Peach Bowl, Inc.
Chairman: Percy Vaughn
President and CEO: Gary Stokan
Title Sponsor
Chick-fil-A, Inc. became the Bowl’s
first-ever title sponsor in December
1996.
Contact Information
Matt Garvey
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Vice President, Communications
404-586-8496 (w)
404-964-6342 (c)
[email protected]
Jessica Lumsden
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Director, Communications
404-586-1934 (w)
404-713-5584 (c)
[email protected]
Brady Inners
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Assistant, Communications
404-586-1932 (w)
717-309-9355 (c)
[email protected]
Georgia Dome
One Georgia Dome Drive
Atlanta, GA 30313
Phone: 404-223-8011
Fax: 404-223-8011
Web: www.gadome.com
Social Media
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AT A GLANCE
#18
#18 Houston (12-1, 7-1 AAC)
DATE: December 31, 2015
TIME: 12 p.m. ET
LOCATION: Georgia Dome
CAPACITY: 71,996
SURFACE: Turf
PAYOUT: $4 million per conference + $2 million for expenses
per team
TV: ESPN
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#9 Florida State (10-2, 6-2 ACC)
COUGARS
SEMINOLES
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL NUGGETS
College Football Playoff
In April 2013, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl was selected to be a part of a group of six elite bowls to host
the new College Football Playoff that began in 2014 (Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Rose, Sugar). Over the
next 11 years, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will host a College Football Playoff Semifinal (#1 vs. #4 or #2
vs. #3) every 3 years – the first following the 2016 season. In the other years, the Bowl will host topranked teams as assigned by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.
Really Close Games
In it’s 47-year history, the Bowl has recorded 13 games decided by a field goal or less and five onepoint games. The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is one of the most competitive bowl games in the history of
college football. Fifty-five percent of the games (26 of 47) have been decided
by a touchdown or less.
Looking for a ticket? Good luck.
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl has sold out 17 of the past 19 and 18 of 25 games since moving into the
Georgia Dome in 1992. Over the last 12 years, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is among the highestattended bowls in the country at 70,993 per game.
College Football’s Most Charitable Bowl Game
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl leads all bowl games in charitable and scholarship contributions. This year,
the Bowl is on pace to give $1.5 million to charities and educational institutions. The Chick-fil-A Peach
Bowl has given more than $17.9 million to various charitable organizations since 2002.
The Matchup
The 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will be the 17th time Houston and Florida State have faced each
other. The Cougars hold a 12-2-2 series advantage. The two teams first met in 1960 and last played in
1978. This year’s matchup showcases an explosive Houston offense that averages more than 40 points
per game versus a stout Florida State defense that only surrenders 15 points per game. This contest
marks the seventh time in the Bowl’s 48-year history that the matchup has featured two top-20
teams.
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What’s Inside
Media Information
ESPN Broadcast Information
Credentials
Media Access
Media Hospitality
Team Designations/Directions
Game Day Information
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Hall of Fame
Conference Records and Team Stats
Houston Schedule and Results
Houston Coaching Staff
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3
4
5
6
7
8-9
10
11
12
12
Houston Roster
Florida State Schedule and Results
Florida State Coaching Staff
Florida State Roster
Final National Polls
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Record Book
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Game History
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl MVPs
Year-by-Year Bowl Game Summaries
The Georgia Dome
13-14
15
15
16-17
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19
20
21
22-31
32
MEDIA INFORMATION 2
School and Conference
Contact Information
Houston Sports Information
David Bassity
Phone: 662-915-7544
[email protected]
Florida State Sports Information
Zach Stipe
Phone: 850-645-7683
[email protected]
AAC Media Relations
Chuck Sullivan
15 Park Row West
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-453-0660
[email protected]
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL: DID YOU KNOW?
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is one of America’s best bowl games at providing a memorable and exciting bowl experience for the student-athletes, coaches and fans of its participating teams. Did you
know…
1.
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is the ninth-oldest bowl game in the history of college football?
2.
In 2010, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl eclipsed the $100 million mark in cumulative payout? With
a $12 million payout in 2014, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl has given more than $137 million in
cumulative payout over its 47-year history?
3.
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl created and hosted, with partners Chick-fil-A and ESPN, the Chick-filA Kickoff Game to annually kick off the college football season? Since the inaugural matchup in
2008, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game has attracted teams with national rankings of No. 1, No. 2 No.
5 (twice), No. 7, No. 9, No. 14, No. 16, No. 18, (twice) No. 19, No. 24 (twice) and No. 25 (twice).
4.
Each April, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl hosts the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf
event? This three-day golf and resort experience features NCAA head coaches and celebrity
alumni from around the country competing against their rivals for scholarship money. In nine
years, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge has given more than $5.3 million in scholarship and
charity.
5.
When Georgia upset No. 14 Virginia Tech in 2006, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl set the then-alltime attendance record for a sporting event in the Georgia Dome with 75,406 fans in attendance? That’s a bigger crowd than two Super Bowls and all the SEC Football Championship
games at that time.
6.
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl has generated more than $527 million in economic impact since
1999? In 2014, the Bowl recorded a $14.4 million economic impact for metro Atlanta.
ACC Media Relations
Mike Finn
4512 Weybridge Lane
Greensboro, N.C. 27407
Phone: 336-854-8787
[email protected]
MEET THE SCHOOLS
University of Houston
Florida State University
Location ......................................................................................Houston, TX.
Location .................................................................................... Tallahassee, Fla.
Founded .......................................................................................................1927
Founded .................................................................................................... 1851
Enrollment ............................................................................................... 40,914
Enrollment ...............................................................................................41,773
President ....................................................................................Dr. Renu Khator
President ......................................................................................John Thrasher
VP for Athletics ..........................................................................Hunter Yurachek
Athletic Director ...............................................................................Stan Wilcox
Nickname .................................................................................................Cougars
Nickname ............................................................................................Seminoles
Colors .......................................................................................Scarlet and White
Colors ........................................................................................Garnet and Gold
Stadium ..........................................................................TDECU Stadium (40,000)
Stadium ................................Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell (82,300)
Playing Surface .............................................................................. Synthetic Turf
Playing Surface ............................................................................. Natural Grass
Conference ......................................Atlantic Athletic Conference (West Division)
Conference .................................... Atlantic Coast Conference (Atlantic Division)
First Year of Football ................................................................................... 1946
First Year of Football .................................................................................. 1947
All-Time Record ................................................................................. 417-351-15
All-Time Record ................................................................................ 534-240-17
Website…. ..........................................................................www.UHCougars.com
Website…. ..........................................................................www.seminoles.com
Twitter……………………………………………………………………………………...@UHCougarFB
Twitter……………………………………………………………………………..………@FSU_Football
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BROADCAST INFORMATION 3
ESPN TV ANNOUNCERS
DAVE PASCH: Play-by-Play
Dave Pasch serves as a play-by-play commentator for ESPN, primarily working college football, men’s and women’s
college basketball and the NBA. Pasch joined the network in 2003, and has also worked the WNBA, Arena Football,
the Great Outdoor Games and the Little League World Series.
Since 2002, he has also been the radio voice of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. Pasch also called select college basketball, NFL and golf events for CBS Radio/Westwood One from 1999-2003. From 1999-2002, he was the radio voice for
Syracuse football and basketball. Pasch also called select NFL and NFL Europe games for Fox Sports in 2002 and 2003,
and did the Buffalo Bills preseason telecasts in 2001.
Pasch worked for West Virginia Radio Corporation from 1994-1995 as a news and sports anchor, and he called high
school football play-by-play. From 1990-1994, he worked at WAER-FM, the Syracuse University student station.
Pasch received a degree in speech communications from Syracuse University in 1994.
BRIAN GRIESE: Analyst
Brian Griese joined ESPN in 2009 as a college football analyst. He also in his third year as a radio color commentator
with partner Dave Logna for KOA’s (AM) coverage of the Denver Broncos.
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, Griese’s NFL career spanned 11 years from
1998-2009. An AFC Pro Bowl selection with the Broncos in 2000, Griese earned a Super Bowl ring with the team in
Super Bowl XXXIII. He holds the single-season passer rating records for both Denver and Tampa Bay, and won the NFL
passing title in 2000 with a QB rating of 102.9. Brian and his father Bob Griese are the only father/son quarterback
combination in NFL history to both win Super Bowl titles.
Griese played quarterback for the University of Michigan, and helped lead the Wolverines in his senior season to an
undefeated record and a share of the national championship. He was selected as the MVP of the Rose Bowl, passing
for 251 years and three touchdowns in the win over Washington State.
A native of Miami, Fla., Griese graduated from Michigan in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
Griese is founder and board president of Judi’s House, a children’s grief support center in Denver, Colo., named in
honor of his mother Judi, who succumbed to breast cancer when he was 12.
He co-authored the book Undefeated with his father Bob, a Hall of Fame quarterback, which was published in 2000,
about their lives through their undefeated seasons and living through the breast cancer illness and death of Judi.
TOM LUGINBILL: Sideline
Former collegiate and Arena football star Tom Luginbill joined Scouts Inc. in 2002. When the NFL-based company was
purchased by ESPN, Luginbill was promoted to national recruiting director. He provides in-depth recruiting analysis for
top collegiate football prospects on ESPN.com as well as on air analysis across ESPN networks for high school football
recruiting and college football, including sidelines on the commentary team of Dave Pasch and Brian Griese. Luginbill
has an extensive background in professional football as well as talent evaluation and has served in various scouting
capacities since 1996.
As a player, Luginbill set the all-time national junior college record for passing while playing for Palomar Junior College
in San Diego in 1992 and ’93 when Palomar won the JUCO National Championship with an 11-0 record. He became
one of the most highly recruited junior college players in the nation before transferring to Georgia Tech. After one
season as the starter for the Yellow Jackets and the firing of Georgia Tech coach Bill Lewis, Luginbill transferred to
Division I-AA Eastern Kentucky
Beginning in 2002, during the off season in Dallas and Detroit Luginbill began scouting part time as a pro evaluator for
the NFL free agency, NFL Europe, CFL and Arena Football League. After his last season with the Detroit Fury in ’04 he
became a full-time scout before joining Scouts Inc.
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CREDENTIALS 4
CREDENTIALS
CREDENTIAL PICK-UP SCHEDULE AND LOCATIONS
Credential pick-up prior to game day will take place at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta
265 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, Ga. 30303
DATE
TIME
PICK-UP LOCATION
Dec. 27
8:00 am– 4:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, International Ballroom Lobby
Dec. 28
8:00 am– 4:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, International Ballroom Lobby
Dec. 29
8:00 am– 4:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, International Ballroom Lobby
Dec. 30
8:00 am– 4:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, International Ballroom Lobby
Dec. 31
7:30 am– 12:00 pm
Georgia Dome, Media Will Call Gate E
Credentialing Policy
Submitting a request does not guarantee approval. If granted, credentials MUST be picked up in person.
No credentials will be mailed and no substitutions will be made without the Bowl’s approval. If substitutions must be made, written notification
must be e-mailed ([email protected]) or faxed (404-586-8508) to Matt Garvey prior to credential pick up.
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl reserves the right to revoke any credential at any time.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Photo Check In:
After entering the Dome and setting up your work station, photographers must report to the Photo Check-in table located behind the Dome information desk in the Gate E area. You MUST check in at this table and present your photo and video equipment for inspection. Credential holders deemed to have non-professional equipment will not be permitted access to the field.
On-Field Shooting:
Once your equipment has been inspected, you will be given a photographer’s vest. Photographers are required to wear the vest while shooting
from the sidelines. Photographers not wearing a vest will be removed from the sidelines.
Photographers must stay behind the striped lines around the field and outside of the bench areas, with the exception of the pregame team entrances, until the game is over (see definition of “game over” below). There are a limited number of pre-assigned and marked end zone spaces
reserved for select media outlets. Space on the sideline and end zone is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Coin Toss:
The coin toss will be handled on a pool basis with Paul Abell acting at the pool photographer. Paul Abell will email files to all those who request
shots in advance.
Trophy Presentation:
Photographers will have access to the field during the postgame trophy presentation. A select number of photographers will receive photo armbands granting access inside the barricaded/stage area.
Game Over:
Photographers, messengers and television personnel are not allowed on the field or inside the team bench area until the game is over. “Game
over” is defined as follows:
No time remaining on the clock and one team has a lead;
No timeouts left and the team in the lead has the ball and there is less than 0:39 seconds remaining on the game clock and the quarterback
has knelt down to run out the clock.
Anyone violating “game over” rules may result in immediate and future sanctions for both the individuals and agencies they represent.
Runners & Equipment Carriers:
Assistants must wear their Field Media credential at all times. Assistants are not permitted to stand in the shooting area and must stand DIRECTLY
BEHIND their photographer or against the back wall out of the way of the sideline TV cart. Assistants are asked to move with their photographer
and not to loiter in the Portal C or Portal B areas as these will be heavily congested.
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MEDIA ACCESS 5
MEDIA ACCESS
PRESS CONFERENCES
TRANSCRIPTS AND VIDEO
All press conferences will take place at the following location:
Transcripts
Full transcriptions will be available approximately
30 minutes after each press conference, including
postgame. Transcripts will be distributed via email
and available for download at
Chick-fil-APeachBowl.com/transcripts.
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
International Ballroom North
265 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
If you are not staying at the hotel, valet parking will
be available at the main entrance of the hotel at a
discounted rate for media.
Video
Video highlights will be available approximately
90 minutes after each press conference and will
be distributed via email and available for download at Chick-fil-APeachBowl.com/footage.
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
DECEMBER 26
SUNDAY
DECEMBER 27
Head Coaches and player
availability at team hotels.
No Press Conference
Scheduled
Florida State:
Media availability after practice
1:00 PM
Head Coach Jimbo Fisher and 4
Players
Florida State:
Marriott Marquis, Marquis Level
201
Houston:
4:30 PM
Head Coach Tom Herman and 2
players
1:00 PM
Head Coach Jim Fisher
Marriott Marquis, Marquis Level
201
MONDAY
DECEMBER 28
TUESDAY
DECEMBER 29
Offensive/Defensive
Coordinators & Players
Offensive/Defensive
Coordinators & Players
Joint Head Coaches
Press Conference
Florida State:
Florida State:
Time: 9:30– 11:00 a.m.
8:30-9:15 a.m.
Offensive coordinators and five
players
International Ballroom North, Hyatt
Regency
9:30-10:15 a.m.
Defensive coordinator and five
players
International Ballroom North,
Hyatt Regency
*No post-practice media availability
1:00 PM
Head Coach Jim Fisher
Marriott Marquis, Marquis Level 201
Houston:
Houston:
Houston:
3:45 PM
All coaches and players available to
the media.
Georgia State
9:30-10:15 a.m.
Defensive coordinator and five
players
International Ballroom North, Hyatt
Regency
10:30-11:15 a.m.
Offensive coordinator and five
players
Omni Atlanta, North Tower, Level
M1, Cottonwood
4:30 p.m.
All coaches and players available to
the media.
Georgia Dome
* Locations and times subject to
change.
WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 30
Media availability after practice
* Locations and times subject to
change.
6 p.m.
All coaches and players available to
the media.
Georgia Dome
Media availability after practice
* Locations and times subject to
change.
TEAM PRACTICE SCHEDULES
Houston
DATE
December 26
December 27
December 28
December 29
TIMES
1:30—4:30 PM
(Closed)
1:30—4:30 PM
(First 15 minutes open)
1:30—4:30 PM
(First 15 minutes open)
3:00—6:00 PM
(First 15 minutes open)
Florida State
LOCATION
DATE
TIMES
LOCATION
Georgia State
December 26
10:30 AM—1:00 PM
(Closed)
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
December 27
10:30 AM—1:00 PM
(First 15 minutes open)
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
December 28
10:30 AM—1:00 PM
(First 15 minutes open)
Georgia Tech
Georgia Dome
December 29
11:20 AM—1:40 PM
(First 15 minutes open)
Georgia Dome
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MEDIA HOSPITALITY 6
MEDIA HOSPITALITY SERVICES
Hotel
The Hyatt Regency has been selected as the Official Media Headquarters Hotel.
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
265 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-577-1234
Email: AtlantaRegency.hyatt.com
Media Hospitality
Media Work Room
A hospitality suite will be provided for the media at the Hyatt Regency
during Bowl Week. The suite will include light food, snacks,
beverages, and a fully stocked bar.
A media work room will be provided for the media at the Hyatt
Regency. The room will include phone and internet lines, as well as
media information
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Woodruff Suite, second floor
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
International Ballroom South
Hours of Operation:
Hours of Operation:
Saturday, December 26
12 p.m. —midnight
Saturday, December 26
12 p.m.– midnight
Sunday, December 27
7 a.m.– midnight
Sunday, December 27
7 a.m.—midnight
Monday, December 28
7 a.m.—midnight
Monday, December 28
7 a.m.—midnight
Tuesday, December 29
7 a.m.—midnight
Tuesday, December 29
7 a.m.—midnight
Wednesday, December 30
7 a.m.—midnight
Wednesday, December 30
7 a.m.—midnight
Thursday, December 31
7 a.m.—10 a.m.
6 p.m.—midnight
Thursday, December 31
7 a.m.– midnight
Media Hospitality and Outings
Media Event at Andretti Indoor Karting
Dec. 29 , 7 – 9:30 pm
Andretti Indoor Karting & Games
Join us for some go-kart action, games and
food and drink at Atlanta’s best indoor go
kart track.
A shuttle will be provided from the Hyatt
Regency to Andretti departing at 6:15 and
6:45 p.m. with return shuttles leaving at the
conclusion of the event.
To RSVP contact Brady Inners
([email protected] or 717-309-9355)
Directions and Parking
Media Party at The College Football Hall of Fame
Andretti:
Dec. 30, 7– 9:30 pm
College Football Hall of Fame
Parking:
On the eve of the game, we will host you for a
private tour of the new state-of-the-art College
Football Hall of Fame with dinner and a game
on the jumbotron.
1255 Roswell Road
Marietta, GA 30062
If you choose to drive, there is free parking at Andretti.
College Football HOF:
250 Marietta St NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
Parking:
If you choose to drive, there is a $10 garage
that accepts all major credit cards.
A shuttle will be provide from the Hyatt Regency to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Shuttles will depart at 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. with
return shuttles leaving at the conclusion of the
event.
To RSVP contact Brady Inners
([email protected] or 717-309-9355)
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TEAM DESIGNATIONS & DIRECTIONS 7
TEAM DESIGNATIONS
Headquarter Hotel
Practice Site
Uniform
Georgia Dome Locker Room
Georgia Dome Sideline
Houston
Florida State
Omni Atlanta
Marriott Marquis
Georgia State/Flowery Branch
Georgia Tech
Light
Dark
NFL Visitor
NFL Home
South
North (Press Box)
DIRECTIONS TO THE GEORGIA DOME FROM HOTELS
Florida State Hotel
Atlanta Marriott Marquis to
Georgia Dome
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Right onto Peachtree Center Ave. NE
Left onto Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. NE
Left onto Northside Drive NW
Right into BLUE LOT parking north of
Dome
Left into GOLD LOT parking north of Dome
Houston Hotel
Omni Atlanta to Georgia Dome
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Media Hotel
Hyatt Regency to Georgia Dome
Left onto Marietta Street
Left onto Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. NE
Left onto Northside Drive NW
Right into BLUE LOT parking north of Dome
Left into GOLD LOT parking north of Dome
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Right out of front driveway of Hyatt onto
Peachtree Street NE
Left onto Ivan Allen Blvd. NE
Left onto Northside Drive
Right into BLUE LOT parking north of
Dome
Left into GOLD LOT parking north of
Dome
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
Please note that due to construction around the Dome, traffic patterns are constantly changing. Please check at www.Chick-fil-APeachBowl.com
for game day traffic updates.
MEDIA SHUTTLE
A shuttle will be provided as a courtesy to the media throughout Bowl Week. The Media Shuttle will pick up and drop off at the street-level
front drive of the media hotel (Hyatt Regency Atlanta). See below for a destination schedule. Media credential is required for the shuttle
and media members can bring a guest on the shuttle.
Dec. 27
Practice sites – departs 30 minutes before practice
and returns after open period.
Dec. 28
Practice sites - departs 30 minutes before practice
and returns after open period.
Dec. 29
Practice sites – departs 30 minutes before practice
and returns after open period.
Media Event (Andretti Karting &
Games) – 6:15 and 6:45 pm departures with return
shuttles leaving at the conclusion of the event.
Dec. 30
Practice Sites—departs 30 minutes before practice
and returns after open period.
Media Party (College Football Hall of Fame)
6:30 and 7:00 pm departures with return
shuttles leaving at the conclusion of the event.
Dec. 31
To Georgia Dome: Picks up every 30 minutes
beginning at 7:00 am until 11:30 am
Back to Media Hotel: Shuttles run every 30 minutes
from 3:30 – 8:00 p.m.
* There will be an Atlanta attractions shuttle that runs on December 26th-30th from 9 a.m. —7 p.m.
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GAME DAY INFORMATION 8
PRESS BOX/FIELD LEVEL SERVICES
Press Box and Field Level Services
Media members will receive a Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl game program and team roster flip card prior to the game. In addition, each university’s
Sports Information Department will provide media guides and current individual and team statistics.
During the game, a play-by-play information sheet will be distributed after each quarter.
At halftime, game statistics will be available. Following the game, complete statistics – team, individual and scoring summary – and postgame
coaches’ and players’ quotes will be available in the press box.
Media Meals
Pregame:
Halftime:
Postgame:
A full meal will be served starting at 10:30 a.m.
A snack will be provided at the start of halftime.
A meal will be served upon the conclusion of the postgame press conferences.
Coffee and cold drinks are available throughout the game in the press box and field level media area.
Telephone Lines
Media pool lines will be made available at no charge in the press box and in the photographers’ field level media suite.
Internet Access at the Georgia Dome
Press box media: To provide an upgraded in-game experience, internet hard lines have been installed at every seat in the press box. Wireless
access will also still be available.
Field level media: Internet hard lines will be available in the field level media suite, and wireless internet access is available throughout the Gate
E area.
Wireless: Wireless is available for all members of the media, using the following login information:
WiFi Network: GeorgiaDomeMedia
Password: AtlantaGA
Note: Frequency Coordination
To ensure a smooth working environment for all media outlets and event staff during the game, it is imperative that we collect wireless frequency information from anyone who may use wireless equipment at any point before, during or after the game.
If you failed to supply this information when you made your credential request, please email the following information to
[email protected]:
•
User name
•
User contact info (phone, e-mail)
•
Frequencies used (block range)
•
Number of frequencies used
•
How the frequency will be used
•
When the frequency will be used
Failure to supply frequency information BEFORE you arrive at the Georgia Dome MAY result in being unable to use equipment during the
game.
Live Game Stats
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will provide live web stats, available at Chick-fil-APeachBowl.com. Stat monitors will NOT be provided the press box,
so please plan accordingly.
Live stats are available at www.Chick-fil-APeachBowl.com
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GAME DAY INFORMATION 9
PRESS BOX/FIELD LEVEL SERVICES
Broadcast Feed
Television crews must provide their own video recorder for receiving composite or HD SDI video in the media compound. Standard BNC
connections will be required for video, XLR for audio. The video feed is net return while the audio feed is mic level. Video and audio are
provided via separate mult boxes.
Television Rights and Highlight Policy
Exclusive television rights for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl are owned by ESPN. Local television affiliates are permitted to air up to three (3) minutes
of highlights during the 72-hour period following the game – carrying a “Courtesy ESPN” tag.
Field Access
All credentialed media will have access to the sidelines until approximately 45 minutes before kickoff. Electronic news gathering crews
will be permitted to produce “live shots” in designated areas on the playing field during that same window.
With five (5) minutes left on the game clock at the end of the game, credentialed media will be allowed back on the sidelines. TV crews
will be permitted to go live from the field at the conclusion of the game, once ESPN has concluded its broadcast.
Post Game Interview Procedures
Following a 10-minute cooling off period after the game, the Bowl will host a press conference with the losing team’s head coach and a selected
player(s) in the Field Level Media Suite near Gate E. The winning team’s head coach and selected player(s) will be available immediately following
the first session. Players from both teams will be available inside the locker rooms for a minimum of 30 minutes after the cooling off period
ends.
Coaches and players are obligated first to the credentialed media covering the game before making themselves available to single outlets and
must report to the interview area immediately following the cooling off period.
Audio and video of the post-game press conferences will be shown in the press box and quotes will be distributed in the press box and Field Level
Media Suite.
NOTE: The main press box elevator will be shut down with 2:00 remaining in the game to allow coaches to get down from the coaches booth.
Alternate elevators are available to the media and you will be directed to them by Bowl staff if you are trying to get to the field level during that
time.
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CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL HALL OF FAME
10
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL HALL OF FAME
2015 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Jeff Blake, East Carolina
In the 1992 Peach Bowl, Jeff Blake and
East Carolina rallied from a 17-point
fourth quarter deficit to defeat in-state
rival, N.C. State, 37-34. Blake, who won
ECU’s offensive MVP award, completed
the last of his record-setting four TD
passes with 1:32 remaining to give the
Pirates the victory. Blake threw for 378
yards and was particularly uncanny in the
final quarter, hitting on 15 of 21 passes
for 148 yards on the final three scoring
drives.
HALL OF FAME MEMBERS
Inductee
Category School
Bowl Years
Inducted
Bobby Dodd
Don McCauley
George Crumbley
Jim Kelly
Mike Singletary
Randy White
Ron Sellers
Vince Dooley
Wilber Marshall
Harris Barton
Jerry Claiborne
John Swofford
Reggie White
Dick Bestwick
Hayden Frye
Merton Hanks
Art Still
Johnny Majors
Reggie Roby
George Welsh
Jim Everett
Frank Kush
Chuck Long
Lou Holtz
Tiki Barber
Don Nehlen
S. Truett Cathy
Rod Woodson
Pat Dye
Terry Kinard
Bill Dooley
Phillip Fulmer
Matt Stinchcomb
Ron Allen
Robert Dale Morgan
Bobby Bowden
Tony Richardson
Earle Bruce
Ted Brown
Jeff Blake
Hines Ward
Coach
Georgia Tech
Player
North Carolina
Bowl Staff
Player
Miami
Player
Baylor
Player
Maryland
Player
FSU
Admin
Georgia
Player
Florida
Player
UNC
Coach
Maryland
AD
UNC
Player
Tennessee
Bowl Staff
Coach
Iowa
Player
Iowa
Player
Kentucky
Coach
Tennessee
Player
Iowa
Coach
Virginia
Player
Purdue
Coach
Arizona State
Player
Iowa
Coach
N.C. State
Player
Virginia
Coach
West Virginia
Chick-fil-A (title partner)
Player
Purdue
Coach
Auburn
Player
Clemson
Coach
UNC, Virginia Tech
Coach
Tennessee
Player
Georgia
Corporate Contributor
Bowl Staff
Coach
FSU, West Virginia
Player
Auburn
Coach
Iowa State
Player
NC State
Player
East Carolina
Player
Georgia
1971, 78
1970
1968 –2009
1980
1979
1973
1968
1973, 89,95, 98
1981
1983
1973
1970
1982
1985, 86
1982, 88
1988
1976
1987
1982
1984, 95, 98
1984
1970
1982
1972, 75
1995
1981
2002
2002
2002
2002
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2002
2002
2002
2002
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1984
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1970, 81, 86
2002, 03
1995, 98
1986-1998
1972, 75, 83
1990
1977
1975, 1977
1992
1995
Jeff Blake orchestrated arguably the
greatest season in Pirate football history,
leading ECU to an 11-1 overall record and a final national ranking of No.
9 in 1991. As a senior, Blake finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy
voting, and was named second-team All-America and East Coast Athletic
Conference (ECAC) Player-of-the-Year. He passed for a school record
3,073 yards in 1991 and tossed 28 touchdowns. He was inducted into
the East Carolina Hall of Fame in 2007.
After his time in Greenville, Blake spent 14 years as a quarterback in the
National Football League with seven teams, passing for over 21,000
yards and 134 touchdowns and running for over 2,000 yards and 14
touchdowns. Blake was named to the Pro Bowl in 1995 after throwing
for 3,822 yards and 28 touchdowns with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Hines Ward, Georgia
A dynamic all-around offensive weapon
for Georgia, Ward played quarterback for
the Bulldogs in the 1995 Peach Bowl and
set Georgia bowl records for pass
attempts (59), pass completions (31),
passing yards (413) and most total yards
of offense (469) in a 34-27 loss to Virginia.
As a wide receiver for most of his Georgia
Bulldog career, Ward's 149 career receptions for 1,965 yards place him second in
team history. He also played tailback and totaled 3,870 all-purpose
yards, second only to Herschel Walker in Bulldogs history. In 1996,
Hines had 52 receptions for 900 yards, and also ran 26 times for 170
yards. In 1997, Hines hauled in 55 passes for 715 yards and scored six
TDs while getting All-SEC honors in the process.
After his four years in Athens, Ward was a third-round selection of the
Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1998 NFL Draft and would play all 14 years of
his career in the Steel City. A four-time Pro-Bowl selection and two-time
Super Bowl Champion, Hines won the MVP of Super Bowl XL. He would
go on to finish as the all-time leader in Pittsburgh Steelers history for
receiving touchdowns (85), receptions (1,000) and yards (12,083).
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CONFERENCE BOWL RECORDS & TEAM STATS 11
CONFERENCE BOWL RECORDS & TEAM STATS
CONFERENCE BOWL RECORDS
TEAM
OVERALL RECORD
LAST BOWL
Cincinnati
8-8-0
2014 Military Bowl (L)
Connecticut
3-2-0
2011 Fiesta Bowl (L)
East Carolina
9-11-0
2015 Birmingham Bowl (L)
Houston
10-12-1
2015 Armed Forces Bowl (W)
Memphis
5-3-0
2014 Miami Beach Bowl (W)
Navy
9-10-1
2014 Poinsettia Bowl (W)
SMU
7-7-1
2012 Hawai’i Bowl (W)
South Florida
4-2-0
2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl
Temple
2-2-0
2011 New Mexico Bowl (W)
Tulane
4-7-0
2013 New Orleans Bowl (L)
Tulsa
9-10-0
2012 Liberty Bowl (W)
UCF
3-4-0
2014 St. Petersburg Bowl (L)
TEAM
OVERALL RECORD
LAST BOWL
Boston College
13-11-0
2014 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
(L)
Clemson
19-18-0
2014 Russell Athletic Bowl
(W)
Duke
3-8-0
2014 Sun Bowl (L)
Florida State
26-15-2
2014 College Football Playoff
Semifinal (L)
Georgia Tech
24-19-0
2014 Capital One Orange
Bowl (W)
Louisville
9-9-1
2014 Belk Bowl (L)
Miami (FL)
19-18-0
2014 Independence Bowl (L)
NC State
15-12-1
2014 St. Petersburg (W)
North Carolina
14-17-0
2014 Quick Lane Bowl (L)
Pittsburgh
13-18-0
2014 Armed Forces Bowl (L)
Syracuse
15-9-1
2013 Texas Bowl (W)
Virginia
7-11-0
2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl (L)
Virginia Tech
11-17-0
2014 Military Bowl (W)
Wake Forest
6-4-0
2011 Music City Bowl (L)
CUMULATIVE SEASON STATISTICS
STATISTTICS
HOU
SCORING
528
Points Per Game 40.6
FIRST DOWNS
305
Rushing
147
Passing
135
RUSHING YARDS 3114
Average/Game 239.5
PASSING YARDS 3216
Average/Game 247.4
TOTAL OFFENSE 6330
Average/Game 486.9
KICK RETURNS:
#-Yards
32-740
Average
23.1
PUNT RETURNS:
#-Yards
26-294
Average
11.3
INT RETURNS:
#-Yards
17-322
Average
18.9
FUMBLES-LOST
19-7
PENALTIES:
#-Yards
81-753
Average/game 57.9
PUNTS—Yards
57-2293
Average/punt
40.2
Net punt average 38.7
KICKOFFS – Yards 93-5812
Average/kick
62.5
Net kick average 41.2
TIME OF POSSESION 31:05
3rd DOWN CONVER. 104/209
3rd-Down Pct. 50%
4th DOWN CONVER. 13/25
4th-Down Pct.
52%
SACKS – Yards
33-252
MISC YARDS
0
TDs SCORED
70
FGs -ATTEMPTS
12-16
ON-SIDE KICKS
0-0
RED-ZONE SCORES 54-62
(87%)
OPP
266
20.5
236
83
135
1508
116.0
3449
265.3
4957
381.3
FSU
388
32.3
251
106
125
2171
180.9
2928
244.0
5099
424.9
OPP
189
15.8
219
97
108
1702
141.8
2230
185.8
3932
327.7
64-1303
20.4
21-538
25.6
32-520
16.2
14-29
2.1
32-121
3.8
18-189
10.5
6-67
11.2
20-13
7-104
14.9
15-5
5-8
1.6
16-7
90-702
54.0
80-3294
41.2
36.8
57-3369
59.1
36.5
28:55
73/196
37%
8/16
50%
26-148
0
33
11-16
0-1
29-32
(91%)
83-636
53.0
56-2484
44.4
39.9
72-4506
62.6
42.7
29:44
55/145
38%
4/8
50%
30-177
10
47
20-24
0-0
38-43
(88%)
70-601
50.1
78-3295
42.2
39.2
45-2676
59.5
35.8
30:16
69/186
37%
9/18
50%
23-201
78
21
14-16
0-0
24-30
(80%)
RED ZONE TDs
44-62
(71%)
23-32
(72%)
24-43
(56%)
12-30
(40%)
PAT-ATTEMPTS
70-70
31-31
46-46
19-20
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COACHING STAFF & RECORDS 12
HOUSTON COUGARS 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
2015 Results
Overall
Conference
Home
Away
Neutral
12-1
7-1
8-0
4-1
0-0
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Sept. 26
Oct. 3
Oct. 8
Oct. 16
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
vs. Tennessee Tech
at Louisville
vs. Texas State
at Tulsa
vs. SMU
at Tulane
at UCF
vs. Vanderbilt
W, 52-24
W, 34-31
W, 59-14
W, 38-24
W, 49-28
W, 42-7
W, 59-10
W, 34-0
Nov. 7
Nov. 14
Nov. 21
Nov. 27
vs. Cincinnati
vs. No. 25 Memphis
at UConn
vs. No. 16 Navy
W, 33-30
W, 35-34
L, 20-17
W, 52-31
Dec. 5
vs. No. 20 Temple
W, 24-13
Dec. 31
vs. No. 9 Florida State
HOUSTON COUGARS COACHING STAFF
TOM HERMAN– HEAD COACH
Tom Herman was named head coach at the University of Houston on Dec. 16, 2014, just one week after being named the Broyles
Award winner, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach.
In his first season as a head coach, Herman became just the fifth head coach in NCAA history to win the first 10 games of his career,
joining Chris Petersen (Boise State - 2006), Larry Coker (Miami - 2001), George Woodruff (Penn - 1892) and Walter Camp (Yale 1888) in accomplishing the feat.
Led Houston to its first New Year’s Bowl in 30 years, its second 12-win season in program history and its 11th conference championship in program history by claiming the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship. He leads all FBS coaches in their first
year with a program with 12 wins as Houston is second nationally with a 92.3 winning percentage at 12-1.
Under Herman’s leadership, Houston is second nationally with seven wins of 21 points or more as nine wins have been double-digit
wins. Houston’s lone loss, a 20-17 decision at UConn, came without starting quarterback Greg Ward Jr., who was injured in the
previous week, and without 54 minutes of defensive leader Elandon Roberts, who is second nationally with 86 solo tackles.
Herman has vowed Houston will be physical in the trenches and the numbers are reflecting it. The Cougars rank 12th nationally in
rushing defense, allowing just 116 yards per game, while ranking 13th in rushing offense with an average of 239.5 yards per game.
Houston is the only team in the nation to rank in the top 14 in both categories.
Ranking 12th in scoring offense (40.6 points per game) and 19th in scoring defense (20.5 points per game), Houston is the only program in the nation to rank in the
top 12 in scoring offense and the top 20 in scoring defense. Houston ranks fourth nationally with an average margin of victory of 20.2 points per game.
In Herman’s first semester at Houston, the UH Football program set the mark for most hours passed per student-athlete in a spring semester with an average of
13.5 hours per student-athlete. The team recorded its highest semester GPA in the last four years, and third-highest spring semester GPA in program history, to
bolster its cumulative GPA to the second-highest mark in program history.
Prior to his arrival at Houston, Herman helped develop record-setting and explosive offenses in each of his 10 seasons as an offensive coordinator, including three
seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio State where he helped the Buckeyes win the 2015 College Football Championship with thirdstring quarterback Cardale Jones under center for the Big Ten Championship win over Wisconsin and College Football Playoff wins over Alabama and Oregon.
Herman’s 2014 Ohio State offense finished the season ranked fifth in scoring offense at 44.8 points per game and ninth in total offense at 511.6 yards per game
despite losing Heisman Trophy candidate Braxton Miller prior to the season. With freshman J.T. Barrett taking over the reins just prior to the season, Herman simply molded the quarterback into a formidable leader who finished fifth in Heisman voting and was named a FWAA Freshman All-American.
Herman and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter, Priya, and two sons, TD and Maverick.
Major Applewhite
Offensive Coordinator/
Quarterbacks
Oscar Giles
Assistant Head Coach/
Defensive Line
Todd Orlando
Defensive Coordinator/
Linebackers
Corby Meekins
Assistant Coach/Tight Ends/
Fullbacks
Kenith Pope
Assistant Coach/Running Backs
Drew Mehringer
Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers/
Recruiting Coordinator
Derek Warehime
Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
Craig Naivar
Associate Head Coach/
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
Jason Washington
Special Teams Coordinator/
Cornerbacks
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HOUSTON ROSTERS 13
HOUSTON COUGARS ROSTER
HOUSTON NUMERICAL ROSTER
ALPHABETICAL
No.
9
21
10
4
15
81
42
82
20
39
28
52
31
34
60
24
47
87
1
27
72
81
63
19
32
54
88
8
10
76
59
48
35
16
30
73
53
36
80
18
28
43
21
18
12
49
58
99
86
17
3
22
27
14
71
74
32
Name
Pos.
Matthew Adams
ILB
Chance Allen
WR
Demarcus Ayers
WR
Jose Blankenship
QB
Linell Bonner
WR
Tyus Bowser
OLB
Blake Boyles
K
Romello Brooker
TE
Roman Brown
OLB
Kyle Bullard
K
Josh Burrell
RB
Jerard Carter
DE
Duke Catalon
RB
Colton Cerday
WR
Alex Cooper
OL
Davon Crookshank RB
Ty Cummings
K
Hayden Daniels
TE
Garrett Davis
SAF
Desmond Debose
WR
Mason Denley
OL
Ryan Deshotel
TE
Ben Dew
OL
Marcus Dillard
CB
Khari Dotson
OLB
Cameron Doubenmier ILB
Steven Dunbar
WR
Emeke Egbule
LB
Michael Eke
SAF
Kameron Eloph
DL
Zorrell Ezell
OL
Zach Faires
LS
Kenneth Farrow
RB
Bear Fenimore
QB
Earl Foster
SAF
Colton Freeman
OL
Nolan Frese
LS
Nomluis Fruge
OLB
Donald Gage
WR
Brandon Garza
QB
Darius Gilbert
SAF
Leroy Godfrey
LB
Ralph Harvey Jr.
OLB
Lee Hightower
CB
D’Juan Hines
ILB
Blake Hirsch
RB
Ryan Hirsch
OL
Melvin Holland
DT
Kobe Idumwonyi
TE
Chauntez Jackson DE
William Jackson III CB
Ryan Jackson
RB
D.J. Jenkins
DL
Isaiah Johnson
WR
Zach Johnson
OL
Josh Jones
OL
Kevrin Justice
RB
No.
Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown/High School
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
9
10
10
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
23
24
24
25
26
27
27
28
28
29
30
30
31
31
32
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
41
42
43
44
45
45
47
48
49
Garrett Davis
Greg Ward Jr.
Khalil Williams
William Jackson III
Kyle Postma
Tyler White
Jose Blankenship
Camden Ross
Ra’Shaad Samples
Howard Wilson
Emeke Egbule
Hunter McCoy
Matthew Adams
Demarcus Ayers
Michael Eke
D’Juan Hines
Adam Schulz
Mason McClendon
Joeal Williams
Isaiah Johnson
Linell Bonner
Bear Fenimore
Adrian McDonald
Chauntez Jackson
Brandon Garza
Lee Hightower
Marcus Dillard
Luke Klingler
Derek McLemore
Roman Brown
Kaliq Kokuma
Chance Allen
Ralph Harvey Jr.
Ryan Jackson
Trevon Stewart
Davon Crookshank
Jeremy Winchester
Javin Webb
Brandon Wilson
Desmond Debose
D.J. Jenkins
Josh Burrell
Darius Gilbert
Christian Martinez
Earl Foster
Eric Parker
Duke Catalon
Logan Piper
Khari Dotson
Kevrin Justice
Ja’Von Shelley
Colton Cerday
Kenneth Farrow
Nomluis Fruge
Luke Stice
Andrew Robertson
Kyle Bullard
Elijah Ruiz
Joel Scarbrough
Steven Taylor
Blake Boyles
Leroy Godfrey
Elandon Roberts
Tyler McCloskey
Jordan Milburn
Ty Cummings
Zach Faires
Blake Hirsch
SAF
QB
SAF
CB
QB
CB
QB
LB
WR
CB
LB
QB
ILB
WR
SAF
ILB
QB
QB
CB
WR
WR
QB
SAF
DE
QB
CB
CB
QB
WR
OLB
RB
WR
OLB
RB
SAF
RB
CB
RB
CB
WR
DL
RB
SAF
WR
SAF
WR
RB
P
OLB
RB
OLB
WR
RB
OLB
ILB
CB
K
K/P
K
OLB
K
LB
ILB
TE
LB
K
LS
RB
6-1
5-11
6-0
6-2
6-3
5-11
6-1
6-2
5-11
6-1
6-3
6-4
6-1
5-11
6-1
6-1
6-2
5-10
5-10
6-4
6-0
6-1
5-11
6-5
5-10
6-2
6-0
6-3
6-0
6-0
5-11
6-3
6-2
5-10
5-10
5-11
6-0
5-10
5-11
6-2
6-2
5-10
6-2
6-2
5-11
5-11
6-0
6-0
6-1
5-11
6-1
6-0
5-10
6-0
6-0
5-9
6-1
5-10
5-10
6-1
6-1
6-3
6-0
6-2
6-2
6-0
6-3
6-0
200
185
200
195
205
195
210
245
190
185
230
220
230
190
205
225
210
190
185
205
200
200
205
280
195
200
190
200
195
220
210
215
245
205
195
215
190
190
200
190
260
230
195
200
200
180
210
200
210
190
230
205
220
225
230
175
190
160
182
225
225
240
235
245
255
185
230
220
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Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak HS)
Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS)
Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS)
Houston, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)
Katy, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)
Missouri City, Texas (Utah)
Spring, Texas (Klein Oak HS)
Fort Worth, Texas (Timber Creek HS)
Dallas, Texas (Oklahoma State)
DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS)
Galena Park, Texas (North Shore HS)
Mineral Wells, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)
Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS)
Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS)
Houston, Texas (Cypress Falls HS)
Spring, Texas (Dekaney HS)
Muskeo, Wis. (Utah)
Midland, Texas (Midland Christian HS)
Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS)
Bryan, Texas (Rudder HS)
Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS)
Austin, Texas (Westwood HS)
Lawton, Okla. (Eisenhower HS)
Inglewood, Calif. (Inglewood HS)
Harlingen, Texas (Harlingen HS)
Inglewood, Calif. (Boise State)
Duncan, S.C. (Butler CC)
Katy, Texas (Blinn College)
Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS)
DeSoto, Texas (Midlothian HS)
League City, Texas (Clear Creek HS)
Missouri City, Texas (Oregon)
Los Angeles, Calif. (El Camino College)
Angleton, Texas (Angleton HS)
Patterson, La. (Patterson HS)
Missouri City, Texas (Thurgood Marshall HS)
Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS)
Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy)
Shreveport, La. (Calvary Academy)
Cottonwood, Ala. (Cottonwood HS)
Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville HS)
Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point HS)
Springhill, La. (North Webster HS)
Mission, Texas (Sharyland HS)
Houston, Texas (Lamar HS)
Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS)
Houston, Texas (Texas)
Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS)
Houston, Texas (Memorial HS)
Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore HS)
Klein, Texas (Klein Oak HS)
Wimberley, Texas (Wimberley HS)
Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell HS)
Houston, Texas (E.L. Furr HS)
Midland, Texas (Lee HS)
Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS)
Boerne, Texas (Samuel V. Champion HS)
League City, Texas (Clear Springs HS)
Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS)
Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)
Sand Springs, Okla. (Charles Page HS)
Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS)
Port Arthur, Texas (Morgan State)
Houston, Texas (Memorial HS)
Galveston, Texas (Ball HS)
Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS)
Edinburg, Texas (Edinburg HS)
Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch HS)
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HOUSTON COUGARS ROSTER
HOUSTON NUMERICAL ROSTER
No.
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
59
60
62
63
65
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
79
80
81
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
93
94
95
99
Name
Rasheed Tynes
Jerard Carter
Nolan Frese
Pos.
LB
DE
LS
Cameron Doubenmier ILB
Davonte Thomas
ILB
Damien Parris
OL
Payton Pardee
LS
Zorrell Ezell
OL
Alex Cooper
OL
Jarrid Williams
OL
Ben Dew
OL
Carter Wall
OL
Will Noble
OL
Mac Long
OL
Zach Johnson
OL
Mason Denley
OL
Colton Freeman
OL
Josh Jones
OL
Marcus Oliver
OL
Kameron Eloph
OL
Josh Thomas
OL
Donald Gage
WR
Tyus Bowser
OLB
Ryan Deshotel
TE
Romello Brooker
TE
Marc Reid
DE
Corey Manges
TE
John Leday
WR
Kobe Idumwonyi
TE
Hayden Daniels
TE
Steven Dunbar
WR
Byron Simpson
TE
Zach Vaughan
DE
Nick Thurman
DL
B.J. Singleton
DT
Cameron Malveaux DE
Tomme Mark
DT
Melvin Holland
DT
Ht.
5-11
6-3
6-2
5-11
6-1
6-6
5-10
6-1
6-4
6-6
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-7
6-4
6-4
6-5
6-3
6-3
6-6
5-11
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-5
6-5
6-0
6-2
6-4
6-3
6-5
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-6
6-2
6-1
Wt.
220
290
235
220
220
315
190
285
305
290
315
300
290
300
315
305
300
275
295
290
315
190
240
250
240
265
240
200
245
225
210
250
270
290
305
270
305
300
Yr.
Jr.
r-Fr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
r-Fr.
r-Fr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
r-Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
So.
r-Fr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Hometown/High School
Baltimore, Md. (Briar Cliff University)
Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS)
Roanoke, Texas (Keller HS)
League City, Texas (Clear Springs HS)
Aldine, Texas (Eisenhower HS)
Miami, Fla. (Contra Costa CC)
Houston, Texas (St. Thomas HS)
Humble, Texas (Baylor)
Bellaire, Texas (Second Baptist HS)
Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)
Auckland, New Zealand (Hawaii)
Richmond, Texas (Navarro JC)
Leander, Texas (Rouse HS)
Edna, Texas (Edna HS)
Norman, Okla. (Norman HS)
Columbus, Texas (Columbus HS)
San Angelo, Texas (Central HS)
Richmond, Texas (George Bush HS)
Houston, Texas (Westfield HS)
Bossier City, La. (Parkway HS)
ALPHABETICAL
No.
19
20
85
70
94
84
95
6
13
45
8
16
19
45
69
75
Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) 57
Zachary, La. (Zachary HS)
30
Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS)
56
Pearland, Texas (Pearland HS)
31
Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor HS)
Atascocita, Texas (Atascocita HS)
3
Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS)
83
Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS)
44
Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)
38
Naperville, Ill. (Illinois)
5
Metairie, La. (Rummel HS)
Cat Spring, Texas (Sealy HS)
40
Round Rock, Texas (McNeil HS)
5
Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands HS)
41
Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS)
Beaumont, Texas (Hamshire-Fannett HS) 12
Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin HS)
33
Missouri City, Texas (Navarro JC)
89
93
9
23
37
41
55
79
91
51
90
65
1
25
4
62
13
2
26
6
24
Name
Luke Klingler
Kaliq Kokuma
John Leday
Mac Long
Cameron Malveaux
Corey Manges
Tomme Mark
Latrell Martin
Mason McClendon
Tyler McCloskey
Hunter McCoy
Adrian McDonald
Derek McLemore
Jordan Milburn
Will Noble
Marcus Oliver
Payton Pardee
Eric Parker
Damien Parris
Logan Piper
Kyle Postma
Marc Reid
Elandon Roberts
Andrew Robertson
Camden Ross
Elijah Ruiz
Ra’Shaad Samples
Joel Scarbrough
Adam Schulz
Ja’Von Shelley
Byron Simpson
B.J. Singleton
Devin Smith
Trevon Stewart
Luke Stice
Steven Taylor
Davonte Thomas
Josh Thomas
Nick Thurman
Rasheed Tynes
Zach Vaughan
Carter Wall
Greg Ward Jr.
Javin Webb
Tyler White
Jarrid Williams
Joeal Williams
Khalil Williams
Brandon Wilson
Howard Wilson
Jeremy Winchester
Pos.
QB
RB
WR
OL
DE
TE
DT
WR
QB
TE
QB
SAF
WR
LB
OL
OL
LS
WR
OL
P
QB
DE
ILB
CB
LB
K/P
WR
K
QB
OLB
TE
DT
WR
SAF
ILB
OLB
ILB
OL
DL
LB
DE
OL
QB
RB
CB
OL
CB
SAF
CB
CB
CB
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RECORDS & COACHING STAFF 15
FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
2015 Results
Overall
Conference
Home
Away
Neutral
10-2
6-2
7-0
3-2
0-0
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Sept. 18
Oct. 3
Oct. 10
Oct. 17
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
vs. Texas State
vs. USF
at Boston College
at Wake Forest
vs. Miami (FL)
vs. Louisville
at Georgia Tech
vs. Syracuse
W, 59-16
W, 34-14
W, 14-0
W, 24-16
W, 29-24
W, 41-21
L, 22-16
W, 45-21
Nov. 7
Nov. 14
Nov. 21
Nov. 28
Dec. 31
at No. 1 Clemson
vs NC State
vs. Chattanooga
at No. 12 Florida
vs. No. 18 Houston
L, 23-13
W, 34-17
W, 52-13
W, 27-2
FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES COACHING STAFF
JIMBO FISHER – HEAD COACH
The numbers speak for themselves: 29 consecutive wins. A 14-0 season in 2013. 11.3 wins per season. A modern-day record 29 draft picks
over a three-year span. An ACC-record .840 winning percentage. The No. 1 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.
The list could go on and on.
Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher has established himself as one of the nation’s top coaches six years into what is becoming a legendary
head coaching career.
Heading into the 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Fisher has turned in arguably his most impressive coaching performance this season. Despite
having 11 players drafted in the spring, Fisher guided the Seminoles to a fourth consecutive 10-win season.
The 2015 season came on the heels of one of the most impressive two-year runs in college football history. Fisher’s 2013 FSU squad set the
national record for points in a season (723), led the country in scoring defense (12.1) and featured Heisman Trophy-winner Jameis Winston,
as the Seminoles finished undefeated and won their third national title. Fisher was named the Rawlings College Football Coach of the Year,
the AFCA Regional Coach of the Year for Region 1 and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year and Bobby Bowden Coach of
the Year awards.
Florida State continued its success in 2014 as Fisher guided the Noles to a 13-1 record and an appearance in the first College Football Playoff Semifinals. Additionally, the
Noles completed a 29-game win streak – the longest in ACC and FSU history.
Fisher has an overall record of 68-13 (.840) and has led the Seminoles to six straight bowl games, including victories in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, 2011 Champs Sports Bowl,
2012 Orange Bowl and 2013 National Championship. No program in the country has more wins than Florida State (49) since the start of the 2012 season.
Known for his success in developing quarterbacks, Fisher has tutored three first-round NFL draft picks at the position at FSU, including Winston, who became the first Seminole selected first overall when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked him at the top of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Fisher came to Florida State as offensive coordinator in 2007 and was promoted to head coach in 2010. A native of Clarksburg, W. Va., Fisher graduated from Salem College
(W. Va.) in 1989. Throughout his 28-year collegiate coaching career, Fisher was an offensive coordinator or quarterbacks coach at Samford, Auburn, Cincinnati and LSU before
coming to Tallahassee.
Fisher has two sons Trey and Ethan. His foundation, Kidz1stFund, has donated over $3 million to raise awareness for Fanconi anemia research.
Tim Brewster
Recruiting Coordinator/
Tight Ends
Lawrence Dawsey
Co-Offensive Coordinator/
Wide Receivers
Brad Lawing
Defensive Ends/
Outside Linebackers
Jay Graham
Special Teams Coordinator/
Running Backs
Bill Miller
Linebackers
Odell Haggins
Associate Head Coach/
Defensive Tackles
Randy Sanders
Co-Offensive Coordinator/
Quarterbacks
Charles Kelly
Defensive Coordinator/
Defensive Backs
Rick Trickett
Assistant Head Coach/
Offensive Line
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FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES ROSTER
ALPHABETICAL
No.
Name
19
29
72
38
78
75
12
10
42
95
40
11
21
90
21
4
32
16
31
39
43
54
14
41
12
61
62
47
6
49
7
83
13
89
49
59
73
18
1
43
81
87
28
3
77
55
74
69
85
31
30
35
82
1
99
98
13
20
22
10
20
57
55
15
70
Roberto Aguayo
Nate Andrews
Kareem Are
Cason Beatty
Wilson Bell
Abdul Bello
Rocky Bonasorte
Calvin Brewton
Lamarcus Brutus
Keith Bryant
Ken Burnham
George Campbell
Chris Casher
Pos.
K
DB
OL
P
OL
OL
WR
DB
DB
DT
LS
WR
DE
Demarcus Christmas DT
Lucas Clark
QB
Dalvin Cook
RB
Tres Copeland
DB
J.J. Cosentino
QB
Kris Dixon
DE
Reginald Dixon, Jr. DB
Jake Duff
RB
Alec Eberle
OL
Javien Elliott
DB
Lorenzo Featherston DE
Deondre Francois QB
Harrison Frank
LS
Ethan Frith
OL
Stephen Gabbard LS
Everett Golson
QB
N'namdi Green
TE
Ryan Green
DB
Christian Griffith
WR
Ja’Vonn Harrison
WR
Gilbert Henric, Jr. WR
Jonathan Hernandez P
Ryan Hoefeld
OL
Caleb Holley
DT
Ro’Derrick Hoskins LB
Tyler Hunter
DB
Xavier Hurge
DB
Ryan Izzo
TE
Jared Jackson
WR
Malique Jackson
DB
Derwin James
DB
Roderick Johnson OL
Fredrick Jones
DT
Derrick Kelly
OL
Barrett Kernon
LS
Jeremy Kerr
TE
Vincent Kerr
RB
Sh’Mar Kilby-Lane LB
Oladipo Kolawole RB
Bryan LaCivita
WR
Ermon Lane
WR
Nile Lawrence-Stample DT
Rick Leonard
DE
Marcus Lewis
DB
Bobby Lyons, II
WR
Tyrell Lyons
DB
Sean Maguire
QB
Trey Marshall
DB
Corey Martinez
OL
Chad Mavety
OL
Tarvarus McFadden DB
Cole Minshew
OL
FLORIDA STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER
No.
1
1
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
28
29
30
31
31
32
32
33
35
35
36
37
38
38
39
40
40
41
42
42
43
43
44
Name
Pos.
Tyler Hunter
DB
Ermon Lane
WR
Derwin James
DB
Jesus Wilson
WR
Dalvin Cook
RB
Giorgio Newberry DT
Reggie Northrup LB
Da’Vante Phillips WR
Everett Golson
QB
Matthew Thomas LB
Ryan Green
DB
Mario Pender
RB
Jalen Ramsey
DB
Kermit Whitfield WR
Jacques Patrick
RB
Josh Sweat
DE
Calvin Brewton
DB
Sean Maguire
QB
George Campbell WR
Derrick Mitchell, Jr. DT
Deondre Francois QB
Arthur Williams
DT
Ja’Vonn Harrison WR
Marcus Lewis
DB
Javien Elliott
DB
Tarvarus McFadden DB
Travis Rudolph
WR
J.J. Cosentino
QB
Jacob Pugh
LB
Ro’Derrick Hoskins LB
Auden Tate
WR
Roberto Aguayo K
A.J. Westbrook
DB
Bobby Lyons, II
WR
Trey Marshall
DB
Chris Casher
DE
Lucas Clark
QB
Tyrell Lyons
DB
Freddie Stevenson FB
Terrance Smith
LB
Johnathan Vickers RB
Marquez White
DB
Malique Jackson DB
Kevin Robledo
K
Nate Andrews
DB
Sh’Mar Kilby-Lane LB
Kris Dixon
DE
Vincent Kerr
RB
Tres Copeland
DB
Steven Williams
RB
Colton Plante
FB
Oladipo Kolawole RB
Lorenzo Phillips
Michael Urow
Keelin Smith
Cason Beatty
Izaiah Prouse-Lackey
Reginald Dixon, Jr.
Ken Burnham
Nick Patti
Lorenzo Featherston
Rocky Bonasorte
Lamarcus Brutus
Jake Duff
Xavier Hurge
DeMarcus Walker
LB
DB
DB
P
DB
DB
LS
LB
DE
WR
DB
RB
DB
DE
Ht.
5-11
6-3
6-3
5-10
5-11
6-6
6-1
6-1
6-0
6-3
5-11
5-10
6-1
5-8
6-2
6-5
6-0
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-1
6-4
6-2
6-1
5-11
6-2
6-1
6-4
6-4
6-2
6-5
6-1
6-0
6-0
6-0
6-4
6-0
6-1
6-1
6-4
6-1
6-0
6-0
6-0
6-0
6-1
6-1
5-9
6-0
5-8
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-0
6-3
6-3
5-9
5-10
6-0
6-1
6-7
6-5
6-0
6-0
6-0
6-3
Wt.
198
205
212
185
202
295
231
210
199
225
201
196
202
184
235
237
184
221
202
305
203
318
202
192
176
197
186
239
239
238
216
204
178
180
207
256
198
219
241
230
226
184
176
165
206
212
210
220
179
160
239
204
225
183
190
214
185
203
217
221
229
189
207
195
204
281
Year
r-SR
SO
FR
JR
SO
r-SR
SR
FR
GR
r-SO
JR
r-JR
JR
JR
FR
FR
FR
r-JR
FR
r-SR
FR
r-FR
SO
FR
r-SR
FR
SO
r-FR
SO
r-SO
FR
r-JR
FR
r-FR
SO
r-JR
r-SR
r-SO
JR
r-SR
SO
JR
SO
FR
JR
FR
FR
JR
r-SO
r-JR
FR
JR
JR
SR
r-SR
SR
FR
r-JR
r-FR
r-FR
SO
r-SO
r-SR
FR
SO
JR
Hometown/High School
Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County
Homestead, Fla./Homestead Senior
Haines City, Fla./Haines City
Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus
Miami, Fla./Miami Central
Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central
Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast
Miami, Fla./Miami Central
Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach/Notre Dame
Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington
St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic
Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast
Smyrna, Tenn./Brentwood Academy
Orlando, Fla./Jones
Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek
Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith
Miami, Fla./Miami Central
Sparta, N.J./Seton Hall Prep
Clearwater, Fla./East Lake
Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast
Orlando, Fla./IMG Academy
Waycross, Ga./E.E. Smith (N.C.)
Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen
Washington, D.C./Gonzaga
Panama City, Fla./Rutherford
Fort Lauderdale, Fla./American Heritage
West Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman
Lower Burrell, Pa./Central Catholic
Dade City, Fla./Godby
Orlando, Fla./Evans
Irmo, S.C./Wharton (Fla.)
Mascotte, Fla./South Lake
Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland
Orlando, Fla./Ocoee
Lake City, Fla./Columbia
Mobile, Ala./Davidson
Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee
Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast
Bartow, Fla./Bartow
Decatur, Ga./Southwest DeKalb
Quincy, Fla./North Florida Christian
Dothan, Ala./Northview
Jesup, Ga./Wayne County
Thousand Oaks, Calif./Westlake
Fairhope, Ala./Fairhope
Hollywood, Fla/Hallandale
Tallahassee, Fla./Godby
Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Plantation
Madison, Fla./Aucilla Christian/Tallahassee CC
Naples, Fla./Naples/Tallahassee CC
Orlando, Fla./First Academy
Bradenton, Fla./Braden River/
State College of Florida
Patterson, La./Patterson/East Miss. CC
Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay
Fort Pierce, Fla./Treasure Coast
Charlotte, N.C./Olympic
Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood
Tallahassee, Fla./Godby
Lithia, Fla./Newsome
Fairhope, Ala./Fairhope
Greensboro, N.C./Page
Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln/Tallahassee CC
Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast
North Ft. Myers, Fla./North Ft. Myers
Coral Springs, Fla./Florida Virtual School
Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood
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FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES ROSTER
FLORIDA STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER
No.
45
46
47
48
49
49
51
52
53
54
55
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
64
66
67
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
95
97
98
99
Name
Delvin Purifoy
Jayon Young
Stephen Gabbard
Vernon Norwood
N’Namdi Green
Jonathan Hernandez
Sean Scott
David Robbins
Joshua Peters
Alec Eberle
Fredrick Jones
Chad Mavety
Brent Terry
Corey Martinez
Josh Newman
Ryan Hoefeld
Herbans Paul
Harrison Frank
Ethan Frith
Willie Smith
Keith Weeks
Adam Torres
Barrett Kernon
Cole Minshew
Brock Ruble
Kareem Are
Caleb Holley
Derrick Kelly
Abdul Bello
Greg Turnage
Roderick Johnson
Wilson Bell
Nyqwan Murray
Ryan Izzo
Bryan LaCivita
Christian Griffith
Jalen Wilkerson
Jeremy Kerr
Justin Motlow
Darvin Taylor, II
Jared Jackson
Mavin Saunders
Gilbert Henric, Jr.
Demarcus Christmas
Derrick Nnadi
Justin Shanks
Keith Bryant
Isaiah Smallwood
Rick Leonard
Nile Lawrence-Stample
Pos.
LB
TE
LS
LB
TE
P
LB
OL
OL
OL
DT
OL
LB
OL
LB
OL
DB
LS
OL
OL
OL
DT
LS
OL
OL
OL
DT
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
WR
TE
WR
WR
TE
TE
WR
DT
WR
TE
WR
DT
DT
DT
DT
DE
DE
DT
Ht.
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-0
6-3
6-4
6-0
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-2
6-5
6-1
6-4
5-8
6-2
6-1
6-3
6-7
6-2
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-5
6-8
6-6
6-3
6-5
6-6
6-1
6-7
6-5
5-11
6-5
6-1
6-6
6-4
6-6
5-11
6-3
6-2
6-5
6-0
6-4
6-1
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-7
6-1
Wt.
257
239
229
207
238
216
215
322
311
294
304
337
200
295
179
299
203
207
312
295
294
285
247
340
307
334
310
312
307
275
323
316
171
241
178
205
253
266
183
308
186
248
196
301
301
322
294
203
281
302
Year
r-FR
r-JR
SO
FR
SO
r-SO
SR
FR
r-FR
r-FR
r-FR
r-JR
SO
r-FR
SR
r-SO
JR
FR
FR
JR
r-JR
r-FR
r-SR
FR
r-FR
r-JR
FR
r-FR
FR
FR
SO
r-SO
FR
r-FR
r-SO
r-SR
FR
r-SO
r-FR
FR
r-SO
r-FR
r-FR
r-FR
SO
r-JR
r-SO
r-FR
SO
r-SR
Hometown/High School
Cantonment, Fla./Pensacola Catholic
Fort Lauderdale, Fla./J.P. Taravella
Tallahassee, Fla./Godby
Jupiter, Fla./Cardinal Newman/FAU
Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep
Bradenton, Fla./Manatee
Orlando, Fla./Wekiva/Southern Mississippi
Glenelg, Md./Glenelg
Orlando, Fla./First Academy
Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee
Miami, Fla./Miami Central
Sparta, N.J./Sparta/Nassau CC
Jacksonville, Fla./Creekside
Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic
St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez
New Orleans, La./Brother Martin
Immokalee, Fla./East Lee
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Ft. Lauderdale
Summit, Miss./North Pike
Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota
Valrico, Fla./Newsome
Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary
Ormond Beach, Fla./Seabreeze
Pridgen, Ga./Coffee County
Charlotte Hall, Md./DeMatha Catholic
Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka/Fort Scott CC
Key West, Fla./East Bay
Quincy, Fla./East Gadsden
Warri, Nigeria/Montverde Academy (Fla.)
Gainesville, Fla./Eastside
Florissant, Mo./Hazelwood Central
Mobile, Ala./Blount
Orlando, Fla./Oak Ridge
Highland Lakes, N.J./Pope John XXIII
Gainesville, Fla./St. Francis Catholic
Palm Beach, Fla./The King’s Academy
Douglas, Ga./Coffee County
St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg
Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic
Chester, Va./Thomas Dale
Monticello, Fla./Aucilla Christian
Bimini, Bahamas/The Kinkaid School (Texas)
Miami, Fla./Columbus/Miami Dade College
Sarasota, Fla./Manatee
Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes
Prattville, Ala./Prattville
Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic
Dover, Fla./Strawberry Coast
Middletown, Md./Middletown
Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Nova
ALPHABETICAL
No.
Name
11
86
80
4
58
91
5
48
9
40
60
7
53
5
35
33
38
16
45
8
52
28
71
15
88
51
92
97
37
24
64
23
9
18
86
56
6
67
76
36
26
44
66
19
27
8
84
12
32
3
46
Derrick Mitchell, Jr. DT
Justin Motlow
Nyqwan Murray
Giorgio Newberry
Josh Newman
Derrick Nnadi
Reggie Northrup
Vernon Norwood
Jacques Patrick
Nick Patti
Herbans Paul
Mario Pender
Joshua Peters
Da’Vante Phillips
Lorenzo Phillips
Colton Plante
Izaiah Prouse-Lackey
Jacob Pugh
Delvin Purifoy
Jalen Ramsey
David Robbins
Kevin Robledo
Brock Ruble
Travis Rudolph
Mavin Saunders
Sean Scott
Justin Shanks
Isaiah Smallwood
Keelin Smith
Terrance Smith
Willie Smith
Freddie Stevenson
Josh Sweat
Auden Tate
Darvin Taylor, II
Brent Terry
Matthew Thomas
Adam Torres
Greg Turnage
Michael Urow
Johnathan Vickers
DeMarcus Walker
Keith Weeks
A.J. Westbrook
Marquez White
Kermit Whitfield
Jalen Wilkerson
Arthur Williams
Steven Williams
Jesus Wilson
Jayon Young
Pos.
WR
WR
DT
LB
DT
LB
LB
RB
LB
DB
RB
OL
WR
LB
FB
DB
LB
LB
DB
OL
K
OL
WR
TE
LB
DT
DE
DB
LB
OL
FB
DE
WR
DT
LB
LB
DT
OL
DB
RB
DE
OL
DB
DB
WR
TE
DT
RB
WR
TE
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CFP and NATIONAL POLLS 18
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
College football entered a new four-team playoff era this last season. The format is simple: the best four teams; two semifinals played in bowl
games and a championship game played in a different city each year. It’s the biggest innovation in the sport in decades.
2015-2016
Sugar
(Jan. 1)
Rose
(Jan.1)
Semifinal
(Dec. 31)
Semifinal
(Dec. 31)
Peach
(Dec. 31)
Fiesta
(Jan. 1)
Winner of Orange
vs.
Winner of Cotton
Arizona
(Jan. 11)
2016-2017
Sugar
(Jan. 2)
Rose
(Jan. 2)
Orange
(Dec. 31)
Cotton
(Jan. 2)
Semifinal
Semifinal
Orange
Cotton
(Jan. 1)
(Jan. 1)
(Dec. 30)
(Dec. 30)
Semifinal
(Dec. 31)
Semifinal
(Dec. 31)
Tampa Bay
(Jan. 9)
Peach
Fiesta
Atlanta
(Jan. 1)
(Dec. 30)
(Jan. 8)
2017-2018
NATIONAL POLLS
College Football Playoff Top 25
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Michigan State
4. Oklahoma
5. Iowa
6. Stanford
7. Ohio State
8. Notre Dame
9. Florida State
10. North Carolina
11. TCU
12. Ole Miss
13. Northwestern
14. Michigan
15. Oregon
16. Oklahoma State
17. Baylor
18. Houston
19. Florida
20. LSU
21. Navy
22. Utah
23. Tennessee
24. Temple
25. USC
Associated Press Top 25
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Michigan State
4. Oklahoma
5. Stanford
6. Iowa
7. Ohio State
8. Notre Dame
9. Florida State
10. North Carolina
11. TCU
12. Northwestern
13. Oklahoma State
14. Houston
15. Oregon
16. Ole Miss
17. Michigan
18. Baylor
19. Baylor
20. Utah
21. Navy
22. LSU
23. Wisconsin
24. Temple
25. Western Kentucky
USA Today Amway Coaches Poll
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan State
5. Ohio State
6. Stanford
7. Iowa
8. Florida State
9. Notre Dame
10. TCU
11. North Carolina
12. Northwestern
13. Oklahoma State
14. Oregon
15. Ole Miss
16. Houston
17. Michigan
18. Florida
19. Baylor
20. Utah
21. LSU
22. Navy
23. Wisconsin
24. Temple
25. Georgia
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CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL RECORD BOOK 19
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL RECORD BOOK
GAME RECORDS (BOTH TEAMS)
Attendance: 75,406
Georgia vs. Virginia Tech (2006)
Most Points Scored: 100
Texas A&M 52 vs. Duke 48 (2013)
Fewest Points Scored: 12
Vanderbilt 6 vs. Texas Tech 6 (1974)
Most First Downs: 59
Texas A&M 30 vs. Duke 29 (2013)
Fewest First Downs: 18
Georgia 9 vs. Virginia Tech 9 (2006)
Most Net Yards Rushing: 446
Texas Tech 306 vs. Vanderbilt 140
(1974)
Fewest Net Yards Passing: 40
North Carolina 24 vs. Kentucky 16
(1976)
Fewest Net Yards Rushing: 113
Georgia 71 vs. Virginia Tech 42 (2006)
Most Yards Total Offense: 1202
Texas A&M 541 vs. Duke 661 (2013)
Most Passes Completed: 59
Texas A&M 30 vs. Duke 29 (2013)
Fewest Yards Total Offense: 389
Georgia 200 vs. Virginia Tech 189
(2006)
Fewest Passes Completed: 20
Clemson 6 vs. LSU 14 (1996)
Most Net Yards Passing: 809
Duke 427 vs. Texas A&M 382 (2013)
Most Penalties: 29
Mississippi State 21 vs. Clemson, 8
(1999)
Most Yards Penalized: 270
Mississippi State 188 vs. Clemson, 82
(1999)
Most Fumbles: 12
North Carolina State 8 vs. Iowa 4
(1988)
Most Fumbles Lost: 8
North Carolina State 5 vs. Iowa 3
(1988)
Fewest Fumbles: 1
Miami 0 vs. LSU 1 (2005), Clemson 1 vs.
Auburn 0 (2007), Texas A&M 0 vs.
Duke 1 (2013)
Fewest Fumbles Lost: 0
Miami 0 vs. LSU 0 (2005), Clemson 0 vs.
Auburn 0 (2007),Texas A&M 0 vs. Duke
0 (2013)
GAME RECORDS (ONE TEAM)
Largest Victory Margin: 39
TCU 42 vs. Ole Miss 3 (2014)
Most First Downs by Penalty: 6
Clemson (2004)
Most Passes Completed: 38
Illinois (1985)
Fewest Offensive Plays: 48
LSU (2012)
Points Scored: 49
North Carolina State (1972)
Most Total First Downs:32
Clemson (2012)
Most Interceptions Thrown: 5
Clemson (1999)
Fewest Net Yards Total Offense: 105
Florida (1981)
Fewest Points Scored: 0
North Carolina (1976)
Fewest Total First Downs: 4
Clemson (1997)
Most Net Yards Passing: 428
Iowa (1988)
Most Passes Intercepted: 5
Mississippi State (1999)
Most Points By Losing Team: 48
Duke (2013)
Most Rushing Attempts: 79
West Virginia (1969)
Most Touchdowns Passing: 4
East Carolina (1991)
Most Times Penalized: 21
Mississippi State (1999)
Most Points in a Quarter: 28
Mississippi (Second Quarter, 1971),
LSU (Second Quarter, 2008)
Most Net Yards Rushing: 356
West Virginia (1969)
Fewest Passes Attempted: 2
West Virginia (1969)
Most Yards Penalized: 188
Mississippi State (1999)
Most Touchdowns Rushing: 6
Arizona State (1970)
Fewest Passes Completed: 1
West Virginia (1969)
Fewest Times Penalized: 1
Clemson (2007)
Fewest Rushing Attempts: 19
Iowa (1988)
Fewest Net Yards Passing: 3
West Virginia (1969)
Most Fumbles: 8
North Carolina State (1988)
Fewest Net Yards Rushing: 5
Tennessee (2009)
Most Offensive Plays: 100
Clemson (2012)
Most Fumbles Lost: 5
North Carolina State (1988)
Most Pass Attempts: 59
Georgia (1995)
Most Net Yards Total Offense: 535
North Carolina State (1972)
Most Points in a Half: 38
Mississippi (First Half, 1971)
Most First Downs Rushing: 19
West Virginia (1969)
Most First Downs Passing: 20
Tennessee (2004), Clemson (2012)
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Most Points Scored: 18
Don McCauley, North Carolina (1970)
Bob Thomas, Arizona State (1970)
Rob Healy, Georgia Tech (1971)
Stan Fritts, North Carolina State (1972)
Rod Stewart, Kentucky (1976)
Trent Green, Indiana (1990)
Charles Scott, LSU (2008)
Travis Labhart, Texas A&M (2013)
Most Carries in Game: 36
Don McCauley, North Carolina (1970)
Most Interceptions Thrown: 4 Chuck
Hartlieb, Iowa (1988)
Jeff Walker, Mississippi State (1999)
Damon Duval, Auburn (2001)
Most Net Yards Rushing: 208
Ed Williams, West Virginia (1969)
Most Touchdown Passes: 4
Jeff Blake, East Carolina (1991)
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (2013)
Longest Punt: 67
Damon Duval, Auburn (2001)
Longest Run From Scrimmage: 83
C.J. Spiller, Clemson (2007)
Most Net Yards Total Offense: 469
Hines Ward, Georgia (1995)
Best Punting Average: 50.3
Brooks Barnard, Maryland (2002)
Most Touchdowns Scored: 3
Don McCauley, North Carolina (1970)
Rob Thomas, Arizona State (1970)
Rob Healy, Georgia Tech (1971)
Stan Fritts, North Carolina State (1972)
Rod Stewart, Kentucky (1976)
Trent Green, Indiana (1990)
Charles Scott, LSU (2008)
Travis Labhart, Texas A&M (2013)
Most Touchdowns Rushing: 3
Don McCauley, North Carolina (1970)
Bob Thomas, Arizona State (1970)
Rob Healy, Georgia Tech (1971)
Stan Fritts, North Carolina State (1972)
Rod Stewart, Kentucky (1976)
Trent Green, Indiana (1990)
Charles Scott, LSU (2008)
Most Passes Caught: 13
DeAndre Hopkins, Georgia (2012)
Most Yards Gained Receiving: 191
DeAndre Hopkins, Georgia (2012)
Most Return Yards, Punts: 95
Steve Suter, Maryland (2002)
Most Touchdown Passes Caught: 3
Travis Labhart, Texas A&M (2013)
Most Passes Attempted: 59
Hines Ward, Georgia (1995)
Most Conversions Kicking: 7
Ron Sewell, North Carolina State (1972, Most Passes Completed: 38
Josh Lambo, Texas A&M (2013)
Jack Trudeau, Illinois (1985)
Most Passes Intercepted: 3
Michael Brooks, NC State (1988)
Longest Interception Return: 55
Toney Hurd, Jr., Texas &M (2013)
Most Field Goals Scored: 4
Paul Woodside, West Virginia (1981)
Most Net Yards Passing: 428
Chuck Hartlieb, Iowa (1988)
Longest Field Goal: 53 Colt David, LSU
(2008)
Longest Completed Pass: 82
Mike Groh to Demetrius Allen, Virginia
(1995)
Most Return Yards, Interceptions:
55
Toney Hurd, Jr., Texas A&M (2013)
Longest Punt Return: 79
Steve Suter, Maryland (2002)
Most Return Yards, Kickoffs: 135
Demetrius Allen, Virginia
Longest Kickoff Return: 83
Demetrius Allen, Virginia
Most Punts: 10
Kevin Laird, Clemson (1996)
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CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL GAME HISTORY
Date
Schools/Score
Payout
Attendance
Dec. 31. 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2008
Dec. 31, 2007
Dec. 30, 2006
Dec. 30, 2005
Dec. 31, 2004
Jan. 2, 2004
Dec. 31, 2002
Dec. 31, 2001
Dec. 29, 2000
Dec. 30, 1999
Dec. 31, 1998
Jan. 2, 1998
Dec. 28, 1996
Dec. 30, 1995
Jan. 1, 1995
Dec. 31, 1993
Jan. 2, 1993
Jan. 1, 1992
Dec. 29, 1990
Dec. 30, 1989
Dec. 31, 1988
Jan. 2, 1988
Dec. 31, 1986
Dec. 31, 1985
Dec. 31, 1984
Dec. 30, 1983
Dec. 31, 1982
Dec. 31, 1981
Jan. 2, 1981
Dec. 31, 1979
Dec. 25, 1978
Dec. 31, 1977
Dec. 31, 1976
Dec. 31, 1975
Dec. 28, 1974
Dec. 28, 1973
Dec. 29, 1972
Dec. 30, 1971
Dec. 30, 1970
Dec. 30, 1969
Dec. 30, 1968
Ole Miss 3, TCU 42
Duke 48, Texas A&M 52
Clemson 25, LSU 24
Auburn 43, Virginia 24
Florida State 26, South Carolina 17
Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14
LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3
Auburn 23, Clemson 20 (OT)
Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24
LSU 40, Miami 3
Miami 27, Florida 10
Clemson 27, Tennessee 14
Maryland 30, Tennessee 3
North Carolina 16, Auburn 10
LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14
Mississippi State 17, Clemson 7
Georgia 35, Virginia 33
Auburn 21, Clemson 17
LSU 10, Clemson 7
Virginia 34, Georgia 27
N.C. State 28, Miss. State 24
Clemson 14, Kentucky 13
North Carolina 21, Miss. State 17
East Carolina 37, N.C. State 34
Auburn 27, Indiana 23
Syracuse 19, Georgia 18
N.C. State 28, Iowa 23
Tennessee 27, Indiana 22
Virginia Tech 25, N.C. State 24
Army 31, Illinois 29
Virginia 27, Purdue 24
Florida St. 28, North Carolina 3
Iowa 28, Tennessee 22
West Virginia 26, Florida 6
Miami (Fla.) 20, Virginia Tech 10
Baylor 24, Clemson 18
Purdue 41, Georgia Tech 21
N.C. State 24, Iowa State 14
Kentucky 21, North Carolina 0
West Virginia 13, N.C. State 10
Texas Tech 6, Vanderbilt 6
Georgia 17, Maryland 16
N.C. State 49, West Virginia 13
Mississippi 41, Georgia Tech 18
Arizona St. 48, North Carolina 26
W. Virginia 14, South Carolina 3
LSU 31, Florida State 27
$12 million
$7.4 million
$7.1 million
$6.9 million
$6.7 million
$6.2 million
$6.01 million
$5.83 million
$5.65 million
$4.8 million
$4.6 million
$4.4 million
$4.2 million
$3.8 million
$3.6 million
$3.4 million
$3.2 million
$3 million
$2.4 million
$2.6 million
$2.26 million
$2.26 million
$2.26 million
$1.8 million
$1.6 million
$1.6 million
$1.6 million
$1.6 million
$1.2 million
$972,974
$1.9 million
$1.7 million
$1.8 million
$1.5 million
$1.3 million
$1.3 million
$691,122
$691,904
$894,490
$640,498
$500,366
$547,982
$663,190
$507,576
$578,148
$545,878
$460,000
65,706
67,946
68,027
72,919
72,217
73,777
71,423
74,413
75,406
65,620
69,322
75,125
68,330
71,827
73,614
73,315
72,876
71,212
63,622
70,284
64,902
63,416
69,125
59,322
38,962
44,911
44,635
58,737
53,668
29,857
45,983
40,231
59,300
50,441
49,252
58,933
33,947
43,063
57,507
51,120
34,188
41,313
51,413
38,599
52,692
53,969
35,206
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CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL MVPs 21
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL MVPs
1968
Mike Hillman
Buddy Millican
QB
DE
LSU
LSU
Offense
Defense
1993
Emory Smith
Brentson Buckner
Pookie Jones
Zane Beehn
RB
DE
QB
LB
Clemson
Clemson
Kentucky
Kentucky
Offense
Defense
Offense
Defense
1969
Ed Williams
Carl Crennel
RB
NG
West Virginia
West Virginia
Offense
Defense
1970
Monroe Eley
Junior Ah You
RB
DE
Arizona State
Arizona State
Offense
Defense
1994
Tremayne Stephens
Carl Reeves
Damien Covington
Tim Rogers
Larry Williams
RB
DT
ILB
K
DL
North Carolina State
North Carolina State
North Carolina State
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
Offense
Defense
Defense
Offense
Defense
1971
Norris Weese
Crowell Armstrong
QB
LB
Mississippi
Mississippi
Offense
Defense
1972
Dave Buckey
George Bell
QB
DT
North Carolina State Offense
North Carolina State Defense
1995
Tiki Barber
Skeet Jones
Hines Ward
Whit Marshall
RB
LB
QB
MLB
Virginia
Virginia
Georgia
Georgia
Offense
Defense
Offense
Defense
1973
Louis Carter
Sylvester Bolen
RB
LB
Maryland
Georgia
Offense
Defense
1996
Herb Tyler
Anthony McFarland
Raymond Priester
Trevor Pryce
QB
DL
DE
LB
LSU
LSU
Clemson
Clemson
Offense
Defense
Offense
Defense
1974
Larry Isaac
Dennis Harrison
RB
DT
Texas Tech
Vanderbilt Defense
Offense
1975
Dan Kendra
Ray Marshall
QB
LB
West Virginia
West Virginia
Offense
Defense
1997
Dameyune Craig
Takeo Spikes
Raymond Priester
Anthony Simmons
QB
LB
RB
LB
Auburn
Auburn
Clemson
Clemson
Offense
Defense
Offense
Defense
1976
Rod Stewart
Mike Martin
RB
LB
Kentucky
Kentucky
Offense
Defense
1977
Johnny Evans
Richard Carter
QB
DB
North Carolina State Offense
North Carolina State Defense
1998
Offense
Defense
Olandis Gary
Champ Bailey
Aaron Brooks
Wali Rainer
RB
CB
QB
LB
Georgia
Georgia
Virginia
Virginia
Offense
Defense
Offense
Defense
1978
Mark Herman
Calvin Clark
QB
DT
Purdue
Purdue
1999
Baylor
Baylor
Offense
Defense
Wayne Madkin
Keith Adams
QB
LB
Mississippi State
Clemson
Offense
Defense
1979
Mike Brannon
Andrew Melontree
QB
DE
2000
Rohan Davey
Bradie James
QB
LB
LSU
LSU
Offense
Defense
1980
Jim Kelly
Jim Burt
QB
NG
Miami
Miami
Offense
Defense
2001
Ronald Curry
Ryan Sims
QB
DT
North Carolina
North Carolina
Offense
Defense
1981
Mickey Walczak
Don Stemple
RB
DB
West Virginia
West Virginia
Offense
Defense
2002
Scott McBrien
QB
Maryland
Offense
1982
Chuck Long
Clay Uhlenhake
QB
DT
Iowa
Iowa
Offense
Defense
E.J. Henderson
LB
Maryland
Defense
2004
1983
Eric Thomas
Alphonso Carreker
QB
DT
Florida State
Florida State
Offense
Defense
Chad Jasmin
Leroy Hill
TB
LB
Clemson
Clemson
Offense
Defense
2004
1984
Howard Petty
Ray Daly
RB
DB
Virginia
Virginia
Offense
Defense
Roscoe Parrish
Devin Hester
WR
DB/PR
Miami
Miami
Offense
Defense
2005
1985
Rob Healy
Peel Chronister
QB
DB
Army
Army
Offense
Defense
Matt Flynn
Melvin Oliver
QB
DE
LSU
LSU
Offense
Defense
2006
1986
Erik Kramer
Derrick Taylor
QB
CB
North Carolina State Offense
North Carolina State Defense
Matthew Stafford
Tony Taylor
QB
LB
Georgia
Georgia
Offense
Defense
2007
1987
Reggie Cobb
Van Walters
RB
OLB
Tennessee
Indiana
Offense
Defense
C.J. Spiller
Pat Sims
RB
DT
Clemson
Auburn
Offense
Defense
2008
1988
Shane Montgomery QB
Michael Brooks
FS
North Carolina State Offense
North Carolina State Defense
Jordan Jefferson
Perry Riley
QB
LB
LSU
LSU
Offense
Defense
2009
1989
Michael Owens
Terry Wooden
Rodney Hampton
Morris Lewis
RB
LB
TB
LB
Syracuse
Syracuse
Georgia
Georgia
Offense
Defense
Offense
Defense
Ryan Williams
Cody Grimm
RB
LB
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Offense
Defense
2010
Chris Thompson
Greg Reid
RB
CB
Florida State
Florida State
Offense
Defense
1990
Stan White
Darryl Crawford
Trent Green
Mike Dumas
QB
LB
QB
FS
Auburn
Auburn
Indiana
Indiana
Offense
Defense
Offense
Defense
2011
Onterio McCalebb
Chris Davis
RB
CB
Auburn
Auburn
Offense
Defense
2012
Tajh Boyd
Kevin Minter
QB
LB
Clemson
LSU
Offense
Defense
Jeff Blake
Robert Jones
Terry Jordan
Billy Ray Haynes
QB
LB
QB
LB
East Carolina
East Carolina
North Carolina State
North Carolina State
Offense
Defense
Offense
Defense
2013
Johnny Manziel
Tony Hurd Jr.
QB
DB
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Offense
Defense
2014
Natrone Means
Bracey Walker
RB
DB
North Carolina
North Carolina
Offense
Defense
Trevone Boykin
James McFarland
QB
DE
TCU
TCU
Offense
Defense
1991
1992
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YEAR-BY-YEAR SUMMARIES
1968
1969
LSU 31, Florida State 27
West Virginia 14, South Carolina 3
LSU’s Mike Hillman passed for 229 yards and two touchdowns to lead the
Tigers to a comeback win in the first Peach Bowl Classic. The Seminoles jumped to a
13-0 first half lead in cold, rain-swept Grant Field before LSU unleashed its attack
which featured Hillman’sTD passes. Bill Cappelman tossed three touchdown passes
for the Seminoles.
Ed Williams of West Virginia rushed for 208 yards as the Mountaineers
sloshed to a win. West Virginia completed only one pass in two attempts but rushed
for 356 yards in the driving rain at Grant Field. The Gamecocks had a chance to win
with a first and goal from the seven in the fourth quarter and the score 7-3, but
West Virginia held off the threat and added the clinching score with only 23 seconds
left in the game.
Louisiana State
Florida State
West Virginia
South Carolina
0
7
10
6
14
0
7
14
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31
27
1970
7
0
0
3
0
0
7
0
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14
3
1971
Arizona State 48, North Carolina 26
Mississippi 41, Georgia Tech 18
Undefeated Arizona State outscored North Carolina 27-0 in the second half to capture the win at Grant Field. The Sun Devils churned out 451 yards, 306 on the
ground, in the swirling snow while holding the TarHeels to 254. Monroe Eley rushed
for 173 yards and two touchdownsand Bob Thomas added 124 yards and three
touchdowns for the Sun Devils. Don McCauley led North Carolina, which scored all
26 of its points in the second quarter, with 143 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
Mississippi erupted for 38 first-half points in the rain and mud of Atlanta-Fulton
County Stadium en route to an easy win. Taking advantage of five Tech turnovers,
the Rebels scored 28 second quarter points to lead at the half. Greg Ainsworth collected 118 yards rushing, while Norris Weese passed for 116 yards and rushed for
36 more to lead the Rebel attack. Rob Healy rushed for three touchdowns for the
Yellow Jackets.
Arizona State
North Carolina
Mississippi
7
0
14
26
20
0
7
0
-–
48
26
Georgia Tech
10
28
0
3
--
41
0
6
6
6
--
18
1972
1973
NC State 49, West Virginia 13
Georgia 17, Maryland 16
In the first precipitation-free Peach Bowl, NC State took advantage of the ideal
weather conditions to roll to an upset win. The Wolfpack blasted the Mountaineers
35-0 in the second half. Led by QB David Buckley, NC State chalked up 535 yards,
including 337 on the ground. West Virginia ran for only 91 yards.
NC State
West Virginia
7
13
7
0
21
0
14
0
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49
13
Georgia defeated Maryland behind its defense which gave up 461 yards but only
one touchdown. Georgia stopped the Terps five times inside the Bulldog 15-yard
line, allowing Maryland’s only touchdown on a 68-yard bomb. Georgia broke a 1010 tie on an eight yard drive following a Maryland fumble and held on for the win.
Maryland’s Steve Mike-Mayer kicked three field goals.
Georgia
Maryland
10
0
7
10
0
0
0
6
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17
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1974
1975
Vanderbilt 6, Texas Tech 6
West Virginia 13, NC State 10
Vanderbilt, making its first bowl appearance in 19 years, locked horns
with Texas Tech in a defensive struggle that ended in a tie. Vanderbilt’s Mark Adams
and Tech’s Brian Hall each booted two field goals to account for the scoring. The
Red Raiders failed on a first and goal from the one-yard line just before halftime and
missed another chance when Dennis Harrison blocked a 33-yard fourth quarter field
goal attempt.
West Virginia avenged its 1972 Peach Bowl loss to NC State with a come-from-behind
victory. The Mountaineers trailed 10-6 in the fourth quarter, when Don Kendra hit
Scott McDonald on a 50-yard touchdown pass. Kendra also completeda 39-yard pass
to Artie Owens with four seconds left in the first half for West Virginia’s other score.
Vanderbilt
Texas Tech
0
0
3
0
0
3
3
3
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6
6
West Virginia
North Carolina State
1976
0
0
7
0
14
0
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21 N.C. State
Iowa State
0
0
0
7
14
13
10
7
0
14
0
0
0
3
14
—
--
24
14
1979
Baylor 24, Clemson 18
Purdue stormed to a 34-7 halftime lead and went on to defeat Georgia Tech, handing
the Yellow Jackets their second Peach Bowl loss. Purdue limited Tech to zero yards of
total offense in the decisive first half. The Jackets, playing without All-American RB
Eddie Lee Ivery, finished with only 12 yards rushing for the game. Mark Herrmann
threw two touchdown passes for the Boilermakers and rushed for another.
13
7
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21-0 halftime lead and held on for the victory. Evans passed for 202 yards and
rushed for 62 more, while Brown notched his second100-yard Peach Bowl game with
114 yards on the ground. The win, before 36,733 fans, gave the Wolfpack two wins
in three Peach Bowl appearances.
1978
21
0
7
0
N.C. State, paced by QB Johnny Evans and TB Ted Brown, jumped to
Purdue 41, Georgia Tech 21
Purdue
Georgia Tech
0
0
North Carolina State 24, Iowa State 14
Led by a bruising defense that limited North Carolina to 108 yards of
total offense, Kentucky shut out the Tar Heels. The Wildcats, making
their first bowl appearance since 1951, were led by FB Rod Stewart’s 104 rush yards
and three touchdowns. A sellout crowd of 54,132 attended the game despite a
temperature of 28 degrees.
0
0
6
3
1977
Kentucky 21, North Carolina 0
Kentucky
North Carolina
0
7
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41
21
Freshman QB Mike Brannon threw two touchdown passes and Baylor
blocked two Clemson punts to lead the Bears to victory before 57,321
fans. The Tigers, led by Billy Lott’s 204 passing yards , were
stopped late in the game following an onside kick recovery as
Baylor held on for the win.
Baylor
Clemson
0
7
14
0
10
3
0
8
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24
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1980
1981
Miami 20, Virginia Tech 10
West Virginia 26, Florida 6
West Virginia stifled Florida’s offense in a decisive victory, becoming the first
team to win three Peach Bowls. The Gators were held to minus-30
yards rushing and 135 yards passing in cold, rain-soaked AtlantaFulton County Stadium. Paul Woodside kicked four field goals to lead
the Mountaineers.
Jim Kelly passed for 179 yards and the stingy Miami defense limited
Virginia Tech to 10 points as the Hurricanes upended the Hokies.
Miami jumped to a 14-0 lead then used two Danny Miller field goals
to clinch the win. Cyrus Lawrence led Virginia Tech with 134 yards on
the ground, 105 in the first half.
Miami
Virginia Tech
7
0
7
3
3
7
3
0
---
20
10
West Virginia
Florida
1982
7
0
9
0
3
0
7
6
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26
6
1983
Florida State 28, North Carolina 3
Iowa 28, Tennessee 22
Iowa scored 21 second quarter points to open a 21-7 lead and held on to win before
50,134 fans. Iowa QB Chuck Long threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns to
spark the Hawkeyes and break the previous Peach Bowl passing mark with 220
yards in the first half. Tennessee was led by RB Chuck Coleman who gained 103
yards on 11 carries.
Florida State jumped to a quick 21-0 lead and relied on powerful defense to win.
North Carolina managed only 32 yards on the ground, while the Seminoles rolled up
265 yards. Eric Thomas, making his first collegiate start, threw two touchdown passes to Weegie Thompson and ran for a third to lead Florida State. The Tar Heels
suffered their third Peach Bowl defeat in three appearances.
Iowa
0
21
7
0
--
28
Tennessee
7
0
12
3
--
22
Florida State
North Carolina
14
0
1984
7
0
0
0
7
3
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28
3
1985
Virginia 27, Purdue 24
Army 31, Illinois 29
Virginia, playing in its first bowl game ever, got two fourth quarter field goals from
Kenny Stadlin to complete a rally from a double-digit halftime deficit and upend
Purdue. Cavalier QB Don Majkowski passed for one score and ran for another, while
RB Don Howard Petty rushed for 116 yards and one TD. Boilermaker QB Jim Everett
passed for three TDs, but Purdue was held scoreless in the second half.
In a game which saw 16 Peach Bowl records broken or tied, Army defeated Illinois in
one of the most exciting games in the Bowl’s history. The two teams combined for a
Peach Bowl record 863 yards of total offense. Army’s 291 yards on the ground, including 107 by Cadet QB Rob Healy, proved to be worth more than Illinois’s 401
yards through the air by future NFL QB Jack Trudeau. The Fighting Illini’s two-point
conversion attempt to tie the game with 34 seconds left failed.
Virginia
Purdue
Army
Illinois
7
10
7
14
7
0
6
0
---
27
24
7
3
14
13
7
7
3
6
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31
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1986
1987
Virginia 25, North Carolina State 24
Tennessee 27, Indiana 22
Driving 57 yards in the last 1:53, Virginia Tech nipped N.C. State 25-24 on Chris
Kinzer’s 40-yard field goal as time expired. A crowd of 53,668 watched the Hokies
and the Wolfpack battle in sun-drenched Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. N.C. State
went ahead 24-22 withover seven minutes remaining before the Hokies’ decisive
march.
Playing before the largest crowd (58,737) in Peach Bowl history and
the game’s second consecutive sellout, Tennessee’s came from behind to
defeat Big-Ten runner-up Indiana, 27-22. Reggie Cobb scored the Volunteers’ decisive touchdown on a nine-yard fourth-quarter run.
Virginia Tech
N.C State
Tennessee
Indiana
10
7
0
14
6
0
9
3
---
25
24
14
3
1988
7
7
0
6
6
6
---
27
22
1989
North Carolina State 28, Iowa 23
Syracuse 19, Georgia 18
A 75-yard Shane Montgomery touchdown pass fueled a 21-point second quarter as
North Carolina State held on to defeat Iowa. The combatants combined to shatter
18 Peach Bowl records as the Hawkeyes battled back from an early hole but fell shy
of the win. Iowa quarterback Chuck Hartlieb threw for 428 yards in the defeat.
On a day that offered the warmest weather in Peach Bowl history, Georgia
led the majority of the contest and appeared destined to capture the second Peach
Bowl victory in school history. However, the
Bulldogs could not put the Orangemen away, and K John Biskup’s 26-yard field goal
with 25 seconds to go gave Syracuse its first and most important lead.
N.C. State
Iowa
7
3
21
7
0
7
0
6
---
28
23
1990
Syracuse
Georgia
7
7
0
3
3
8
9
0
---
19
18
1991
Auburn 27, Indiana 23
East Carolina 37, North Carolina State 34
A one-yard bootleg by Auburn QB Stan White with 39 seconds left gave the Tigers a
heart-stopping, come-from-behind victory over Indiana. Auburn’s last-second victory
was the fourth in the last five Peach Bowls decided in the last minute of play.
In the final Peach Bowl at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, East Carolina rallied from
a 17-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat in-state rival N.C. State, 37-34. The game
took place in front of the largest crowd (59,322) in Peach Bowl history. Pirates QB
Jeff Blake completed the last of his record-setting four TD passes to TE Luke Fisher
with 1:32 remaining to give ECU the victory.
Auburn
Indiana
7
7
10
3
0
0
10
13
---
27
23
East Carolina
N.C. State
7
7
10
7
0
13
20
7
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37
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1992
1993
North Carolina 21, Mississippi State 17
Clemson 14, Kentucky 13
The Silver Anniversary Peach Bowl was the first played in the Georgia
Dome, and a sellout crowd of 69,125 established new Peach Bowl and
Georgia Dome records. In the first quarter, Mississippi State jumped
ahead 14-0, but the Tar Heels tied the game at 14 with a returned blocked punt
touchdown. A fourth-quarter interception return score proved enough to cement the
Tar Heels’ win.
The Peach Bowl’s decade of close games continued as Clemson came
from behind to upend Kentucky, 14-13. Emory Smith, brother of NFL star RB Emmitt,
scored the winning TD on a 21-yard pass from Clemson’s fourth quarter replacement
QB Patrick Sapp with 20 seconds remaining.
North Carolina
Mississippi State
Clemson
Kentucky
0
14
0
0
14
0
7
3
---
21
17
7
0
1994
0
3
0
0
7
10
---
14
13
1995
North Carolina State 28, Mississippi 24
Virginia 34, Georgia 27
North Carolina State and Mississippi State followed Peach Bowl protocol with a hardfought, back-and-forth contest. With the score tied at 20 early in the fourth quarter,
Wolfpack QB Terry Harvey connected with Jimmy Gressett for a 62-yard completion.
The four-play 80-yard scoring drive was capped off by an 11-yard Carlos King touchdown run. A stingy Wolfpack defense limited Mississippi State to only a field goal in
the final minutes to seal the school’s fourth
Peach Bowl win.
Virginia controlled the game and led 27-17 after three quarters. Early
in the fourth quarter, Georgia kicked a field goal to narrow the marginto seven
points. With 1:09 remaining, Georgia’s Jason Ferguson picked up a Virginia fumble
and returned it 10 yards for a touchdown. With a record crowd of 70,284 roaring,
the ensuing kickoff was run back by Virginia’s Demetrius Allen for record-setting
and game-winning 83-yard return for a touchdown.
North Carolina State6
Mississippi State
7
Virginia
Georgia
7
6
8
8
7
3
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28
24
14
3
1996
10
11
3
3
7
10
-–
34
27
1997
LSU 10, Clemson 7
Auburn 21, Clemson 17
LSU’s Aaron Adams blocked a potential game-tying Clemson field goal with less than
two minutes remaining inthe game to preserve the victory. In a game dominated by
defense, LSU overcame an early seven point deficit and a 151-yard rushing performance by Clemson tailback Raymond Priester to capture its second consecutive bowl
victory and post its first 10 win season since 1987.
Auburn skidded by Clemson, 21-17 in an exiting back and fourth battle. Auburn drew
first blood with a 52-yard Jaret Holmes field goal in the first quarter. Clemson answered back in the second quarter with a touchdown off a blocked punt. Holmes
booted another 24-yarder to make it a 7-6 game at the half, but Clemson answered
out of the gate with a Terry Witherspoon touchdown to make the score 14-6. Auburn
QB Dameyune Craig answered a Clemson field goal with a 22-yard scamper to close
the gap to 17-12. With 8:45 left in the game, Auburn’s Rusty Williams rushed in from
seven-yards out to put the SEC’s Tigers ahead. Holmes sealed the 21-17 win with a
22-yard field goal as the clock wound down.
LSU
Clemson
0
7
10
0
0
0
0
0
-–
10
7
Auburn
Clemson
3
0
3
7
0
10
15
0
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21
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1998
1999
Georgia 35, Virginia 33
Mississippi State 17, Clemson 7
The No. 19-ranked Georgia Bulldogs avenged their 1995 Peach Bowl loss to Virginia
with a stirring, come-from-behind 35-33 victory in front of a record crowd of 72,876.
After 12th-ranked Virginia built a 21-point lead, the Bulldogs responded with 21
points of their own. Virginia regained the lead late in the third quarter on a 67-yard
pass from Aaron Brooks to Terrence Wilkins. The extra-point failed and at the end of
three quarters the Cavaliers led 27-21. Georgia took the lead for good on its first
possession of the fourth quarter when senior running back Olandis Gary capped a 67
-yard drive with a two-yard run. After a Quincy Carter quarterback sneak from one
yard out and an extra point conversion upped the Bulldog lead to eight points, Virginia responded as Brooks scrambled 30 yards to cut the lead to two points 35-33
with 1:34 remaining. The two-point conversion failed, seemingly icing the victory for
Georgia. However, Virginia recovered the onside kick, setting up a 48-yard field goal
attempt with 19 seconds remaining. The kick sailed wide right, though, and Georgia
held on for the victory.
Georgia
Virginia
0
0
7
21
14
6
14
6
-–
35
33
The second scoreless first half in Peach Bowl history greeted a new record crowd of
73,315 as the Clemson and Mississippi State defenses forced their will on their opponents. In the third quarter, MSU finally broke through with a 39-yard field goal from
junior kicker Scott Westerfield capping a seven-play, 31-yard drive. The Bulldogs
added a touchdown just 3:20 into the fourth when sophomore quarterback and
game MVP Wayne Madkin scrambled in from the
Clemson two-yard line. Clemson stormed back, moving the ball 70 yards on eight
plays and finding the end zone on Brandon Streeter’s quarterback sneak from the
one. Mississippi State put the game away on their next possession when Madkin
hooked up with Dontae Walker on a 15-yard pass play. The win gave the Bulldogs a
10-2 record and No. 12 national ranking.
Mississippi State
Clemson
2000
0
7
6
0
19
0
3
0
14
7
–
–
17
7
North Carolina 16, Auburn 10
The 2000 edition of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl saw an interesting match-up of a
heavily favored Georgia Tech team – virtually playing at home in the Georgia Dome –
against an upstart LSU squad. Despite four turnovers, everything seemed in order as
Tech's running game mounted a 14-3 halftime lead with the help of a 32-yard TD run
from Joe Burns and a nine-yard scoring jaunt from Jermaine Hatch. In the third
quarter, quarterback Rohan Davey – in for starter Josh Booty –connected on a threeyard pass to FB Tommy Banks, but the conversion attempt failed and LSU still trailed
14-9. LSU refused to give up the momentum and Tech continued to turn the ball
over, totaling six for the game. In the fourth, the Tigers tallied 19 unanswered points
on three scoring drives and two two-point conversions highlighted by Davey TD
passes to Josh Reed and Banks that served as bookends for a career-long, 49-yard
field goal by John Corbello. The 28-14 upset victory for LSU was played in front of a
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl record crowd of 73,614.
3
7
0
0
2001
LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14
LSU
Georgia Tech
0
0
---
28
14
It was a night of comebacks for both teams, although ultimately sweeter
for North Carolina. The Tar Heels, after an 0-3 start, completed an 8-5
season with a 16-10 victory over Auburn in the Georgia Dome. The Tigers, meanwhile, launched a comeback of their own that put a scare into the blue-clad Tar Heel
faithful. UNC built a 16-0 lead behind the defensive power of All-American Julius
Peppers and Defensive MVP Ryan Sims and the
scrambling ability of quarterback Ronald Curry. That lead was narrowed to 16-3 by a
34-yard Damon Duval field goal with 13:16 left in the game. Later, a botched punt
by North Carolina set up a 12-yard Daniel Cobb touchdown pass to Lorenzo Diamond
to make the score 16-10 with 1:18 left. Carolina’s Richard Moore recovered the
ensuing onside kick to end Auburn’s comeback. The game capped a three game
winning streak for the Tar Heels and a three-game losing streak for the Tigers. It
was the fifth straight sellout for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in a game that maintained
the bowl’s tradition of close contests.
North Carolina
Auburn
7
0
3
0
6
0
0
10
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16
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2002
2003
Maryland 30, Tennessee 3
Clemson 27, Tennessee 14
For the second straight season, the Terrapins finished a 10-win campaign with a
bowl matchup against an SEC powerhouse. This time, the results were much different than the one-sided Fed Ex Orange Bowl loss to Florida nearly a year earlier.
Maryland quarterback and Offensive MVP Scott McBrien engineered two lengthy
touchdown drives, capped by his own TD runs of one and six yards, while Defensive
MVP E.J. Henderson had 12 solo tackles (four for losses of 23 yards and two sacks)
to lead a surprising Terrapin rout. Maryland Cornerback Curome Cox set two Chickfil-A Peach Bowl records (most interception return yards and longest interception
return) when he picked off a Casey Clausen pass and returned it 54 yards for a
touchdown early in the second quarter. Maryland won with key plays in all three
phases of the game, as kicker Novak protected the lead with three field goals (two
for more than 40 yards) and Steve Suter had a bowl-record 95 yards in punt returns,
including one for 79 yards (another bowl record).
Unranked Clemson, who won its last three regular season games by a combined 95
points, stunned sixth-ranked Tennessee in front of 75,125, a Georgia Dome record
crowd for a sporting event. Little-used Clemson tailback Chad Jasmin ran over the
Volunteers for a career high 130 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown to earn Offensive MVP honors. Head Coach Tommy Bowden and the Tigers used their hurry-up
offense throughout the first half and caught the Vols off guard when Kyle Browning
scored from eight yards on a “fumblerooskie”. Tennessee quarterback Casey Clausen
threw for 384 yards, nine shy of his career-best, and a pair of touchdowns, but got
little help from his running game. Led by Defensive MVP Leroy Hill, Clemson clamped
down on the Vols’ ground attack to a mere 38 yards on 26 carries. Clemson’s Duane
Coleman added a TD run and Aaron Hunt kicked two field goals (23, 28), giving the
ACC its third straight Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory.
Tennessee
Maryland
Clemson
Tennessee
0
7
3
10
0
3
0
10
–
–
3
30
10
7
2004
14
7
0
0
3
0
–
–
27
14
2005
Miami 27, Florida 10
LSU 40, Miami 3
The No. 14 Miami Hurricanes stormed to an early lead via key plays on defense and
special teams and never looked back to defeat intrastate rival No. 20 Florida. In the
first quarter, Thomas Carroll blocked a Florida punt and Devin Hester returned it 78
yards for a touchdown. On the next series, Hester intercepted Florida QB Chris Leak
and returned it 28 yards, leading to a Jon Peattie 47-yard field goal. Miami forced
another Florida punt and Roscoe Parrish returned it 72 yards for a 17-3 halftime lead.
The Hurricanes’ big returns proved critical as the Gators’ defense held Miami to only
50 yards total offense in the first half. Florida actually outgained Miami for the game
(406 yards to 277) but Miami QB Brock Berlin would not be denied against his former
team, passing for 171 yards. Berlin’s 20-yard touchdown strike to WR Ryan Moore in
the third quarter gave Miami a 24-3 lead to seal the school’s first Chick-fil-A Peach
Bowl victory since 1980.
In what was largely considered the best bowl match-up outside the national championship game, the No. 9 Miami Hurricanes took on the No. 10 LSU Tigers in the 38 th
annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The ‘Canes came in as favorites – and as defending
champs, having beaten Florida in the previous Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – but LSU had
other ideas. Fresh off an upset loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship game, the
Tigers used their return trip to Atlanta as a way to regain respect. What unfolded
was the most lopsided victory in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl history and the worst bowl
defeat in Miami history - a 40-3 massacre by LSU. Backup quarterback Matt Flynn –
in for the injured JaMarcus Russell – was the surprise of the night, connecting on 13
of 22 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns to earn MVP honors. Halfback
Joseph Addai ran for 130 yards and another two TDs to complement the Tigers’
impressive offensive performance. LSU’s defense held the high-powered Miami
offense in check all night in what evolved into a one-sided game, vastly different
from the close, hard-fought game the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is famous for.
Florida
Miami
LSU
Miami
0
7
3
10
7
7
0
3
---
10
27
3
3
17
0
14
0
6
0
–
40
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2006
2007
Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24
Clemson 20, Auburn 23
In the inaugural Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Virginia Tech jumped out to a quick 21-3
halftime lead thanks to two 1-yard touchdown runs by tailback Branden Ore and a
trick play in which receiver Eddie Royal hurled a 53-yard touchdown pass to tight
end Sam Wheeler. The second half, however, saw a complete shift in momentum.
The Bulldogs cut the lead to 21-6 on a 52-yard Brandon Coutu field goal by early in
the third quarter. It was then that Georgia’s Mark Richt decided to use a little trickeration of his own with an early on-sides kick, which his team recovered. The ensuing possession led to a 6-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to tight end
Martrez Milner that sliced the Hokies’ lead to 21-13. In the next quarter and a half,
Tech quarterback Sean Glennon turned the ball over four times, three of them leading to 18 UGA points. Kregg Lumpkin’s 3-yard touchdown run, followed by a Stafford to Milner two-point conversion, tied the game. The Bulldogs capitalized on two
more VT turnovers via a 28-yard field goal, and a Brannon Southerland one-yarder
for a 31-21 lead which secured the largest, second-half come-from-behind victory in
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl history. The Hokies managed a field goal in the closing
minutes of the game, but it wasn’t enough as the SEC claimed its second straight
win against the ACC in Atlanta’s bowl game. Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford
and linebacker Tony Taylor were named offensive and defensive MVPs.
Georgia
Virginia Tech
3
0
0
21
10
0
18
3
–
–
31
24
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl’s 40th anniversary game between No. 15 Clemson and No.
22 Auburn played out in two opposing halves – stout defense in the first and fastmoving offense in the second. The two Tigers logged the first overtime game in
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl history and a record 11th straight sellout crowd of 74,413. In
the first quarter, both combatants played conservatively and with tough, drivestopping defense. A 36-yard field goal by Auburn’s Wes Byrum provided the only
points. Clemson found a little life of its own in the second when star tailback C.J.
Spiller broke free for an 83-yard touchdown run. The game-changing rush – the
longest in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl history and of Spiller’s career – gave Clemson a 7-3
lead at the half. On the first drive of the second half, Auburn answered with a touchdown of its own, ending a 10-play sequence with a go-ahead reception by tailback
Mario Fannin. The third quarter came to an end as Clemson was knocking at the
door from the Auburn five-yard line. An 11-play, 37-yard drive that took 5:20 finally
ended in a 22-yard Mark Buchholz field goal when Auburn stopped Clemson on six
consecutive plays inside the 10 yard line. Auburn’s ensuing possession ended with
the only turnover of the game, an interception by Clemson’s Crezdon Butler, that
turned into a James Davis one-yard plunge that put Clemson back on top 17-10.
After a 30-yard kickoff return by Patrick Lee, quarterback Brandon Cox and Kodi
Burns went to work, tallying four first downs on their way to a 70-yard scoring drive
that ended in a Ben Tate one-yarder up the middle for the tying touchdown with
8:27 remaining. In overtime, Clemson managed only 17 yards on seven plays before
settling for a 25-yard Buchholz field goal. On Auburn’s possession, Cox hit Rodgeriqus Smith for 12 yards to set up a Kodi Burns seven-yard TD run that ended the
game in thrilling fashion, as the entire Auburn team sprinted for the end zone to
celebrate the 23-20 victory. Spiller was named offensive MVP of the game, and
Auburn defensive tackle Pat Sims was named defensive MVP of the game.
Clemson 0
Auburn
3
7
0
0
7
10
7
3 (OT)
6 (OT)
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20
23
2008
LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3
The LSU Tigers picked a good time for their most complete game of the 2008 season, using a solid and complete effort from their offense, defense and special teams to
rout No. 14 Georgia Tech 38-3. Led by freshman quarterback and Offensive MVP Jordan Jefferson and running back Charles Scott, the Tigers jumped on the Yellow Jackets
from the opening whistle. Scott scored his first of three touchdowns on the game’s opening drive. Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson made good on his promise to mix
up the offense, diverting from his trademark triple option on the game’s first drive and throwing the ball on three of the first four plays. It nearly worked out for the Jackets, with the first play going for 40 yards and only a highlight-reel play by LSU cornerback Chad Jones preventing a touchdown on the second. After trading punts, Georgia
Tech got a 24-yard Scott Blair field goal to cut the LSU lead to 7-3. When Georgia Tech reverted to the triple option, LSU’s defense responded to the challenge and held
the nation’s third ranked rushing offense to 180 total ground yards and no touchdowns. Defensive MVP Perry Riley recorded a team-high 11 tackles, including one for a
loss. While the LSU defense held the Jackets’ offense in check, Jefferson and Scott went to work as the Tigers tied a Bowl record with 28 second quarter points to leap out
to a 35-3 lead at the half. Scott started off the second with a pair of touchdown runs, equaling the Bowl record for rushing touchdowns in a game with three and points in
a game with 18. Jefferson then found Richard Dickson for a 25-yard touchdown strike, and Keiland Williams rushed another in to cap off the scoring explosion. While LSU’s
offense was clicking on all cylinders, Georgia Tech struggled to find a break, going 0-3 on fourth down plays including a failed fake punt in the second quarter that set up
Jefferson’s touchdown pass. The scoring pace settled down in the second half, with the only marks to go on the board coming from LSU kicker Colt David, who set a new
Bowl record with a 53-yard third quarter field goal to give the Tigers what would be the final 38-3 margin of victory. The win runs LSU’s record in the Chick-fil-A Peach
Bowl to 5-0, while Georgia Tech is 0-4 in its hometown bowl. LSU additionally now boasts two of the biggest blowouts in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl history, with the Tigers also
owning the most lopsided win in their 40-3 win over Miami in 2005.
LSU
Georgia Tech
7
3
28
0
3
0
0
0
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–
38
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2009
Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14
Following defeats at the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against Alabama in the Georgia Dome and at Georgia Tech earlier in the season, No. 11 Virginia Tech’s third trip to Atlanta in 2009 proved fruitful. The Hokies relied on their trademarks – power running and aggressive defense – to defeat Tennessee, 37-14. Virginia Tech jumped ahead 14-0
early behind a pair of touchdown runs from ACC Freshman of the Year Ryan Williams, who additionally set the conference record by logging his 22nd score of the season.
The Volunteers cut the deficit to 14-7 behind a Montario Hardesty touchdown scamper, and appeared to shift the momentum going into halftime after tying the game on a
touchdown toss from Jonathan Crompton to Denarius Moore. However, the 18 seconds left on the clock were more than enough for Virginia Tech to answer back. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s 63-yard bomb to Jarrett Boykin was upheld following review, and a second was placed back on the game clock. Already headed to the locker room,
Tennessee returned to the field to watch Hokies kicker Matt Waldron’s go-ahead 21-yard field goal sail through the uprights. Virginia Tech would not look back from there,
again turning to its defense to close the game. During the team’s final four regular season games, the Hokies surrendered a mere six total second-half points, and Tennessee likewise struggled to solve the attack. Trailing 24-14 in the third, a likely touchdown pass fell out of Volunteers receiver Denarius Moore’s hands and symbolized the
team’s struggles. Touchdown runs from Taylor and running back David Wilson cemented the victory. Ultimately, Virginia Tech held the Volunteers to an all-time bowl low 5
net yards rushing and sacked Crompton six times. Williams was named the game’s Most Outstanding Player on offense after collecting 117 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while linebacker Cody Grimm earned defensive Most Outstanding Player honors following three tackles for a loss and one sack. With the win, the Hokies clinched
their sixth-straight season with 10 or more victories. The game also drew a sell-out crowd – the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl’s 13th in a row – of 73,777, the fourth-highest number in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl history.
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
7
0
10
14
2010
7
0
13
0
–
–
37
14
2011
South Carolina 17, Florida State 26
Virginia 24, Auburn 43
With two teams coming into the game as evenly matched as No. 19 South Carolina
and No. 23 Florida State, there was no doubt that the 43 rd annual Chick-fil-A Peach
Bowl had all the makings of an epic battle that would ultimately prove to be the most
-watched Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in history. The game would be decided in a unique
fashion. Key offensive injuries on both sides, a lopsided turnover margin and a Chickfil-A Peach Bowl-record-tying four field goals by a single team would make the difference in Florida State's 26-17 victory over South Carolina.
Spurred by an explosive offensive attack and timely special teams play, No. 25
Auburn broke open a close game in the second quarter and claimed its fourth Chickfil-A Peach Bowl victory in school history with a 43-24 win over Virginia in front of
72,919 fans at the Georgia Dome. Even without star running back Michael Dyer, the
Tigers managed to roll up 454 yards of total offense and a season-best 43 points.
The Cavaliers jumped out to a 14-7 lead in the 2nd quarter after quarterback Michael
Rocco found Kris Burd for a six-yard touchdown strike, the duo’s second scoring
connection of the night. However, the Tigers responded with touchdowns on three
Florida State grabbed the early advantage using steady play from back-up quarterconsecutive drives, the second of which came after recovering an onside kick that
back E.J. Manuel and riding kicker Dustin Hopkins' leg that tallied 14 of the Semiput the momentum squarely on the side of the defending national champions.
noles' 26 points by itself on four field goals and a pair of PATs. The Gamecocks batRunning back Onterio McCalebb turned in one of his finest performances of the
tled themselves, handing FSU five turnovers on three interceptions and two fumbles. season in place of Dyer, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries en
But the stout USC defense kept it close throughout the first half. The Seminoles
route to earning Offensive MVP honors. McCalebb also caught two passes for 53
finally found the end zone in the second quarter when Chris Thompson rushed for a
yards, including a 25-yarder with just 59 seconds remaining in the first half that put
27-yard touchdown. However, South Carolina quickly marched its way down the field the Tigers up 28-14. As time expired, Virginia’s Robert Randolph connected on a 24and kicker Spencer Lanning booted a 40-yard field goal as time expired to make it 13 yard field goal attempt to cut the Auburn lead to 28-17 at the intermission, but the
-3 at halftime. The tenacious Gamecocks chipped away at Florida State’s lead in the
score did little to quell the Tigers’ attack. Auburn marched down the field to open
third and fourth quarters, using two key drives to come to within two points. The
the second half, as freshman running back Tre Mason capped a nine-play, 80-yard
momentum-changer came on a trick play. Faking out the Seminoles and most of the
drive with a 22-yard touchdown run to put the Tigers up 35-17. Virginia was poised
fans in the Georgia Dome, Garcia made a backwards pass to wide receiver Ace Sand- to regain the momentum following a Kevin Parks touchdown run, followed by an
ers. With the focus on Sanders, Garcia drifted to the end zone. Sanders found Garcia Auburn three-and-out, but the Tigers’ special teams came through with another big
wide open and the two connected for a three-yard touchdown pass closing the gap to play as Angelo Blackson registered Auburn’s second blocked punt of the night
16-10.Later, with Florida State up 19-10, South Carolina drove 79 yards on seven
through the back of the end zone for a safety to put the Tigers up 37-24. Kicker
plays to score its second touchdown of the half. Tailback Brian Maddox, who had
Cody Parkey would tack on two more field goals, from 45 and 37 yards out to put
come in for the Gamecocks’ injured All-American Marcus Lattimore, broke through
the game out of reach.
the 'Noles defense on a seven-yard rushing touchdown with 11:56 remaining. However, Florida State answered on its next possession with a controlled and methodical
drive. Taking nearly six-and-a-half minutes off the clock, Manuel finally connected
Virginia
7
10
7
0
24
with Taiwan Easterling for a game -clinching, seven-yard touchdown pass at
Auburn
7
21
12
3
43
5:27.Chris Thompson was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player after recording 164 total offensive yards – 147 of which came on 25 rushes. Greg Reid was
selected as the Most Outstanding Defensive Player with 71 return yards, five tackles,
two forced fumbles and four break-ups.
South Carolina
FSU
0
6
3
7
7
6
7
7
–
–
17
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2012
2013
LSU 24, Clemson 25
Duke 48, Texas A&M 52
In the first matchup of 10-win teams in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl history, No. 14 Clemson and No. 8 LSU proved to be one for the ages as Clemson came back from an 11point fourth quarter deficit to defeat LSU, 25-24. Spurred by a late passing attack by
quarterback Tajh Boyd, Clemson went 60 yards in just 1:39 during the game’s final
drive. Kicker Chandler Catanzaro booted a 37-yard field goal as time expired to seal
the victory. LSU struck first in the game after Clemson fumbled on its own 28-yard
line on the third play of the game. LSU’s Jeremy Hill took advantage of the turnover
with a 17-yard touchdown run. Hill recorded 124 yards and two touchdowns in the
Tigers’ loss. Clemson quickly responded on the next drive of the game with a methodical 11-play, 75-yard drive capped by an 11-yard touchdown run by Boyd. In the
opening minutes of the second quarter, LSU’s Zach Mettenberger connected with
receiver Jarvis Landry on a 6-yard touchdown pass to give the lead back to the
Tigers from Baton Rouge.
Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins turned in one of the finest performances in
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl history as he set Bowl records with 13 receptions for 191
yards, including an 11-yard touchdown grab before halftime. LSU blocked Catanzaro’s extra point attempt to preserve the 14-13 lead at the break. LSU’s defense held
Clemson scoreless in the third quarter as the unit forced three punts and a fumble
as Clemson failed to get across the 50-yard line. A 57-yard rushing touchdown by
Hill and a 20-yard field goal by Drew Alleman gave LSU an 11-point lead heading
into the fourth quarter. However, Clemson battled back as Boyd passed for 159 of
his 346 yards in the fourth quarter, earning honors as the most outstanding offensive player of the game. Boyd set up a 26-yard field goal by Catanzaro and hit Hopkins on a 12-yard touchdown pass to make 24-22. Following a three-and-out by LSU,
Clemson took possession with just 1:39 left in the game. Boyd once again connected
with Hopkins on a 26-yard pass on fourth-and-16 to keep the drive alive and set up
Catanzaro’s game-winning kick.
LSU
Clemson
7
7
7
6
10
0
0
12
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The 2013 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl was the first meeting between Duke and Texas
A&M, as well as both programs’ first appearance in the bowl. In a contest dominated by offense, Duke scored first and stayed ahead of the Aggies for the majority of
the game, with a 21-point lead at halftime. Behind the arm of Heisman winner
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M staged a comeback, as Manziel threw 30-for-38 for 382
yards, ran for 77 yards and accounted for five touchdowns. On the receiving end,
teammate Travis Labhart scored three touchdowns. Texas A&M was down 48-45
with less than four minutes in the game with the possession in favor of Duke. The
Aggies Tony Hurd Jr. intercepted the ball and ran it back 55 yards to give the Texas
A&M the go-ahead touchdown. Duke quarterback Anthony Boone went 29-45 for
427 yards and three touchdowns with receivers Jamison Crowder and Braxton
Deaver each breaking the 100-yard mark. 20 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl game records
were tied or broken during this contest including points scored, total offense and
first downs.
Duke
Texas A&M
14
3
24
14
3
14
7
21
-
48
52
24
25
2014
Ole Miss 3, TCU 42
In the first year of the new College Football Playoff, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl served as one of the New Year’s Six and hosted it’s first ever top-10 matchup. Both at-large
selections by the College Football Playoff Committee, TCU jumped out to a lead quickly on the SEC representative, Ole Miss and never looked back. TCU was led by
Offensive MVP, quarterback Trevone Boykin who passed for 187 yards and three touchdowns. The Horned Frogs used some trickery early on with a wide receiver Kolby
Listenbee throwing a touchdown pass to Aaron Green for the first score of the game. The TCU defense flexed its muscle by forcing Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace into
three interceptions including one returned for a touchdown right before the half to make the deficit 28-0 going into the locker room. In total, TCU outgained the Ole Miss
offense 423-129 in total yards and prevented the Rebels from scoring until a 27-yard field goal midway through the final quarter.
Ole Miss
0
0
0
3
–
3
TCU
14
14
14
0
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DOME FUN FACTS
For the 24th straight year, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will take
place inside the Georgia Dome. Located in the heart of Downtown Atlanta, the Dome has hosted many other NCAA events,
including the SEC Football Championship for the past 21 years, 12
different ACC and SEC men’s basketball tournaments and the
NCAA Men’s Final Four three times, in 2002, 2007 and most recently in 2013.
Structure
• A total of 8,300 tons of reinforced steel was used to construct the
Dome. That is more than the weight of iron and steel used in the
Eiffel Tower.
• A 437-mile sidewalk, from Atlanta to Cincinnati, could be built from
the 110,000 cubic yards of concrete used at the Dome.
• The building covers 8.9 acres and is as tall as a 27-story building.
• The 290-foot high roof is composed of 130 Teflon-coated fiberglass
panels. The roof’s supporting cables total 11.1 miles. The roof spans
615 feet at its widest point and 750 feet at its longest point.
• A pair of C-5 military transport planes could fit on the Georgia
Dome's floor, which contains 102,000 square feet of prime exhibition
space.
Utilities
• Lighting is provided by 798 lighting fixtures in the roof structure.
• It takes 16,400 kilowatts of power to operate the Dome – enough
electricity to light up a city with a population of 13,000.
• The four, 1,250-ton air conditioning units in the Georgia Dome generate enough power to cool 1,666 homes.
• To supply soft drinks to dispensers, thousands of liquid lines wind
through the stadium. These include 32,952 feet of lines (the length of
109 football fields) to feed liquids to hundreds of dispensers throughout the building.
Also the home venue for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, the Georgia Dome is owned by the state of Georgia and operated by
the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which also operates the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial
Olympic Park.
Paired with the adjacent 2.5 million-square-foot World Congress Center and the 21 acre Centennial Park, the three facilities comprise one of the largest sports, entertainment and
convention complexes in the world. The Georgia Dome alone
provides arena and stadium configured seating between
20,000 and 80,000 people. The Dome’s football seating capacity is 71,250, including 196 executive suites and 4,600 club
seats
Records Set At The Dome
• Most Passing Yards in the Super Bowl: In one of two Super Bowls
hosted at the Dome, St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner threw
for 414 yards in Super Bowl XXXIV on
January 30, 2000. The Dome also hosted Super Bowl XXVIII (Dallas vs.
Buffalo, 1994).
• Longest Paper Airplane Flight: The level flight duration record for a
hand-launched paper airplane is 27.6 seconds by Ken Blackburn of St.
Louis, on October 8, 1998.
• Dome’s Largest Hot Dog: Sara Lee made a 1,996-foot wiener for the
1996 Olympics that took over 2,000 buns to hold it.
• Fastest Men’s Indoor 400 Meter Race: Michael Johnson won the
400 meter title in 44.63 seconds at the USA Indoor Track and Field
Championships on March 4, 1995.
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