1995 Peach Bowl (January) Explained

Game Name:Peach Bowl
Date Game Played:January 1
Year Game Played:1995
Football Season:1994
Stadium:Georgia Dome
City:Atlanta, Georgia
Visitor School:Mississippi State University
Visitor Name Short:Mississippi State
Visitor Nickname:Bulldogs
Visitor Record:8 - 3
Visitor Conference:SEC
Visitor Rank Ap:16
Visitor Rank Coaches:17
Visitor Rank Bowlcoalition:18
Visitor Coach:Jackie Sherrill
Visitor 1Q:6
Visitor 2Q:7
Visitor 3Q:8
Visitor 4Q:3
Home School:North Carolina State University
Home Name Short:NC State
Home Nickname:Wolfpack
Home Record:8 - 3
Home Conference:ACC
Home Rank Ap:23
Home Rank Coaches:20
Home Rank Bowlcoalition:23
Home Coach:Mike O'Cain
Home 1Q:7
Home 2Q:6
Home 3Q:8
Home 4Q:7
Mvp:Offense: RB Tremayne Stephens, NC State; K Tim Rogers, MSU
Defense: DT Carl Reeves, NC State; ILB Damien Covington, NC State; DL Larry Williams, MSU
Referee:Tom Quinn (Big Ten)
Attendance:64,902
Us Network:ESPN
Us Announcers:Joel Meyers (play-by-play); Todd Blackledge (analysis)
Different Previous:1993 (Dec)
Different Next:1995 (Dec)

The 1995 Peach Bowl, part of the 1994 bowl game season, featured the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the NC State Wolfpack.[1]

NC State held Mississippi State to just one touchdown and five field goals on six Bulldog drives that reached the Wolfpack red zone during the game. Leading 13–10, the Bulldogs went three-and-out and missed a field goal late in the second quarter. The Wolfpack got the ball back and tied the game at 13 going into halftime.[2]

After MSU picked up a safety and two field goals early in the third quarter, NC State tied the game at 21 on a touchdown pass from Terry Harvey to Dallas Dickerson and a two-point run by Harvey. After a three-and-out by MSU, Harvey led the Wolfpack on an 80-yard scoring drive to open the fourth quarter, largely based on a 62-yard pass to Jimmy Grissett, capped by a Carlos King 11-yard touchdown run.

On four subsequent drives over the balance of the fourth quarter, Mississippi State managed only four first downs and a field goal. The Bulldogs went 0-for-7 on third-down conversions and 0-for-1 on fourth-down tries in the second half.

With the win, NC State tied a school record with nine wins.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995 Peach Bowl Recap - NC State 28, Mississippi State 24 - January 1, 1995. GoPack.com - NC State Athletics. March 21, 2019.
  2. Web site: North Carolina State Wins a Numbers Game : Peach Bowl: Mississippi State settles for field goals, the Wolfpack counters with touchdowns in 28-24 victory. Los Angeles Times/Associated Press. January 2, 1995. March 21, 2019.