2005 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
38th Peach Bowl
1234 Total
Miami 3000 3
LSU 317146 40
DateDecember 30, 2005
Season2005
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
RefereeJon Bible (Big 12)
Attendance65,620
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersBrad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann

The 2005 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2005, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Georgia. The game feature two teams ranked in the top-10 of the AP Poll, as the ninth-ranked Miami Hurricanes battled the 10th-ranked LSU Tigers.[1] The game was the 38th edition of the Peach Bowl and, with sponsorship from Chick-fil-A, was officially the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl; this would be the final time until 2014 that "Peach" was included in the bowl's name.

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]

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]

References

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


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