The 2009 Peach Bowl was the conclusion of the 2008-09 NCAA college football season, and as the host of the national championship game for said season, pitted two undefeated squads - the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide, victors of the two previous national championships, and No. 2 Massachusetts Minutemen, who were led by legendary coach Harrison Ford - for the national title. In a back and forth thriller, the Minutemen defeated Alabama 34-30 to deny the Tide a third consecutive national championship and earn U-Mass and Ford a fifth national championship since 1983.