2013 Gator Bowl

August 2023 Gator Bowl 68th Gator Bowl TaxSlayer.com January 1 2013 2012 EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida Mississippi State University Mississippi State Bulldogs 8–4 Dan Mullen SEC 0 10 3 7 Northwestern University Northwestern Wildcats 9–3 21 17 20 Pat Fitzgerald Big Ten 10 3 14 7 Northwestern by 2Covers.com Jared Carpenter (S, Northwestern) & Nickoe Whitley (DB, Mississippi State)https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/2012-2/ 2012 2017-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20171231155430/https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/2012-2/ 2017-12-31 dead Greg Burks (Big 12) 48,612 ESPN2 Bob Wischusen (Play-by-Play) Danny Kanell (Analyst) Allison Williams 1.6Michael Humes, Combined Overnight Ratings for Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl BCS Games Rises over 2012, ESPN, January 2, 2013 The 2013 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on January 1, 2013, at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida in the United States. The 68th edition of the Gator Bowl began at noon EST and aired on ESPN2. It featured the Mississippi State Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against the Northwestern Wildcats from the Big Ten Conference and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Bulldogs accepted their bowl bid after an 8–4 regular season, while the Wildcats accepted theirs after a 9–3 finish. It was the first time that the two teams had met. Northwestern won the game by a score of 34 – 20. Teams Mississippi State 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team With a 3–0 start in conference play (and a 7–0 start overall), the season had a bright outlook for the Bulldogs. However, the schedule's increasing difficulty put the Bulldogs in decline, only finishing at 4–4 and fourth place in the SEC Western Division. This was the Bulldogs' second Gator Bowl; they had previously played in the 2011 game, soundly defeating the Michigan Wolverines by a score of 52–14.http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=205819459 Mississippi State To Face Northwestern In TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl Mississippi State Bulldogs December 2, 2012 December 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121206190440/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=205819459 December 6, 2012 dead mdy-all Northwestern 2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team The Wildcats were undefeated out of conference and posted a 5–3 Big Ten record, good for third place in the Legends Division. Only a one-point loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and an overtime loss to the Michigan Wolverines kept the Wildcats from the division title and a trip to the conference championship game. This game was the Wildcats' first Gator Bowl; it was also their unprecedented fifth consecutive bowl game. The Wildcats got their first bowl victory since the 1948 team won the 1949 Rose Bowl over the California Golden Bears by a score of 20–14.http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120212aaa.html Northwestern Accepts Bid to 2013 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl December 2, 2012 December 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121209172051/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120212aaa.html December 9, 2012 dead mdy-all Game summary Scoring summary Mississippi State Northwestern expand 4 14:13 NORTH - - - IntTD Quentin Williams 29 good Jeff Budzien 0 7 1 4:49 NORTH 15 69 6:00 FG 34 Jeff Budzien 0 10 2 14:48 NORTH 10 43 3:26 FG 37 Jeff Budzien 0 13 2 4:48 MSU 6 53 3:18 FG 27 Devon Bell 3 13 2 1:06 MSU 6 62 1:25 RecTD Arceto Clark Tyler Russell 18 good Devon Bell 10 13 3 10:37 MSU 8 24 3:02 FG 47 Devon Bell 13 13 3 9:25 NORTH 6 76 1:12 RushTD Tyris Jones 3 good Jeff Budzien 13 20 3 0:26 NORTH 8 74 3:59 RushTD Trevor Siemian 4 good Jeff Budzien 13 27 4 11:42 MSU 8 75 3:44 RecTD Malcolm Johnson Tyler Russell 14 good Devon Bell 20 27 4 8:10 NORTH 3 5 1:44 RushTD Venric Mark 3 good Jeff Budzien 20 34 20 34 Statistics Game notes Mississippi State opened as a 2-point favorite, but by kickoff Northwestern was the favorite -2.5 References 2 Gator Bowl Category:Gator Bowl Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football bowl games Category:Northwestern Wildcats football bowl games Gator Bowl Category:21st century in Jacksonville, Florida