Peach Bowl

BOBBY BOWDEN • HEAD COACH • WEST VIRGINIA • 1972, 1975 • FLORIDA STATE • 1983
Peach Bowl: 1972 – LOST 49-13 to N.C. State.  1975 – WON 13-10 over N.C. State.  1983 – WON 28-3 over North Carolina.
Coaching Career: 43 seasons – 389-129-4 (.749 winning percentage)…Winningest coach in college football history… Compiled 14 consecutive 10-win seasons (1987-2000)…Recorded 11 consecutive bowl game wins (1985-1995)…Coached Florida State to two national championships (1993, 1995)…1980 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award recipient…Two-time ACC Coach of the Year (1993,1997)…Member of both the Alabama and Florida Sports Hall of Fame… Inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame (2006).
            Samford (1959-1962)
            Record: 31-6 (.838)
            West Virginia (1970-1975)
            Record: 42-26 (.618)
            Florida State (1976-2009)
            Record: 316-97-4 (.763)
Playing Career: Bowden played for the University of Alabama during his freshman year before transferring to Howard (Samford) University where he played QB sophomore-senior year.