1990 Peach Bowl

American college football game August 2023 January 2026 Peach Bowl 23rd 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. December 29 1990 1990 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia Indiana University Indiana Hoosiers 6–4–1 Big Ten Bill Mallory 7 3 0 13 Auburn University Auburn Tigers 7–3–1 SEC Pat Dye 7 10 0 10 Stan White (Auburn)http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Major Bowls National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records 88 NCAA.org January 28, 2013 PDFVaughn Dunbar (Indiana)Darrel Crawford (Auburn) Jack Baker (WAC) 38,962 ABC Steve Zabriskie and Lynn Swann 1992 The 1990 Peach Bowl, part of the 1990 bowl game season, took place on December 29, 1990, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The competing teams were the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), and the Auburn Tigers, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In what was the first ever meeting between the schools, Auburn was victorious in by a final score of 27–23. Teams Indiana 1990 Indiana Hoosiers football team The 1990 Indiana squad opened the season with four consecutive wins before they tied Ohio State in their fifth game. The Hoosiers then went on a three-game losing streak against Minnesota, Michigan and Michigan State.DeLassus David Indiana Yearly Results: 1990–1994 College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/indiana/yearly_results.php?year=1990 February 9, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130325054125/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/indiana/yearly_results.php?year=1990 2013-03-25 dead They then completed the regular season with a pair of wins and a loss against Illinois en route to an overall record of six wins, four losses and one tie (6–4–1). After their victory over Purdue in the season finale, the Hoosiers accepted a bid to play in the Peach Bowl. Their appearance marked the second for Indiana in the Peach Bowl, and their sixth overall bowl game. Auburn 1990 Auburn Tigers football team The 1990 Auburn squad finished the regular season with a tie against Tennessee and losses to Florida, Southern Miss and Alabama en route to an overall record of seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1).DeLassus David Auburn Yearly Results: 1990–1994 College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/auburn/yearly_results.php?year=1990 January 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121007003946/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/auburn/yearly_results.php?year=1990 2012-10-07 dead After their loss against Alabama in the Iron Bowl on December 1, Auburn officially accepted an invitation to play in the Peach Bowl.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JtEdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W8cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3515%2C213305 Gregg Dewalt Speculation ends: Tide to Fiesta, Tigers to Peach TimesDaily 6B December 2, 1990 January 28, 2013 The appearance marked the first for Auburn in the Peach Bowl, and their 23rd overall bowl game. Game summary Auburn took an early 7–0 lead on a six-yard Stan White touchdown run, and the Hoosiers responded with a three-yard Trent Green touchdown run that tied the game 7–7 at the end of the first quarter.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UKwfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g9YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1424%2C3674891 White rallies Tigers to Peach Bowl win Ben Thomas The Gadsden Times B1 December 30, 1990 February 9, 2013https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JjgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x6UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6719%2C9598325 Late heroics lift Auburn in Peach Jerry Felts The Tuscaloosa News 3C December 30, 1990 February 9, 2013 In the second quarter, the Tigers took a 14–7 lead after an 11-yard White touchdown pass to Alex Smith. Each team then scored a field goal before the end of the quarter that made the halftime score 17–10 in favor of Auburn. After a scoreless third quarter, Jim Von Wyl connected on a 42-yard field goal early in the fourth that extended the Tigers' lead to 20–10. The Hoosiers then took a 23–20 lead late in the quarter after Green scored on touchdown runs of two and eleven-yards. White then scored the game-winning touchdown with his one-yard run with only 0:39 left in the contest. For their individual performances, Stan White, Vaughn Dunbar and Darrel Crawford were recognized as game MVPs. Indiana Auburn expand 1 Auburn RushTD Stan White 6 good Jim Von Wyl 0 7 1 Indiana RushTD Trent Green 3 good Scott Bonnell 7 7 2 Auburn RecTD Alex Smith Stan White 11 good Jim Von Wyl 7 14 2 Indiana FG 42 Scott Bonnell 10 14 2 Auburn FG 26 Jim Von Wyl 10 17 4 Auburn FG 43 Jim Von Wyl 10 20 4 Indiana RushTD Trent Green 2 pass failed 16 20 4 Indiana RushTD Trent Green 11 good Scott Bonnell 23 20 4 Auburn RushTD Stan White 1 good Jim Von Wyl 23 27 23 27 References Peach Bowl Category:Peach Bowl Category:Indiana Hoosiers football bowl games Category:Auburn Tigers football bowl games Peach Bowl Category:December 1990 sports events in the United States Category:1990 in Atlanta