1984 Peach Bowl Explained

Year Game Played:1984
Game Name:Peach Bowl
Football Season:1984
Visitor Name Short:Purdue
Visitor Nickname:Boilermakers
Visitor School:Purdue University
Home Name Short:Virginia
Home Nickname:Cavaliers
Home School:University of Virginia
Visitor Record:7 - 4
Visitor Conference:Big Ten
Home Record:7 - 2 - 2
Home Conference:ACC
Visitor Coach:Leon Burtnett
Home Coach:George Welsh
Visitor Rank Ap:NR
Visitor Rank Coaches:NR
Home Rank Ap:NR
Home Rank Coaches:NR
Visitor 1Q:10
Visitor 2Q:14
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:0
Home 1Q:7
Home 2Q:7
Home 3Q:7
Home 4Q:6
Date Game Played:December 31
Stadium:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
City:Atlanta, Georgia
Mvp:Offensive: Howard Petty, Virginia
Defensive: Ray Daly, Virginia
Referee:Tommy Miller (SICOA)
Attendance:41,107
Us Network:CBS
Us Announcers Link:List of announcers of major college bowl games
Us Announcers: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.[1] 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.| source = [2] Purdue finished the season 7–5 and tied for second place in the Big Ten. Virginia finished 8–2–2.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Game Summaries: 1984 Virginia vs Purdue . 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 .
  2. News: Virginia rallies to beat Purdue. The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1985. January 30, 2024. Newspapers.com.