2005 Peach Bowl Explained

Year Game Played:2005
Title Sponsor:Chick-fil-A
Game Name:Peach Bowl
Subheader:38th Peach Bowl
Football Season:2005
Visitor Name Short:Miami
Visitor Nickname:Hurricanes
Visitor School:University of Miami
Home Name Short:LSU
Home Nickname:Tigers
Home School:Louisiana State University
Visitor Record:9 - 2
Visitor Conference:ACC
Home Record:10 - 2
Home Conference:SEC
Visitor Coach:Larry Coker
Home Coach:Les Miles
Visitor Rank Ap:9
Visitor Rank Coaches:9
Visitor Rank Bcs:8
Home Rank Ap:10
Home Rank Coaches:10
Home Rank Bcs:12
Visitor 1Q:3
Visitor 2Q:0
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:0
Home 1Q:3
Home 2Q:17
Home 3Q:14
Home 4Q:6
Date Game Played:December 30
Stadium:Georgia Dome
City:Atlanta, Georgia
Referee:Jon Bible (Big 12)
Attendance:65,620
Us Network:ESPN
Us Announcers Link:List of announcers of major college bowl games
Us Announcers:Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann
Different Previous:2004 (Dec)
Different Next:2006

The 2005 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2005, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Georgia. The game feature two teams ranked in the top-10 of the AP Poll, as the ninth-ranked Miami Hurricanes battled the 10th-ranked LSU Tigers.[1] The game was the 38th edition of the Peach Bowl and, with sponsorship from Chick-fil-A, was officially the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl; this would be the final time until 2014 that "Peach" was included in the bowl's name.

Miami took an early 3–0 lead on a 21-yard field goal from Jon Peattie. LSU responded with Chris Jackson kicking a 37-yard field goal as the teams were tied at 3 after one quarter. In the second quarter, backup quarterback Matt Flynn threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Craig Davis as LSU led 10–3. A 47-yard Chris Jackson field goal, and a 4-yard touchdown pass from Flynn to Joseph Addai gave the Tigers a 20–3 halftime lead.

In the third quarter, Addai scored on a 6-yard touchdown run extending the lead to 27–3. Jacob Hester's one-yard touchdown run gave the Tigers a 34–3 lead. In the fourth quarter, Mario Stevenson and Chris Jackson kicked field goals to give the Tigers the 40–3 win.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: LSU 40, Miami 3. LSU Athletics. December 29, 2008. March 22, 2019.