N.C. State, paced by QB Johnny Evans and TB Ted Brown, jumped to 21-0 halftime lead and held on for the victory. Evans passed for 202 yards and rushed for 62 more, while Brown notched his second 100-yard Peach Bowl game with 114 yards on the ground. The win, before 36,733 fans, gave the Wolfpack two wins in three Peach Bowl Purdue 41, Georgia Tech 21
Purdue stormed to a 34-7 halftime lead and went on to defeat Georgia Tech, handing the Yellow Jackets their second Peach Bowl loss. Purdue limited Tech to zero yards of total offense in the decisive first half. The Jackets, playing without All-American RB Eddie Lee Ivery, finished with only 12 yards rushing for the game. Mark Herrmann threw two touchdown passes for the Boilermakers and rushed for another.appearances.