The Sun Devils were champions of the Western Athletic Conference once again and were aiming for a perfect season. The Tar Heels finished tied for second in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Arizona State was invited after Penn State declined. A blizzard developed before gametime, with rain, sleet, and snow coming out in all throughout the game.[1][2][3]
Game summaryedit
Bob Thomas helped the Sun Devils jump out to a 14–0 lead before the Tar Heels responded in the second quarter with a Don McCauley touchdown run. J. D. Hill caught a touchdown pass from Joe Spagnola to make it 21–7 before the Tar heels exploded for 19 points before the quarter ended. McCauley ran for two touchdowns along with teammate Blanchard to give the Heels a 26–21 halftime lead. But the second half is where the Sun Devils took control, scoring 27 unanswered points on two touchdown runs by both Monroe Eley and touchdown runs by Thomas and Steve Holden to give the Sun Devils their first ever bowl win. Eley rushed for 173 yards to earn co-MVP honors while Junior Ah You earned co-MVP honors for knocking out quarterback Paul Miller.[4][5]
Aftermathedit
The Tar Heels would win three conference titles before Dooley left after the 1977 season. They have returned to this bowl four times since this game, the last time in 2001. The Sun Devils finished ranked #6 in the polls. They would win five more conference titles before Kush's ouster in 1979. The Sun Devils have not returned to this game since. This was the final Peach Bowl played at Grant Field as it would move to Atlanta Stadium the following year.
Scoring summaryedit
ASU – Thomas 8 run (Ekstrand kick)
ASU – Thomas 33 run (Ekstrand kick)
NC – McCauley 1 run (Craven kick)
ASU – Hill 67 pass from Spagnola (Ekstrand kick)
NC – Blanchard 36 pass from Miller (Craven kick)
NC – McCauley 17 run (kick failed)
NC – McCauley 4 run (pass failed)
ASU – Eley 8 run (Ekstrand kick)
ASU – Holden 13 run (kick failed)
ASU – Eley 5 run (Ekstrand kick)
ASU – Thomas 2 run (Ekstrand kick)
Referencesedit
^Cory Williams (December 19, 2012). "ASU Football Bowl History: The 1970 Peach Bowl Victory". SBNation. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
^. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
1970, peach, bowl, college, football, bowl, game, between, arizona, state, devils, north, carolina, heels, arizona, state, devils, north, carolina, heels, acc48, 26head, coach, frank, kush, head, coach, bill, dooleyapcoaches881234, totalarizona, state, 714207,. The 1970 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and the North Carolina Tar Heels 1970 Peach BowlArizona State Sun Devils North Carolina Tar Heels 10 0 8 3 WAC ACC48 26Head coach Frank Kush Head coach Bill DooleyAPCoaches881234 TotalArizona State 714207 48North Carolina 02600 26DateDecember 30 1970Season1970StadiumGrant FieldLocationAtlanta GeorgiaMVPHB Monroe EleyDE Junior Ah YouRefereeWilburn Clary ACC split crew ACC WAC Attendance52 126United States TV coverageNetworkMizlouPeach Bowl lt 1969 1971 gt Contents 1 Background 2 Game summary 3 Aftermath 4 Scoring summary 5 ReferencesBackground editThe Sun Devils were champions of the Western Athletic Conference once again and were aiming for a perfect season The Tar Heels finished tied for second in the Atlantic Coast Conference Arizona State was invited after Penn State declined A blizzard developed before gametime with rain sleet and snow coming out in all throughout the game 1 2 3 Game summary editBob Thomas helped the Sun Devils jump out to a 14 0 lead before the Tar Heels responded in the second quarter with a Don McCauley touchdown run J D Hill caught a touchdown pass from Joe Spagnola to make it 21 7 before the Tar heels exploded for 19 points before the quarter ended McCauley ran for two touchdowns along with teammate Blanchard to give the Heels a 26 21 halftime lead But the second half is where the Sun Devils took control scoring 27 unanswered points on two touchdown runs by both Monroe Eley and touchdown runs by Thomas and Steve Holden to give the Sun Devils their first ever bowl win Eley rushed for 173 yards to earn co MVP honors while Junior Ah You earned co MVP honors for knocking out quarterback Paul Miller 4 5 Aftermath editThe Tar Heels would win three conference titles before Dooley left after the 1977 season They have returned to this bowl four times since this game the last time in 2001 The Sun Devils finished ranked 6 in the polls They would win five more conference titles before Kush s ouster in 1979 The Sun Devils have not returned to this game since This was the final Peach Bowl played at Grant Field as it would move to Atlanta Stadium the following year Scoring summary editASU Thomas 8 run Ekstrand kick ASU Thomas 33 run Ekstrand kick NC McCauley 1 run Craven kick ASU Hill 67 pass from Spagnola Ekstrand kick NC Blanchard 36 pass from Miller Craven kick NC McCauley 17 run kick failed NC McCauley 4 run pass failed ASU Eley 8 run Ekstrand kick ASU Holden 13 run kick failed ASU Eley 5 run Ekstrand kick ASU Thomas 2 run Ekstrand kick References edit Cory Williams December 19 2012 ASU Football Bowl History The 1970 Peach Bowl Victory SBNation Retrieved March 20 2019 Ain t that a Peach Atlanta bowl has come a long way NCAA Football CBSSports com Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved July 26 2015 Help Center the Arizona Republic Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on March 7 2016 Retrieved July 26 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Help Center the Arizona Republic nbsp This college football bowl article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 Peach Bowl amp oldid 1170784804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
