1996 Peach Bowl

College football game
1996 Peach Bowl
Clemson Tigers LSU Tigers
(7–4) (9–2)
ACC SEC
7 10
Head coach: 
Tommy West
Head coach: 
Gerry DiNardo
AP
17
1234 Total
Clemson 7000 7
LSU 01000 10
DateDecember 28, 1996
Season1996
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPHerb Tyler, LSU
RefereeSteve Usechek (Big 12)
Attendance63,622
Peach Bowl
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The 1996 Peach Bowl featured the Clemson Tigers and LSU Tigers.[1]

LSU scored the final 10 points of the game after Clemson took an early 7–0 lead. After an LSU turnover in the first quarter, Clemson quarterback Nealon Greene ran for a five-yard touchdown. LSU subsequently went on an 80-yard drive capped by Kevin Faulk's three-yard touchdown run. Wade Richey kicked a field goal late in the second quarter for LSU. Neither team was able to score in the second half.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "1996 Peach Bowl: LSU 10, Clemson 7". LSU Athletics. October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "LSU top Tiger in town". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

  • Game statistics Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
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