl games before Young's departure in 1981. Georgia Tech waited until 1985 to make their next bowl appearance. Statistics Statistics Purdue Georgia TechFirst downs 24 14Net yards rushing 157 12Net yards passing 166 168Interceptions 2 2Total yards 323 180Punts 5-36.6 7-36.7Penalties9-78 5-48Fumbles lost 1 2 References Peach Bowl Category:Peach Bowl Category:Purdue Boilermakers football bowl games Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football bowl games Category:1978 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:December 1978 sports events in the United States