1981 Peach Bowl (December)
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| Date | December 31, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Fulton County Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
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Offense: Mickey Walczack (West Virginia) Defense: Don Stemple (West Virginia) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Frank Glieber, Johnny Morris, and Dick Stockton | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1981 Peach Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Florida Gators. The game took place on December 31, 1981, resulting in a West Virginia win over Florida 26-6.[1] The offensive MVP was Mickey Walczack of West Virginia and the defensive MVP was West Virginia's Don Stemple.[2]
Florida coach Charlie Pell was so disappointed by his team's performance that he burned the game film and buried it in the Gators' practice field.[3]
References
- ↑ "Chick-Fil-A Bowl Results Formerly Peach Bowl". CSTV Networks, Inc. 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ "NCAA Football Bowl Games -Peach Bowl". Rauzulu's Street. 1996–2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2009-01-01). The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781602396777.
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