1989 Peach Bowl
Dec. 30, 1989
Atlanta, Ga.
Syracuse capped off its third consecutive bowl season with a come-from-behind, 19-18 victory over Georgia in the Peach Bowl. John Biskup finished a wild SU rally with a 26-yard field goal with 25 seconds remaining. The Orange defense held Georgia to four first downs and 84 total yards in the second half.
SU trailed 18-7 before quarterback Mark McDonald came off the bench to replace starter Bill Scharr. McDonald guided SU to a 32-yard Biskup field goal to close the third-quarter scoring. Clutch running by MVP Michael Owens (112 yards) and crisp passing by McDonald brought the Orange within striking distance. A 19-yard TD pass to Rob Moore cut the Bulldogs’ lead to 18-16 with just more than 10 minutes left, but a potential game-tying conversion attempt fell incomplete.
SU began its final drive from its own 27 with 3:37 to go. After moving to its own 43-yard line, the Orange faced a fourth-and-5. McDonald then hit Owens down the sideline for 29 yards and a crucial first down to set up Biskup’s game-winning kick.
| Â Score By Quarter | Â 1 | Â 2 | Â 3 | Â 4 | Â F |
| Â Syracuse | Â 7 | Â 0 | Â 3 | Â 9 | Â 19 |
| Â Georgia | Â 7 | Â 3 | Â 8 | Â 0 | Â 18 |
| Â Scoring Summary | ||
| Â Team | Â Play | Â Score |
| Â UGA | Â Warner 5 pass from Talley (Kasay kick) | Â 0-7 |
| Â SU | Â Owens 1 run (Biskup kick) | Â 7-7 |
| Â UGA | Â Kasay 20 field goal | Â 7-10 |
| Â UGA | Â TEAM safety | Â 7-12 |
| Â UGA | Â Hampton 4 pass from Talley (pass failed) | Â 7-18 |
| Â SU | Â Biskup 32 field goal | Â 10-18 |
| Â SU | Â Moore 19 pass from McDonald (pass failed) | Â 16-18 |
| Â SU | Â Biskup 26 field goal | Â 19-18 |
| Â Team Stats | Â SU | Â UGA |
| Â First Downs | Â 27 | Â 12 |
| Â Rushing Yardage | Â 243 | Â 95 |
| Â Passing Yardage | Â 235 | Â 107 |
| Â Total Offense (Plays-Yds) | Â 78-478 | Â 56-202 |
| Â Passes | Â 22-34 | Â 10-20 |
|  Passes Had Intercepted |  3 |  1 |
| Â Punts/Avg. | Â 4/25.0 | Â 7/30.9 |
| Â Punt Returns | Â 1-5 | Â 1-0 |
| Â Kickoff Returns | Â 2-54 | Â 6-155 |
| Â Fumbles-Lost | Â 3-1 | Â 1-0 |
| Â Penalties-Yards | Â 2-10 | Â 3-30 |
RUSHING: Syracuse - Owens 14-116, Kinnon 14-47, McDonald 10-23, Chavers 3-28, Carpenter 1-18, Scharr 2-11. Georgia - Hampton 14-32, Ellis 6-24, Talley 12-16, Marshall 1-18, Cleveland 2-14, Jones 2-minus 9.
PASSING: Syracuse - Scharr 12-21-3-100, McDonald 10-13-0-135. Georgia - Talley 8-14-1-93, Jones 2-6-0-14.
RECEIVING: Syracuse - Kinnon 6-37, Owens 5-62, Moore 4-60, Carpenter 3-43, Dees 2-25, Gedney 1-12, Chavers 1-minus 4. Georgia - Hampton 7-62, Warner 2-34, Cleveland 1-11.
