1992 Gator Bowl

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 NC State Wolfpack. It was the final 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season contest for both teams. It was the first of three Gator Bowls sponsored by Outback Steakhouse; thus, it was also known as the 1992 Outback Gator Bowl. The game ended in a 27–10 victory for the Gators.

1992 Outback Gator Bowl
Florida Gators NC State Wolfpack (8–4) (9–2–1) SEC ACC 27 10 Head coach:  Steve Spurrier Head coach:  Dick Sheridan AP Coaches BC 14 15 15 AP Coaches BC 12 12 12
1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 10 10 7 27 NC State 0 0 3 7 10
Date	December 31, 1992
Season	1992
Stadium	Gator Bowl Stadium
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
MVP	RB Errict Rhett, Florida WR Reggie Lawrence, NC State
Referee	Ron Winter (Big Ten)
Attendance	71,233
United States TV coverage
Network	TBS
Announcers	Gary Bender, Pat Haden and Craig Sager

Overview

The game matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference against the NC 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.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP FLA NCSU 2 FLA 34-yard field goal by Davis 3 0 2 FLA Shane Matthews 1-yard touchdown run, Davis kick good 10 0 3 FLA Willie Jackson 17-yard touchdown reception from Matthews, Davis kick good 17 0 3 NCSU 23-yard field goal by Videtich 17 3 3 FLA 42-yard field goal by Davis 20 3 4 NCSU Aubrey Shaw 11-yard touchdown reception from Terry Jordan, Videtich kick good 20 10 4 FLA Harrison Houston 34-yard touchdown reception from Matthews, Davis kick good 27 10 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 10

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Statistics

Statistics	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