 Virginia Tech came into the game with a 9 – 1 – 1 record that included an unusual win over the Temple Owls , who were forced to forfeit a victory to Virginia Tech after using an ineligible player . Facing the Hokies in the Peach Bowl were the 18th @-@ ranked Wolfpack from North Carolina State University . N.C. State was led by head coach Dick Sheridan and had a regular @-@ season record of 8 – 2 – 1 that included five wins over Atlantic Coast Conference teams . 
 Virginia Tech came into the game with a 9 – 1 – 1 record <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a>included an unusual win over the Temple Owls , <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> forced to forfeit a victory to Virginia Tech after using an ineligible player . Facing the Hokies in the Peach Bowl <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> the 18th @-@ ranked Wolfpack from North Carolina State University . N.C. State was led by head coach Dick Sheridan and had a regular @-@ season record of 8 – 2 – 1 <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a>included five wins over Atlantic Coast Conference teams . 
Virginia Tech came into the game with a 9 – 1 – 1 record included an unusual win ova the Temple Owls , was forced to forfeit a victory to Virginia Tech after using an ineligible player . Facing da Hokies in the Peach Bowl was the 18th @-@ ranked Wolfpack from North Carolina State University . N.C. State was led by head coach Dick Sheridan and had a regular @-@ season record of 8 – 2 – 1 included five wins over Atlantic Coast Conference teams .