peach bowl peach bowl post season american college football bowl game county stadium atlanta georgia december game final contest ncaa division football season teams ended victory bowl victory school history came game record included unusual win temple forced victory virginia tech ineligible player facing 18th ranked led head coach regular season record included wins teams peach bowl kicked years minus day played atlanta peach bowl scored game blocked tech punt tech end zone recovered tying touchdown kicked field goal end quarter lead fought scoring unanswered points second quarter lead halftime quarter game turned defensive battle scored late quarter tech took advantage state score touchdown second half tech failed convert point conversion ensuing possession tech able drive touchdown leading tech attempted point conversion failed needing score drove field kicked ahead yard field goal remaining game failed possession tech forced punt ball allowing run clock defense eventually forced stop giving tech offense final chance win game clock beginning yard line drove yards state yard line successfully kicked yard field goal time expired virginia tech win team selection peach bowl game created means attract tourism city played grant field campus game moved mid-1980s facing hard times time ncaa guidelines required percent gross receipts participating schools percent tickets game required school ncaa threatened peach bowl charter ticket sales week bowl minute sales saved game attendance game climbed new television contract allowed bowl team bowl future doubt spring took peach bowl bowl executive director time encouraged chamber step support game provided contractual obligations college football conferences successor chick bowl today team selections committee board atlanta community members business leaders organizers peach bowl form half matchup committee selected second place team accepted bowl bid november day final regular season game half matchup football independent finished wins loss tie regular season received invitation week regular season concluded participated bowl game independence bowl air force playing postseason game teams played times prior leading time series virginia tech days leading sportswriter called football season season surprises tech began season having gone game faced tech lost minute play saw cincinnati pass tipped twice caught sustaining drive eventually resulted game winning touchdown cincinnati tech recovered season opening loss going game winning streak defeating south_carolina syracuse new_york west_virginia october south_carolina tied trip norfolk virginia face temple bowl tech fell appeared second loss season later revealed temple ineligible player game forced win following temple game tech returned winning ways defeating virginia kentucky richmond week defeating november tech received invitation peach bowl state began college football season coming consecutive losing seasons losing seasons resulted firing head coach replaced game home september beginning won tie week pittsburgh won games home maryland maryland october traveled grant field atlanta georgia home suffered loss worst suffered coached team time following loss said linebacker coaches players came coaches hurting bad pulled pulled turning point following turning point won consecutive games overall record victories ultimately win year football championship november traveled virginia play close fought game state lost won final regular season games duke western football loss virginia denied share championship despite missed opportunity finished season winning record received bid peach bowl buildup peach bowl final game head coach accumulated record assuming head coaching job tech president long disagreed role football virginia tech prior beginning season told tenure coach end january fact revealed football team general public tech game season time head coach virginia tech history investigation recruiting violations settled breach contract lawsuit university million court settlement required quit position following weeks leading game questions future december announced head coach replace facing field head coach year head coach named coach year guided wins offense game expected offensive struggle potentially break record points scored peach bowl regular season averaged yards offense game virginia tech averaged yards defense state gave average yards game tech allowed average yards averaged points game virginia tech averaged points statistical reflected pre game point spreads favored points state quarterback cornerstone high powered offenses passing yards touchdowns route honors named player year set school records passing yards season total yards season despite hampered injured ankle suffered game south_carolina assisted passing game receiver led team catching passes yards state offense accumulated air averaged yards game ground offense slightly balanced featuring running backs success regular season rushed ball times yards touchdowns regular season contributed rushing yards air tech quarterback passed yards touchdowns season prior making prolific virginia tech year tenure tech head coach suffered setback offense days prior peach bowl announced offensive tackle suspended playing game testing positive nationwide series random tests conducted ncaa tech defensive end suspended playing reasons revealed university defense defense tech allowed average yards game air free safety regular season linebacker expected miss game undergoing knee surgery following regular season game white team terms statistics having accumulated course regular season team tackles respectively rush defense allowed average rushing yards game total rushing touchdowns state defense allowed average yards air regular season pass defense led linebacker considered keys run defense allowed average rushing yards game total rushing touchdowns special teams featured named honorable mention selection converting field goal attempts successful regular season making field goal attempts breaking school record single season scoring points game summary peach bowl kicked est december atlanta georgia sky partly cloudy air temperature wind south miles hour game played crowd history peach bowl point won ceremonial pre game coin toss elected kick received ball begin game received ball begin second half referee game umpire team received participating game quarter following returned ball yard line began game play play short run right play picked game rush middle picked play driving inside territory defense forced punt failed gain tech returned punt yard line tech offense took offensive play running broke free yard run took inside yard line run longest williams career record longest play plays later crossed goal line scored game points touchdown extra point score following post began second possession game yard line short kick return state second drive game successful offense ground halt penetrating deeply tech territory state forced punt ball offense began work yard line went prepared punt ball tech kicking tech goal line kick blocked state defender ball rolled end zone recovered touchdown play extra point tied game received returned yard line tech offense returned field picking short rushing plays tech quarterback completed pass tight end yard line minutes quarter tech continued drive territory inside state yard line tech committed yard illegal block penalty pushed yard line facing yards unable gain yards needed tech penalty yards putting ball yard line facing fourth tech sent attempt yard field goal successfully completed score gave tech lead remaining quarter delivered post score began final drive quarter yard line remaining picked quick forced punt gain punt returned tech yard line quarter came end leading second quarter tech began second quarter possession ball yard line picked safety jumped virginia tech pass yard line remaining quarter offensive possession second quarter picked downs driving yard line offensive penetration game stopped little gain consecutive plays quarterback completed yard touchdown pass score extra point gave lead game remaining half returned post touchdown yard line offense picked short gains second tech quarterback threw second interception game pass tipped air caught defender offense took yard line play interception completed yard pass short run completed yard pass deep inside tech red zone took plays connected pass tight end touchdown led minutes remaining halftime following score return tech began offensive possession yard line picked downs drove territory clock continued halftime field tech running broke free yard run longest play second quarter minutes remaining quarter tech unable pick hunter run attempted convert fourth trying field goal play stopped loss denied points offense returned seconds remaining half proceeded run clock took lead halftime quarter received ball begin game received ball begin second half tech received returned yard line offense began work tech began working field running ball short gains throwing passes longer gains tech picked downs reached territory pass state field tech picked tech quarterback sacked loss forced punt ball away ball landed state yard line began drive went receiving ball tech incurred running penalty punt attempt ball away kick tech took offense yard line tech play punt hunter ball yard rush recovered ball offense returned field tech yard line play recover completed yard pass play ball attempting run defense recovered allowed tech offense return field attempt offensive drive beginning yard line tech picked forced scramble facing stopped inches short gaining tech turning ball attempting convert fourth unlike previous try game tech successful drive continued tech continued pick downs advancing deep state field inside state yard line tech quarterback sacked yard loss responded throwing yard pass play driving virginia tech inside state yard line williams rushed end zone seconds remaining quarter cutting lead elected attempt point conversion unsuccessful received tech post touchdown returned ball yard line offense time play yard pass end quarter quarter remaining game held lead fourth quarter fourth quarter began possession ball yard line facing second yard play quarter quarterback ran ball end run ball recovered offense took field virginia tech play quarter throw drove territory tech followed pass driving field alternating run pass plays tech penetrated state yard line minutes remaining quarter continued drive crossed state yard line state defense able gain difficulty state seven yard line took tech plays earn touchdown attempted point conversion stopped short despite setback touchdown gave tech points lead mark second quarter tech committed yard conduct penalty following touchdown able acquire good field position return starting drive yard line second play drive completed yard pass driving state tech field short play completed long pass time yards inside tech red zone tackled big loss losing gained previous play unable pick sent attempt yard kick successfully completed field goal regained lead following post score kick tech began offensive drive yard line seven minutes play game picked short rushing plays single passing play drove yard line minutes play tech unable gain forced punt ball ball fielded yard line state offense began final drive game state play punt ran yard gain pushing state offense tech yard line minutes left state pushed forward seven yards failed gain prepared punt ball tech remaining game punt ball state instead received snap fourth ran state retained possession able continue run clock fake punt tech stopped clock calling prevented state gaining remaining game state ball tech end zone tech offense took field yard line remaining game left stop clock necessary needing field goal win game tech picked pass drove yard line stopped short minute play tech called second order stop game clock college football clock stops team earns earned short run tech forced following ran penetrating state yard line seconds remaining bounds short run short run brought state yard line called final stop clock plays later tech ran short running play kept clock running seconds remaining way stop clock tech stayed leg stopped clock allow injured player receive assistance athletic trainers play facing fourth needing yards drive continuing passed state yard line seconds remaining game game play tech committed holding penalty pushed yards away end zone field goal range seconds remaining game play passed ball deep end zone pass fell incomplete game official called yard pass interference penalty moved ball state yard line forced tech attempt potentially game winning yard field goal seconds remaining coach called attempt ice kick sailed won victory time expired statistical summary recognition performance losing effort quarterback named game offensive valuable player defense won honor finished game having completed passes yards opposite field virginia tech quarterback finished attempts touchdowns passing yards virginia tech running yard run second play game remains longest play today chick bowl set current record downs williams finished game carries yards game leading second place fellow running hunter ran ball times yards leading finished game carries yards effects win brought final record loss took final record victory bowl win school history team win tech defeated independence bowl officials pronounced pleased turnout game action field traffic jams attendees arrival stadium shows tickets sold following game peach bowl chairman announced bowl seek corporate sponsorship potential television broadcast deal major american television network takeover chamber commerce proved successful game small profit improvement previous lost confirmed game continue held annually instead abandoned speculated prior game tech kicked game winning field goal play national_football_league despite predictions attended nfl teams contract play league sold insurance years school graduated degree later aftermath virginia tech join member sends team later renamed year
1986 Peach Bowl