1984 Peach Bowl

August 2023 1984 Peach Bowl File:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Postcard (1960s-70s) (Stadium crop).jpg Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. 17th Peach Bowl 1984 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Virginia Cavaliers University of Virginia 7–4 Big Ten 7–2–2 ACC Leon Burtnett George Welsh NR NR NR NR 10 14 0 0 7 7 7 6 December 31 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia Offensive: Howard Petty, VirginiaDefensive: Ray Daly, Virginia Tommy Miller (SICOA) 41,107 CBS List of announcers of major college bowl games Verne Lundquist and Steve Davis The 1984 Peach Bowl featured the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten against the Virginia Cavaliers of the ACC. Virginia defeated Purdue 27–24 in the first bowl game in school history. Purdue jumped out to a 24–14 halftime lead, but Virginia scored the only points of the second half with a touchdown and two field goals in order to pull out the win.Game Summaries: 1984 Virginia vs Purdue http://www.chick-fil-apeachbowl.com/bowl/bowl-history/#game-summaries Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl October 19, 2018 October 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011520/http://www.chick-fil-apeachbowl.com/bowl/bowl-history/#game-summaries dead Purdue quarterback Jim Everett passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns, but the Boilermakers gained just 75 yards rushing and committed four turnovers in their first bowl loss.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-virginia-rallies-to/139915828/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Virginia rallies to beat Purdue January 1, 1985 January 30, 2024 Newspapers.com Purdue finished the season 7–5 and tied for second place in the Big Ten. Virginia finished 8–2–2. References Peach Bowl Category:Peach Bowl Category:Purdue Boilermakers football bowl games Category:Virginia Cavaliers football bowl games Category:December 1984 sports events in the United States Category:1984 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)