| 1969 Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2nd Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
 Grant Field inAtlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Grant Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | FB Ed Williams MG Carl Crennel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Lindsay (ACC; split crew: ACC,ECAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 48,452 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Sports Network Incorporated | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jack Drees andPat Summerall | ||||||||||||||||||
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The1969 Peach Bowl was acollege football postseasonbowl game between the West Virginia Mountaineers football and the South Carolina Gamecocks football. It was the second everPeach Bowl game.
This was West Virginia's first bowl appearance since1964. The Gamecocks were champion of theAtlantic Coast Conference for the first time ever, making their first bowl appearance since1946.
Eddie Williams ran for 208 yards on 35 carries as West Virginia prevailed with a newly installed wishbone offense in a rain soaked game. The Mountaineers attempted only two passes the whole game, but the team ran for 346 yards and forced three turnovers. Bob Gresham had a 10-yard touchdown run to give the Mountaineers a 7–0 lead in the first. Bill Dupree's field goal proved to be the only points the Gamecocks scored all day. One key play occurred as South Carolina attempted to take the lead with the ball at the Mountaineer 7. They were stuffed and held to no points as the Mountaineers scored with :23 remaining on aJim Braxton touchdown plunge to seal the win. The win sealed West Virginia's first 10-win season since 1922.[1][2][3]
The Mountaineers reached the Peach Bowl again in 1972. The Gamecocks reached the Peach Bowl 31 years later, in2010.
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