| 2001 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 34th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
.JPEG) TheGeorgia Dome inAtlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jon Bible (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ron Franklin andJohn Madden | ||||||||||||||||||
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The2001Peach Bowl featured theNorth Carolina Tar Heels andAuburn Tigers.[1]
North Carolina, in the first season under new head coach John Bunting, started their season by losing the first three games of the year. However, they rebounded with five wins in a row (which included wins over #6 Florida State and #13 Clemson). This was followed by losses to #23 Georgia Tech (while ranked) and Wake Forest before closing out the regular season with two straight wins. This was the first bowl appearance for North Carolina in three years along with their fifth appearance in the Peach Bowl. The Tigers won six of their first seven games, which included a win over #1 ranked Florida. However, after being ranked #17, they would lose three of their next four games, with a December loss to LSU costing them the chance to a second straight SEC Championship Game. This was their third ever appearance in the Peach Bowl.
North Carolina scored on a 10-yardWillie Parker touchdown run, as UNC led 7–0 after one quarter of play. In the second quarter,Jeff Reed kicked a 22-yard field goal, extending North Carolina's lead to 10–0. In the third quarter, quarterbackRonald Curry scored on a 62-yard touchdown run giving North Carolina a 16–0 lead. In the fourth quarter,Damon Duval kicked a 34-yard field goal, and Daniel Cobb threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Lorenzo Diamond, as Auburn made the final score 16–10.[1]
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