1986 Peach Bowl
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| 1986 Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Fulton County Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 53,668 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Mizlou Television Network | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1986 Peach Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Wolfpack from North Carolina State University at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on December 31, 1986. The game was the final contest of the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 25-24 victory for Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech's first bowl win in school history came in a dramatic 25–24 win over the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the 1986 Peach Bowl. Tech came into the game with a 9–1–1 record that included an unusual forfeit win over Temple. The Owls, who had played the game with an ineligible player, won the game on the field, but later forfeited the victory to Virginia Tech.[1] Facing the Hokies in the 1986 Peach Bowl were the 18th-ranked Wolfpack from North Carolina State University. N.C. State was led by head coach Dick Sheridan and had a regular-season record of 8–2–1 that included five wins over Atlantic Coast Conference teams.[2]
The 1986 Peach Bowl kicked off on December 31, 1986 at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia,[3] five years minus one day since Virginia Tech had last played in Atlanta for the 1981 Peach Bowl. Virginia Tech scored first, but NC State's Bulluck blocked a Tech punt in the Tech end zone and recovered it for a tying touchdown. Virginia Tech kicked a field goal at the end of the quarter to take a 10–7 lead, but NC State fought back, scoring 14 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 21–10 lead by halftime.[4]
In the third quarter, the game turned into a defensive battle. Neither side scored until late in the third quarter, when Tech took advantage of a State fumble to score the first touchdown of the second half. Tech failed to convert a two-point conversion, but NC State fumbled again on the ensuing possession, and Tech was able to drive for another touchdown. Leading 22–21, Tech attempted another two-point conversion, which also failed.[4]
NC State, needing to score, drove down the field and kicked a go-ahead 33-yard field goal with 7:12 remaining in the game. After a failed possession, Tech was forced to ball away, allowing NC State to run down the clock. The Virginia Tech defense eventually forced a stop, giving the Tech offense one final chance to win the game. With 1:53 on the clock and beginning from their own 20-yard line, the Hokies drove 57 yards to the NC State 23-yard line. There, kicker Craig Kinzer successfully kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give Virginia Tech a 25–24 win.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules: 1986-1987 Virginia Tech Athletics Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed February 22, 2008.
- ^ 2007 NC State football media guide NC State Athletics Department, Gopack.com. Page 190. Accessed February 22, 2008.
- ^ 2007 NC State football media guide NC State Athletics Department, Gopack.com. Page 197. Accessed February 22, 2008.
- ^ a b c 1986 Peach Bowl Virginia Tech Athletics Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed February 22, 2008.
| Preceded by 1985 Peach Bowl |
Peach Bowl 1986 |
Succeeded by 1987 Peach Bowl |
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