The2005 Peach Bowl was acollege footballbowl game played on December 30, 2005, at theGeorgia Dome inAtlanta Georgia. The game feature two teams ranked in the top-10 of theAP Poll, as the ninth-rankedMiami Hurricanes battled the 10th-rankedLSU Tigers.[1] The game was the 38th edition of thePeach Bowl and, with sponsorship fromChick-fil-A, was officially theChick-fil-A Peach Bowl; this would be the final time until 2014 that "Peach" was included in the bowl's name.
Miami took an early 3–0 lead on a 21-yard field goal from Jon Peattie. LSU responded with Chris Jackson kicking a 37-yard field goal as the teams were tied at 3 after one quarter. In the second quarter, backup quarterbackMatt Flynn threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverCraig Davis as LSU led 10–3. A 47-yard Chris Jackson field goal, and a 4-yard touchdown pass from Flynn toJoseph Addai gave the Tigers a 20–3 halftime lead.[1]
In the third quarter, Addai scored on a 6-yard touchdown run extending the lead to 27–3.Jacob Hester's one-yard touchdown run gave the Tigers a 34–3 lead. In the fourth quarter, Mario Stevenson and Chris Jackson kicked field goals to give the Tigers the 40–3 win.[1]
