1998 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 2, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Offensive: Dameyune Craig, Auburn Defensive: Takeo Spikes, Auburn |
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Referee | Jim Kemerling (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 71,212 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Chris Berman, Lee Corso, and Wayne Larrivee | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1998 Peach Bowl, part of the 1997 bowl game season, featured the Auburn Tigers and the Clemson Tigers.
Auburn overcame a 17-6 deficit, largely caused by three blocked punts, entering the fourth quarter to score 15 unanswered points, posting a 21-17 victory. Auburn quarterback Dameyune Craig threw a touchdown pass to Karsten Bailey for the first of three scores in the final frame. Then Rusty Williams gave Auburn the lead with a seven-yard touchdown run before Jaret Holmes booted the final field goal, one of his three successful kicks in the game.