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Date | December 28, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Herb Tyler, LSU | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Steve Usechek (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 63,622 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1996 Peach Bowl featured the Clemson Tigers and LSU Tigers.[1]
LSU scored the final 10 points of the game after Clemson took an early 7–0 lead. After an LSU turnover in the first quarter, Clemson quarterback Nealon Greene ran for a five-yard touchdown. LSU subsequently went on an 80-yard drive capped by Kevin Faulk's three-yard touchdown run. Wade Richey kicked a field goal late in the second quarter for LSU. Neither team was able to score in the second half.[2][1]