1992 Cotton Bowl Classic

College football bowl game November 2025 August 2023 December 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic 56th Cotton Bowl Classic Mobil Florida State by 7.5Cotton Bowl https://newspaperarchive.com/fairbanks-daily-news-miner-dec-29-1991-p-20/ 20 November 2025 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 29 December 1991 C6 File:View from Top o' Texas Tower September 2019 10 (Cotton Bowl).jpg The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. January 1 1992 1991 University of Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies 10–1 R. C. Slocum SWC 9 9 2 0 0 0 RB Sean Jackson (Florida State) S Chris Crooms (Texas A&M) Florida State University Florida State Seminoles 10–2 Bobby Bowden Independent 5 6 7 0 0 3 CBS Jim Nantz and Terry Bradshaw bg Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas Jack Baker (WAC) 73,728Cotton Bowl Classics History https://www.cottonbowl.com/documents/2019/10/14//1992_Classic_Recap.pdf?id=80 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic 20 November 2025 en The 1992 Cotton Bowl Classic featured the Florida State Seminoles and the Texas A&M Aggies. Florida State won 10–2 in bad weather that led the teams to combine for 13 turnovers. Background The Aggies were the Southwest Conference champions for the first time since 1987, and they had done it with a perfect 8–0 record in conference. A Tulsa loss early in the season was their only one in the regular season as they bounced back to play in the Cotton Bowl for the first time since 1988. Florida State was the preseason #1 team, and they had stayed #1 for ten weeks until their one-point loss to Miami. A five-point loss to Florida the next week removed them from national title contention. The Seminoles looked for consolation in this game and head coach Bobby Bowden looked to win his seventh consecutive bowl game.Associated Press Seminoles salvage floundering season https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-jan-02-1992-p-21/ 20 November 2025 Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph 2 January 1992 C3 Game summary Rain turned out to be the enemy for the Aggies, who could only muster a safety after Quentin Coryatt sacked Casey Weldon five minutes into the game. But the Seminoles responded eight minutes later with a Weldon touchdown run that had been set up by a fumble recovery by Clifton Abraham. The game was marred by missed opportunities and 13 turnovers, which tied a bowl record. With 2:40 to go, Gerry Thomas would seal A&M's fate with a 27-yard field goal, making the final score 10–2. This was the first Cotton Bowl Classic to have a team's only score be a safety since the 1981 Cotton Bowl Classic. Sean Jackson rushed for 119 yards on 27 carries for the Seminoles and Chris Crooms had two interceptions for A&M, and both were named MVP. Aftermath Florida State moved up one position in the final AP poll for the season, ending at #4. Texas A&M lost three rankings, falling to #12.1991 College Football Polls https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1991-polls.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com 20 November 2025 en The Seminoles would move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1992 and was in position for another shot at the championship before another loss to Miami knocked them out of contention. A&M would go to three more Cotton Bowls before the decade ended but lose all three. Statistics Statistics FSU A&M First downs 17 12 Yards rushing 188 123 Yards passing 92 57 Total yards 280 180Punts-Average 8-43.3 9-39.7Fumbles-Lost 3-1 7–6Interceptions 4 2Penalties-Yards 11-77 6-50 References Category:Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Florida State Seminoles football bowl games Category:Texas A&M Aggies football bowl games Category:January 1992 sports events in the United States Category:1992 in sports in Texas Category:1990s in Dallas