peach bowl january peach bowl post season american college football bowl game hurricanes atlanta georgia january game final contest season teams ended victory miami game followed ncaa division football season played december awarded bid peach bowl reward finishing regular season record included wins nationally ranked teams facing virginia tech familiar post season opponent miami played liberty bowl tech bowl appearance prior miami finished regular season record including wins florida game kicked est sunny skies temperatures unlike liberty bowl scored miami dominated game early going hurricanes scored touchdown drive game touchdown early second quarter tech held scoreless early going thanks miami goal line virginia tech threatening score late second quarter tech finally able field goal halftime miami hurricanes led halftime threatened miami time game mounted yard drive resulted touchdown cutting miami lead hurricanes defense offensive attempts denied points miami added field goals quarter fourth quarter finally game reach miami win bowl victory liberty bowl featured hurricane victory virginia tech miami miami hurricanes came college football season season head coach season team nicknamed jet kids traveled ncaa record miles including trip bowl tokyo japan impressive season wasn successful hoped began second season coach hoping improve effort despite toughest schedule terms opponents winning percentage country miami got good start raced consecutive wins begin season including victory nationally ranked rival florida state october miami traveled indiana face notre dame fighting irish suffered loss season undefeated irish ranked country defeat followed succession hurricanes able stop slide november homecoming win miami added wins end season brought regular season close overall record virginia tech like miami entered season accumulating record traveled far miami hoped improve losing record tech coached entering season head coach like got team fast start season opener tech traveled north_carolina face attended bowl previous year favored game tech despite facts won won games regular season falling nationally ranked october tech recovered loss defeating rhode_island virginia state record crowd people lost second game richmond october split final games regular season winning losing finished regular season record tech record lane stadium home stadium best school history tech selection announced locker room following team final regular season game peach bowl representative present celebrating players chanting peach bowl peach bowl representative later said seen celebration buildup miami offense miami hurricanes entered record breaking offense set school mark accumulated yards school history total offensive mark yards leading aerial portion miami offense sophomore quarterback completed passes yards touchdowns seven kelly touchdowns tied miami record touchdowns season time kelly favorite receiver wide receiver caught passes yards touchdowns regular season touchdowns came yard reception tied longest pass reception history miami football point hurricanes ground offense led running carried ball times yards touchdowns assisted able offensive line miami offensive tackle named honorable mention team recognizes best college football players country miami defense miami defense shut opponent held opponents single touchdowns field goals middle guard hurricanes defensive leaders recovering single game regular season recognition performances named list recognized defensive fred named honorable mention america list intercepted seven passes regular season tying second miami history season offense regular season offense led running cyrus lawrence accumulated school record yards regular season set record carries tech player season tech quarterback called key man tech offense tech starting quarterback completed passes regular season yards touchdowns time ranked second tech career passing leaders considered offensive threat favorite target wide receiver caught tech record touchdown regular season accounted yards types tight end caught seven passes regular season catches touchdowns defense tech defense ranked country regular season set school record fewest points allowed game regular season tech permitted points season allowed touchdowns games leading tech defense freshman linebacker accumulated tackles regular season lee freshman record breaking defensive season defense featured accumulated tackles including quarterback sacks regular season finale tech head coach lobbied vain brown inclusion annual america list recording best college football players country saying american football player transfer student received preseason buildup guarantee people seen know american brown finished regular season tackles broke passes recovered game summary peach bowl kicked est january atlanta georgia crowd estimated people present estimated fans weather sunny temperature north northwest wind estimated miles hour game televised nationally cbs hank serving television broadcast referee umpire miami won traditional coin toss decide possession elected receive ball begin game quarter short return miami began drive game yard line game play incomplete pass miami quarterback yard rush kelly completed pass game yard toss drove miami tech yard line gave hurricanes miami committed yard penalty pushing hurricanes field second play penalty kelly completed yard pass gave miami hurricanes aided yard penalty giving miami tech yard line took miami plays score touchdown final play yard pass kelly remaining quarter miami took lead following miami post touchdown began offensive possession game yard line yard rush followed rushes tech cyrus lawrence yards second drove tech miami territory gave miami defense tech forced punt miami recovered ball yard line hurricanes began second possession game running alternated carries picking downs entering territory hurricanes play tech field miami committed penalties pushing hurricanes yards following penalties miami unable pick tech recovered punt yard line began second possession lawrence rushed yards miami committed yard penalty giving tech penalty lawrence combined plays tech unable gain ball away attempting field ball miami fred ball recovered tech defender miami yard line despite beginning excellent field position tech unable score play recovery tech attempted run trick play involving pass lawrence pass intercepted miami defender hurricanes yard line miami offense returned field yard line hurricanes ran short rush middle kelly connected yard pass tight end short rushes resulted yards time running quarter kelly attempted completed yard pass wide receiver rocky driving hurricanes tech yard line bringing quarter end miami led end quarter second quarter miami began second quarter possession ball facing virginia tech yard line took miami plays score ran seven yards kelly completed yard pass threw incomplete pass ran yards touchdown score following extra point gave miami lead remaining halftime received post touchdown promptly yards illegal block despite initial setback tech good penalty passes quarterback gaining gained combination passes rushes lawrence tech drove miami territory penetrated hurricanes red zone process gaining facing fourth near attempting pass touchdown threw interception goal line miami defender hurricanes denied tech scoring opportunity miami offense began hurricanes picked rush unable gain miami punt tech returned offense yard line picked pass gained seven yard scramble followed yard rush lawrence lawrence gained rushing yards yards driving miami yard line process entering miami red zone tech unable gain sacked loss yards facing fourth needing yards tech coach sent attempt yard field goal kick successful seconds left half tech cut miami lead miami yards field goal attempt allowing tech kick miami yard line following score instead kicking miami tech attempted kick allow tech retain possession ball recovered kicking team traveling yards point kicked ball travel needed yards miami began offense yard line ball rolled bounds miami play kick kelly attempted long pass tech territory ball intercepted tech yard line seconds remaining half tech attempted gain quick effort close field goal distance lawrence picked yards rush unable enter miami field time expired end half miami held lead quarter miami received ball begin game received ball begin second half miami tech began possession second half yard line picked quick rush lawrence picked rushes resulted yards drove yard line completed longest pass game yard throw tight end gave tech miami yard line tech continued drive picking short multiple rushes suffered near disaster lawrence ball tech retained possession ball rolled bounds yard line plays lawrence vaulted goal line tech touchdown game following extra point tech cut miami lead remaining quarter following tech miami began drive yard line went following hurricanes punt tech offense began work yard line despite having chance lead successful drive went miami allowing hurricanes begin possession yard line possession successful miami second half kelly ran yards completed yard pass tech committed yard grabbing penalty kelly completed yard pass pushed miami offense tech yard line young picked yards rush left kelly sacked loss yards gain unable gain touchdown miami forced settle field goal attempt yard attempt good miami expanded lead seconds remaining quarter tech received miami offense began work tech yard line lawrence ran yards time ran quarter quarter remaining miami held lead fourth quarter tech began fourth quarter possession ball facing second yard line despite needing yards tech unable gain needed forced punt kick miami yards began possession fourth quarter yard line penalty kelly completed yard pass miami unable gain tech likewise unable gain went committing delay game penalty tech punt short miami began possession tech yard line hurricanes picked rushes total yards despite short gains hurricanes stopped short tech defense unable gain miami sent kicked yard field goal miami lead remaining game tech received miami post score needing score quickly order chance second opportunity offense needed tech scores tech returned yard line yards illegal block passed yard gain ran yards gain things went yards intentional grounding tech unable gain miami took offense yard line possession lead miami began run clock executing multiple rushing plays succession order force game clock continue count tech defense forced stop miami ball remaining game little chance tech able needed scores tech received ball yard line completed quick yard pass tech unable gain plays stopped short tech turned ball miami threw incomplete pass fourth miami received ball remaining ran series plays draw clock bring game end miami earned win statistical summary recognition performances peach bowl miami quarterback nose guard named game offensive defensive valuable players game respectively kelly finished game having completed pass attempts yards touchdown interception mvp accumulated tackles second player game including seven tackles tackle loss running cyrus lawrence finished game carries rushing yards touchdown carries remain recorded single player bowl game tech quarterback led passing completing pass attempts yards interception hurricanes ground offense led carried ball times yards second miami contributed yards touchdown carries hurricanes wide receiver finished catches yards touchdown miami turned ball times course game tech yard touchdown drive quarter remains tied longest recorded tech offense bowl game conversely yard drive allowed miami remains longest scoring drive tech defense allowed bowl game defense linebacker tackles remains recorded tech defender bowl game tech players tied second team tackles defensive miami player tackles seven fred hurricanes seven tackles intercepted tech pass broke pass effects exchange participation team received miami win brought hurricanes final record college football season likewise loss dropped final record miami win bowl game victory similar win tech liberty bowl peach bowl victory cited turning point miami football program hurricanes went season participating orange bowl championship game college football season tech participated bowl game independence bowl followed college football season win bowl game peach bowl game lasting effects football recruiting efforts eventual star players signed letters intent virginia tech following game miami handful players selected nfl draft picked overall selection pick pick miami quarterback sophomore peach bowl selected round nfl draft went member recognition performance seasons kelly named peach bowl hall fame honor performance game later aftermath miami charter members football league schools moved tie called chick bowl
1981 Peach Bowl (January)