1972 Peach Bowl
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| 1972 Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 5th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
_(Stadium_crop).jpg) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Dave Buckey DT George Bell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | B.W. Hackney (ACC; split crew: ACC, ECAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 52,671 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1972 Peach Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the NC State Wolfpack.
West Virginia made their first bowl since the 1969 Peach Bowl in the 3rd year of Bobby Bowden as coach. The Wolfpack finished 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Holtz's first year with the team. This was their first bowl game since 1967.[1][2]
