1984 Peach Bowl
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The 1984 Peach Bowl
featured the of the Big Ten against the of the ACC
. Virginia defeated Purdue 27-24.
Purdue jumped out to a 24-14 halftime lead, However, Virginia scored the only points of the second half with a touchdown
and two field goals
in order to pull out the win. Purdue quarterback
Jim Everett
passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns, but the Boilers gained just 75 yards rushing and committed four turnovers in its first bowl loss. The Boilermakers finished the season 7-5 and tied for 2nd place in the Big Ten. Virginia finished 8-2-2.
Chick-fil-A Bowl
The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply called the Peach Bowl, is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia since December 1968. The first three Peach Bowls were played at Grant Field on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta....
featured the of the Big Ten against the of the ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
. Virginia defeated Purdue 27-24.
Purdue jumped out to a 24-14 halftime lead, However, Virginia scored the only points of the second half with a touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
and two field goals
Field goal (football)
A field goal in American football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play . Field goals may be scored by a placekick or the now practically extinct drop kick.The drop kick fell out of favor in 1934 when the shape of the ball was changed...
in order to pull out the win. Purdue quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Jim Everett
Jim Everett
James Samuel Everett III is a retired professional American football quarterback who played for twelve seasons in the National Football League ....
passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns, but the Boilers gained just 75 yards rushing and committed four turnovers in its first bowl loss. The Boilermakers finished the season 7-5 and tied for 2nd place in the Big Ten. Virginia finished 8-2-2.