1998 Peach Bowl (January)
| 1998 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 30th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
The Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jim Kemerling (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,212 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Barnett, Bill Curry and Dave Ryan | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1998 Peach Bowl, part of the 1997 bowl game season, featured the Clemson Tigers and the Auburn 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.