▁ ▁Kentucky ▁ ▁Ark ansas ▁ ▁L SU ▁ ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁ ▁The ▁match ▁with ▁M TS U ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁season ▁op ener ▁for ▁the ▁G ators , ▁but ▁was ▁cancel led ▁and ▁res ch eduled ▁because ▁of ▁H urr icane ▁Frances . ▁This ▁left ▁the ▁G ators ▁without ▁a ▁regular - season ▁by e ▁week . ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁loss , ▁head ▁coach ▁Ron ▁Z ook ▁was ▁fired , ▁but ▁allowed ▁to ▁coach ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Georgia ▁ ▁V ander b ilt ▁ ▁South ▁Carolina ▁ ▁Florida ▁State ▁ ▁Ron ▁Z ook ' s ▁last ▁game ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁G ators ▁and ▁spo iled ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁Bobby ▁Bow den . ▁ ▁Pe ach ▁Bowl ▁ ▁Def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁Charlie ▁Str ong ▁was ▁inter im ▁head ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁bow l ▁game . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁staff ▁ ▁Ron ▁Z ook ▁– ▁head ▁coach ▁ ▁Jerry ▁" Red " ▁Anderson ▁– ▁def ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁ ▁Dan ▁D isch ▁– ▁secondary ▁coach ▁ ▁D way ne ▁D ixon ▁– ▁assistant ▁head ▁coach ▁/ ▁inside ▁rece ivers ▁coach ▁ ▁Larry ▁Fed ora ▁– ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁/ ▁rece ivers ▁coach ▁ ▁Mike ▁Lock s ley ▁– ▁running ▁back s ▁coach ▁/ ▁rec ruit ing ▁coordin ator ▁ ▁Bill ▁Miller ▁ ▁– ▁associate ▁head ▁coach ▁/ ▁line back ers ▁coach ▁ ▁Charlie ▁Str ong ▁– ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator / ▁inter im ▁head ▁coach