2000 Peach Bowl

College football game
2000 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
LSU Tigers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
(7–4) (9–2)
SEC ACC
28 14
Head coach: 
Nick Saban
Head coach: 
George O'Leary
APCoachesBCS
151713
1234 Total
LSU 30619 28
Georgia Tech 7700 14
DateDecember 29, 2000
Season2000
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
RefereeRandy Simms (C-USA)
Attendance73,614
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRon Franklin, Mike Gottfried, and Adrian Karsten (sideline)
Peach Bowl
 < 1999  2001

The 2000 Peach Bowl was the 33rd Peach Bowl game and featured the LSU Tigers, and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.[1]

LSU scored first on a 32-yard John Corbello field goal to take a 3–0 lead. Georgia Tech responded with a 32-yard Joe Burns touchdown run to take a 7–3 lead. In the second quarter, Jermaine Hatch scored on a 9-yard touchdown run, giving Tech a 14–3 lead.[1]

In the third quarter, Rohan Davey threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Banks, as LSU got within 14–9. In the fourth quarter, Davey threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Josh Reed giving LSU a 17–14 lead. John Corbello kicked a 49-yard field goal giving the Tigers a 20–14 advantage. Davey later threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Banks as LSU won by a 28-14 count.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Louisiana State vs. Georgia Tech". USA Today. December 30, 2000. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
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