1971 Peach Bowl

1971 Peach Bowl
1234 Total
Ole Miss 102803 41
Georgia Tech 0666 18
Date December 30, 1971
Season 1971
Stadium Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Location Atlanta, Georgia
MVP QB Norris Weese
LB Crowell Armstrong
Attendance 38,599

The 1971 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Ole Miss Rebels.

Background

The Yellow Jackets were playing their last game under coach Bud Carson, while competing in their second straight bowl game. This was the 15th straight season of postseason play for the Rebels, who tied for fourth in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the first Peach Bowl played at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium. Unfortunately, the field turned soggy prior to the game, getting worse as the game progressed.[1][2]

Game summary

The Rebels scored 38 straight points in the first half, starting with Norris Weese's touchdown run. Porter added in two touchdown runs, and touchdown passes from Lyons and Weese as the Yellow Jackets could not respond until the first half was almost over, on a Bill Healy run. Georgia Tech scored once more on another Healy run to make it 38–12. Ole Miss only scored once in the half on Hinton's second field goal, but Georgia Tech only scored once more as well on Healy's third touchdown run as Ole Miss stymied the Yellow Jackets, forcing three turnovers. Weese threw 7-of-14 for 116 yards along with 32 yards on 11 carries. Greg Ainsworth rushed for 119 yards on 28 carries.[3][4]

Scoring summary

Aftermath

As it turned out, this was the last bowl season for the Rebels until 1983. Georgia Tech reached a bowl the following year and reached the Peach Bowl until 1978. They have never won a Peach Bowl.

Statistics

Statistics Ole Miss Georgia Tech
First Downs 17 16
Rushing Yards 79 166
Passing Yards 139 151
Total Yards 318 317
Passing C-A-I 9-18-0 13-26-0
Punts-Avg. 5-37.4 5-31.2
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-3
Penalties-Yards 5-25 8-38

References

  1. "PEACH BOWL MEMORIES - Every Day Should Be Saturday". everydayshouldbesaturday.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  2. "OLEMISSSPORTS.COM - OLE MISS Official Athletic Site - Football". olemisssports.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  3. "Famous Chick-fil-A-Peach Bowl Games". ticketcity.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  4. "OLE MISS BOWL HISTORY" (PDF). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
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