LSU defeats Oklahoma in Peach Bowl blowout

UPDATED: Small plane crashes in Lafayette
December 28, 2019
Fire fatality in Chackbay; road closure continues
December 29, 2019
UPDATED: Small plane crashes in Lafayette
December 28, 2019
Fire fatality in Chackbay; road closure continues
December 29, 2019

63-28….

No, that’s not a typo! The LSU Tigers defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in the Peach Bowl by a final score of 63-28.


The game saw records being broken and new ones created.

 

Joe Burrow set the following records:

Touchdowns responsible for in a bowl game, with 8


NCAA record for first half touchdown passes (7)

Fifth quarterback to record 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in the same season.

Passing yards in a half (403)


Passing yards (493)

Total yards (515)

Justin Jefferson set the following records:


Receiving Touchdowns (4)

Receiving yards (227)

Thaddeus Moss set the LSU record for receiving yards by a tight end in a season.


The game itself set records for total points scored in a half (49), points in a game (63), and total yards in a game (692).

The Tigers will head back to Louisiana to play in the National Championship game in New Orleans on January 13, 2020.