1992–93 NCAA football bowl games

College football postseason game series August 2023 1992 18 December 18, 1992 January 1, 1993 1993 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana Alabama Crimson Tide SEC 6 5 1 Pac-10 6 2 4 Big Eight 6 2 4 WAC 5 2 3 ACC 4 3 1 Big Ten 3 1 2 SWC 2 1 1 Independents 2 1 1 MAC 1 1 0 Big West 1 0 1 The 1992–93 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1992 and January 1993 to end the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games,https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1992-bowls.html 1992 College Football Bowl Games December 23, 2018 Sports Reference and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Las Vegas Bowl on December 18, 1992, and concluded on January 16, 1993, with the season-ending Senior Bowl. Schedule DateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchup(pre-game record)APpre-gamerankUPI (Coaches)pre-gamerank12/18Las Vegas BowlSam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada ESPNBowling Green 35 (9–2) (MAC Champion),Nevada 34 (7–4) (Big West Champion)NRNRNRNR12/25Aloha BowlAloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii ABCKansas 23 (7–4) (Big Eight),BYU 20 (8–4) (WAC co-Champion)NR#25NR#2312/29Freedom BowlAnaheim Stadium Anaheim, California RaycomFresno State 24 (8–4) (WAC co-Champion),USC 7 (6–4–1) (Pac-10)NR#23NR#2512/29Copper BowlArizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona ESPNWashington State 31 (8–3) (Pac-10),Utah 28 (6–5) (WAC)#18NR#18NR12/30Holiday BowlSIMS, HAWAII TURN BACK ILLINOIS IN HOLIDAY BOWL The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/12/31/sims-hawaii-turn-back-illinois-in-holiday-bowl/150e861f-e3f3-4e4b-9075-769c7c08c75d/ December 31, 1992 December 24, 2018Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California ESPNHawaii 27 (10–2) (WAC co-Champion),Illinois 17 (6–4–1) (Big Ten)NRNR#24NR12/31John Hancock BowlSun Bowl El Paso, Texas CBSBaylor 20 (6–5) (SWC),Arizona 15 (6–4–1) (Pac-10)NR#22NR#2212/31Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida TBSFlorida 27 (8–4) (SEC),NC State 10 (9–2–1) (ACC)#14#12#15#1212/31Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee ESPNOle Miss 13 (8–3) (SEC),Air Force 0 (7–4) (WAC)#20NR#19NR12/31Independence BowlIndependence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana ESPNWake Forest 39 (7–4) (ACC),Oregon 35 (6–5) (Pac-10)NRNRNRNR1/1Florida Citrus BowlGeorgia runs over Ohio State CITRUS BOWL/ Georgia 21, Ohio state 14 QB Zeier excels; late TD decisive The Baltimore Sun https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/01/02/georgia-runs-over-ohio-state-citrus-bowl-georgia-21-ohio-state-14-qb-zeier-excels-late-td-decisive/ January 2, 1993 December 24, 2018 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida12:00 PMABCGeorgia 21 (9–2) (SEC),Ohio State 14 (8–2–1) (Big Ten)#8#15#8#141/1Hall of Fame BowlTampa Stadium Tampa, Florida ESPNTennessee 38 (8–3) (SEC),Boston College 23 (8–2–1) (Big East)#17#16#17#161/1Cotton Bowl ClassicIrish rest case with 7-game win streak COTTON BOWL/ Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M; 3 Notre Dame hands Texas A&M; 1st loss The Baltimore Sun https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/01/02/irish-rest-case-with-7-game-win-streak-cotton-bowl-notre-dame-28-texas-a-3-notre-dame-hands-texas-a-1st-loss/ January 2, 1993 December 24, 2018 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas1:30 PMNBCNotre Dame 28 (9–1–1) (Independent),Texas A&M 3 (12–0) (SWC Champion)#5#4#5#31/1Blockbuster BowlJoe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida CBSStanford 24 (9–3) (Pac-10),Penn State 3 (7–4) (Independent)#13#21#13#211/1Fiesta BowlSyracuse Leaves Colorado Kicking Self : Fiesta: Buffaloes' missed extra points, field goal combine with Dar Dar's long runback in a 26-22 victory by the Orangemen. Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-02-sp-2495-story.html January 2, 1993 December 24, 2018 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona NBCSyracuse 26 (9–2) (Big East),Colorado 22 (9–1–1) (Big Eight)#6#10#9#61/1Rose BowlROSE BOWL The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/01/02/rose-bowl/091ebf37-59d2-48d8-9e69-08510dac7e10/ January 2, 1993 December 24, 2018 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California4:30 PMABCMichigan 38 (8–0–3) (Big Ten Champion),Washington 31 (9–2) (Pac-10 co-Champion)#7#9#7#111/1Sugar BowlCOLLEGE FOOTBALL; Roll Tide! Alabama Dethrones No. 1 Miami The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/02/sports/college-football-roll-tide-alabama-dethrones-no-1-miami.html January 2, 1993 December 24, 2018 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana7:00 PMABCAlabama 34 (12–0) (SEC Champion),Miami (FL) 13 (11–0) (Big East Champion)#2#1#2#11/1Orange BowlFlorida State 27, Nebraska 14 United Press International https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/01/01/Florida-State-27-Nebraska-14/8039725864400/ January 1, 1993 December 23, 2018 Miami Orange Bowl Miami8:00 PMNBCFlorida State 27 (10–1) (ACC Champion),Nebraska 14 (9–2) (Big Eight Champion)#3#11#4#101/2Peach BowlGeorgia Dome Atlanta ESPNNorth Carolina 21 (8–3) (ACC),Mississippi State 17 (7–4) (SEC)#24#19NR#20 References