1995 Peach Bowl (January)
The 1995 Peach Bowl, part of the 1994 bowl game season, featured the NC State Wolfpack and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.[1]
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| Date | January 1, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: RB Tremayne Stephens, NC State; K Tim Rogers, MSU Defense: DT Carl Reeves, NC State; ILB Damien Covington, NC State; DL Larry Williams, MSU | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 64,902 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joel Meyers (play-by-play); Todd Blackledge (analysis) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NC State held Mississippi State to just one touchdown and five field goals on six Bulldog drives that reached the Wolfpack red zone during the game. Leading 13–10, the Bulldogs went three-and-out and missed a field goal late in the second quarter. The Wolfpack got the ball back and tied the game at 13 going into halftime.[2]
After MSU picked up a safety and two field goals early in the third quarter, NC State tied the game at 21 on a touchdown pass from Terry Harvey to Dallas Dickerson and a two-point run by Harvey. After a three-and-out by MSU, Harvey led the Wolfpack on an 80-yard scoring drive to open the fourth quarter, largely based on a 62-yard pass to Jimmy Grissett, capped by a Carlos King 11-yard touchdown run.[2]
On four subsequent drives over the balance of the fourth quarter, Mississippi State managed only four first downs and a field goal. The Bulldogs went 0-for-7 on third-down conversions and 0-for-1 on fourth-down tries in the second half.[2]
With the win, NC State tied a school record with nine wins.[1]
References
- "1995 Peach Bowl Recap - NC State 28, Mississippi State 24 - January 1, 1995". GoPack.com - NC State Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- "North Carolina State Wins a Numbers Game : Peach Bowl: Mississippi State settles for field goals, the Wolfpack counters with touchdowns in 28-24 victory". Los Angeles Times/Associated Press. January 2, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2019.