Clemson had regressed slightly from an 11–1 season the year before, though they did finish at 8-3 to go to a bowl game for the third straight year. As for the Bears, they had finished the previous season at 3–8, but rebounded to win seven regular season games, with their four losses being to ranked teams (Alabama, Houston, Arkansas, and Texas), while finishing fourth in the Southwest Conference. This was their second bowl game in four years. This was the first Peach Bowl appearance for either team as well as the first meeting between these two teams.
Game summary
Clemson - Brown 1 yard touchdown run (Ariri kick), 6:04, 1st
Baylor - Taylor 3 yard touchdown pass from Brannan (Bledsoe kick), 14:55, 2nd
Clemson - McSwain 1 yard touchdown run (McCall pass from Lott), 0:20, 4th
Baylor had 11 first downs while Clemson had 20. On rushing, the Bears rushed for 62 yards on 45 carries while Clemson had 67 yards on 51 carries. On passing, the bears had 172 yards, while Clemson had 204. Both teams had nine punts, with the average for Baylor being 40.7 yards and Clemson being at 31.5. The Bears lost two of their four fumbles. On penalties, the Bears had four for 30 yards, while the Tigers had 7 for 47 yards.[1]
Aftermath
The Tigers did not go to another Peach Bowl until 1993, while the Bears have not returned since this game.
References
^(PDF). BaylorBears.com. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
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1979, peach, bowl, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1979 Peach Bowl news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1979 Peach Bowl was a college football post season bowl game that featured the Clemson Tigers and the Baylor Bears 1979 Peach BowlClemson Tigers Baylor Bears 8 3 7 4 ACC SWC18 24Head coach Danny Ford Head coach Grant TeaffAP19 AP181234 TotalClemson 7038 18Baylor 014100 24DateDecember 31 1979Season1979StadiumAtlanta Fulton County StadiumLocationAtlanta GeorgiaMVPQB Mike Brannan Baylor DE Andrew Melontree Baylor RefereeRaymond Bower CIFOA Attendance57 321United States TV coverageNetworkCBSAnnouncersGary Bender and Sonny JurgensenPeach Bowl lt 1978 1981 Jan gt Contents 1 Background 2 Game summary 3 Aftermath 4 ReferencesBackground EditClemson had regressed slightly from an 11 1 season the year before though they did finish at 8 3 to go to a bowl game for the third straight year As for the Bears they had finished the previous season at 3 8 but rebounded to win seven regular season games with their four losses being to ranked teams Alabama Houston Arkansas and Texas while finishing fourth in the Southwest Conference This was their second bowl game in four years This was the first Peach Bowl appearance for either team as well as the first meeting between these two teams Game summary EditClemson Brown 1 yard touchdown run Ariri kick 6 04 1st Baylor Taylor 3 yard touchdown pass from Brannan Bledsoe kick 14 55 2nd Baylor Holt 24 yard touchdown pass from Brannan Bledsoe kick 12 20 2nd Clemson Ariri 40 yard field goal 10 36 3rd Baylor Bledsoe 29 yard field goal 8 17 3rd Baylor Cockrell 7 yard touchdown pass from Elam Bledsoe kick 3 43 3rd Clemson McSwain 1 yard touchdown run McCall pass from Lott 0 20 4thBaylor had 11 first downs while Clemson had 20 On rushing the Bears rushed for 62 yards on 45 carries while Clemson had 67 yards on 51 carries On passing the bears had 172 yards while Clemson had 204 Both teams had nine punts with the average for Baylor being 40 7 yards and Clemson being at 31 5 The Bears lost two of their four fumbles On penalties the Bears had four for 30 yards while the Tigers had 7 for 47 yards 1 Aftermath EditThe Tigers did not go to another Peach Bowl until 1993 while the Bears have not returned since this game References Edit Baylor University Football Media Almanac 2016 Program History PDF BaylorBears com 2016 Archived from the original PDF on December 20 2016 Retrieved March 20 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 Peach Bowl amp oldid 1170921692, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
