1984 Peach Bowl

Purdue Boilermakers	Virginia Cavaliers
(7–4)	(7–2–2)
24	27
Head coach: Leon Burtnett	Head coach: George Welsh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	10	14	0	0	24
Virginia	7	7	7	6	27

Date

December 31, 1984

Season

1984

Stadium

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

MVP

Offensive: Howard Petty, Virginia
Defensive: Ray Daly, Virginia

Attendance

41,107

United States TV coverage

Network

CBS

The 1984 Peach Bowl featured the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten against the Virginia Cavaliers of the ACC. Virginia defeated Purdue 27-24 in the first bowl game in school history.

Purdue jumped out to a 24-14 halftime lead, but 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 Boilermakers gained just 75 yards rushing and committed four turnovers in their first bowl loss. Purdue finished the season 7-5 and tied for second place in the Big Ten. Virginia finished 8-2-2.

References

http://www.purdue.edu/bowl/history.shtml

1984–85 NCAA football bowl game season

Independence (Dec. 15) 1984 California (Dec. 15) Holiday (Dec. 21) Florida Citrus (Dec. 22) Sun (Dec. 22) Cherry (Dec. 22) Freedom (Dec. 26) Liberty (Dec. 27) Gator (Dec. 28) Aloha (Dec. 29) Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 29) Peach (Dec. 31) Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Cotton (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1)

Peach Bowl Game

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Purdue Boilermakers bowl games

1967 Rose Bowl 1978 Peach Bowl 1979 Bluebonnet Bowl 1980 Liberty Bowl 1984 Peach Bowl 1997 Alamo Bowl 1998 Alamo Bowl 2000 Outback Bowl 2001 Rose Bowl 2001 Sun Bowl 2002 Sun Bowl 2004 Capital One Bowl 2004 Sun Bowl 2006 Champs Sports Bowl 2007 Motor City Bowl 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl

Virginia Cavaliers bowl games

1984 Peach Bowl 1987 All-American Bowl 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl 1991 Sugar Bowl 1991 Gator Bowl 1994 Carquest Bowl 1994 Independence Bowl 1995 Peach Bowl 1996 Carquest Bowl 1998 Peach Bowl 1999 MicronPC Bowl 2000 Oahu Bowl 2002 Continental Tire Bowl 2003 Continental Tire Bowl 2004 MPC Computers Bowl 2005 Music City Bowl 2008 Gator Bowl 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl

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