2005 Peach Bowl

The 2005 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl featured two top 10-ranked teams. The ninth-ranked Miami Hurricanes battled the tenth-ranked LSU Tigers in this contest, the last to be played as the "Peach Bowl" until 2014.[1][2]

2005 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Miami Hurricanes LSU Tigers (9–2) (10–2) ACC SEC 3 40 Head coach:  Larry Coker Head coach:  Les Miles AP Coaches BCS 9 9 8 AP Coaches BCS 10 10 12
1 2 3 4 Total Miami 3 0 0 0 3 LSU 3 17 14 6 40
Date	December 30, 2005
Season	2005
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance	65,620
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann

Miami took an early 3–0 lead on a 21-yard field goal from Jon Peattie. LSU responded with Chris Jackson kicking a 37-yard field goal as the teams were tied at 3 after one quarter. In the second quarter, backup quarterback Matt Flynn threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Craig Davis as LSU led 10–3. A 47-yard Chris Jackson field goal, and a 4-yard touchdown pass from Flynn to Joseph Addai gave the Tigers a 20–3 halftime lead.[1][2]

In the third quarter, Addai scored on a 6-yard touchdown run extending the lead to 27–3. Jacob Hester's one-yard touchdown run gave the Tigers a 34–3 lead. In the fourth quarter, Mario Stevenson and Chris Jackson kicked field goals to give the Tigers the 40–3 win.[1][2]

References

1. "2005 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: LSU 40, Miami 3". LSU Athletics. December 29, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
2. College Football, Retrieved March 22, 2019