| Game Name: | Peach Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 31 |
| Year Game Played: | 1979 |
| Football Season: | 1979 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Clemson |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor Record: | 8–3 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 8 |
| Home Name Short: | Baylor |
| Home Nickname: | Bears |
| Home Record: | 7–4 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 10 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | QB Mike Brannan (Baylor) DE Andrew Melontree (Baylor) |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 19 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 18 |
| Type: | bg |
| City: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Referee: | Raymond Bower (CIFOA) |
| Attendance: | 57,321 |
| Us Network: | CBS |
| Different Next: | 1981 (Jan) |
The 1979 Peach Bowl was a college football post-season bowl game that featured the Clemson Tigers and the Baylor Bears.
Clemson had regressed slightly from an 11–1 season the year before, though they did finish at 8-3 to go to a bowl game for the third straight year. As for the Bears, they had finished the previous season at 3–8, but rebounded to win seven regular season games, with their four losses being to ranked teams (Alabama, Houston, Arkansas, and Texas), while finishing fourth in the Southwest Conference. This was their second bowl game in four years. This was the first Peach Bowl appearance for either team as well as the first meeting between these two teams.
Baylor had 11 first downs while Clemson had 20. On rushing, the Bears rushed for 62 yards on 45 carries while Clemson had 67 yards on 51 carries. On passing, the bears had 172 yards, while Clemson had 204. Both teams had nine punts, with the average for Baylor being 40.7 yards and Clemson being at 31.5. The Bears lost two of their four fumbles. On penalties, the Bears had four for 30 yards, while the Tigers had 7 for 47 yards.[1]
The Tigers did not go to another Peach Bowl until 1993, while the Bears have not returned since this game.