drive and ended in another Rod Stewart touchdown from 3 yards out on 4th down. After Pierce's third and final PAT made it Kentucky 21, North Carolina 0. Kentucky's defense was not the part of the team that dominated. Kentucky's offense also out gained North Carolinas offense 334 total yards to North Carolina's 108 total yards. Rod Stewarts 104 rushing yards on only 19 carries earned him game MVP along with tying a peach bowl record for most touchdowns(3). Rod Stewart finished the season with a total of 711 rushing yards on 146 carries making it his best season out of his college career and would later get drafted to the nil in 1979 to the Buffalo Bills. Kentucky linebacker Mike Martin was also named the game's defensive MVP. After the game, North Carolina fell out of the AP Top 20 and Kentucky finished the season ranked #18. The following season Kentucky went 10–1 and finished #6 in the final AP poll; North Carolina finished the season 8–3–1 after a loss in the Liberty Bowl. . Sources 2001 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, '1976 Peach Bowl', p. 166 References Peach Bowl Peach Bowl Kentucky Wildcats football bowl games North Carolina Tar Heels football bowl games December 1976 sports events in the United States Peach Bowl