1992 Gator Bowl

1992 Outback Gator Bowl
Florida Gators NC State Wolfpack
(8–4) (9–2–1)
27 10
Head coach: 
Steve Spurrier		 Head coach: 
Dick Sheridan
APCoaches
1415
APCoaches
1212
1234 Total
Florida 010107 27
NC State 0037 10
Date December 31, 1992
Season 1992
Stadium Gator Bowl Stadium
Location Jacksonville, Florida
MVP RB Errict Rhett, Florida
WR Reggie Lawrence, NC State
Attendance 71,233[1]
United States TV coverage
Network TBS
Announcers Gary Bender and Pat Haden

The 1992 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 1992 at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The game matched the Florida Gators against the North Carolina State Wolfpack. It was the final contest of the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. It was the first of three Gator Bowls sponsored by Outback Steakhouse; thus, the game was also known as the 1992 Outback Gator Bowl. The game ended in a 27–10 victory for the Gators.

Teams

The game matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference against the North Carolina State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Gators, having lost the 1992 SEC Championship Game to the Alabama Crimson Tide, were co-champions of the Eastern Division of the SEC with the Georgia Bulldogs. The Wolfpack were runners-up in the ACC behind the Florida State Seminoles. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Gators and the Wolfpack, and was their thirteenth meeting. Florida led the series 8–4–1 heading into the game.[2]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Source: [1]

Statistics

Statistics[1] FLA NCSU
First downs 26 13
Plays–yards 69–445 47–267
Rushes–yards 50–198 25–54
Passing yards 247 213
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–39–2 22–42–1
Time of possession 33:43 26:17

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bowl History" (PDF). Florida Football. p. 11. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Florida vs North Carolina State, 1869-1992". Stassen.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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