1992–93 NCAA football bowl games

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,[1] 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.

1992–93 NCAA football bowl games
Season1992
Number of bowls18
Bowl gamesDecember 18, 1992 –
January 1, 1993
National Championship1993 Sugar Bowl
Location of ChampionshipLouisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsAlabama Crimson Tide
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
MAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
Big West 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

Schedule
Date Game Site Time
(US EST)		 TV Matchup
(pre-game record)		 AP
pre-game
rank		 UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank
12/14 Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney, Nevada		   ESPN Bowling Green 35 (9–2) (MAC Champion),
Nevada 34 (7–4) (Big West Champion)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/25 Aloha Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii		   ABC Kansas 23 (7–4) (Big Eight),
BYU 20 (8–4) (WAC co-Champion)		 NR
#25		 NR
#23
12/28 Freedom Bowl Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California		   Raycom Fresno State 24 (8–4) (WAC co-Champion),
USC 7 (6–4–1) (Pac-10)		 NR
#23		 NR
#25
12/29 Copper Bowl Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona		   ESPN Washington State 31 (8–3) (Pac-10),
Utah 28 (6–5) (WAC)		 #18
NR		 #18
NR
12/30 Holiday Bowl [2] Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California		   ESPN Hawaii 27 (10–2) (WAC co-Champion),
Illinois 17 (6–4–1) (Big Ten)		 NR
NR		 #24
NR
12/31 John Hancock Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas		   CBS Baylor 20 (6–5) (SWC),
Arizona 15 (6–4–1) (Pac-10)		 NR
#22		 NR
#22
12/31 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida		   TBS Florida 27 (8–4) (SEC),
NC State 10 (9–2–1) (ACC)		 #14
#12		 #15
#12
12/31 Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee		   ESPN Ole Miss 13 (8–3) (SEC),
Air Force 0 (7–4) (WAC)		 #20
NR		 #19
NR
12/31 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana		     Wake Forest 39 (7–4) (ACC),
Oregon 35 (6–5) (Pac-10)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
1/1 Florida Citrus Bowl [3] Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida		 12:00 PM ABC Georgia 21 (9–2) (SEC),
Ohio State 14 (8–2–1) (Big Ten)		 #8
#15		 #8
#14
1/1 Hall of Fame Bowl Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida		   ESPN Tennessee 38 (8–3) (SEC),
Boston College 23 (8–2–1) (Big East)		 #17
#16		 #17
#16
1/1 Cotton Bowl Classic[4] Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas		 1:30 PM NBC Notre Dame 28 (9–1–1) (Independent),
Texas A&M 3 (12–0) (SWC Champion)		 #5
#4		 #5
#3
1/1 Blockbuster Bowl Joe Robbie Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida		   CBS Stanford 24 (9–3) (Pac-10),
Penn State 3 (7–4) (Independent)		 #13
#21		 #13
#21
1/1 Fiesta Bowl[5] Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona		   NBC Syracuse 26 (9–2) (Big East),
Colorado 22 (9–1–1) (Big Eight)		 #6
#10		 #9
#6
1/1 Rose Bowl[6] Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California		 4:30 PM ABC Michigan 38 (8–0–3) (Big Ten Champion),
Washington 14 (9–2) (Pac-10 co-Champion)		 #7
#9		 #7
#11
1/1 Sugar Bowl[7] Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana		 7:00 PM ABC Alabama 34 (12–0) (SEC Champion),
Miami (FL) 13 (11–0) (Big East Champion)		 #2
#1		 #2
#1
1/1 Orange Bowl[8] Miami Orange Bowl
Miami		 8:00 PM NBC Florida State 27 (10–1) (ACC Champion),
Nebraska 14 (9–2) (Big Eight Champion)		 #3
#11		 #4
#10
1/2 Peach Bowl Georgia Dome
Atlanta		     North Carolina 21 (8–3) (ACC),
Mississippi State 17 (7–4) (SEC)		 #24
#19		 NR
#20

References
  1. "1992 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. "SIMS, HAWAII TURN BACK ILLINOIS IN HOLIDAY BOWL". The Washington Post. December 31, 1992. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  3. "Georgia runs over Ohio State CITRUS BOWL/ Georgia 21, Ohio state 14 QB Zeier excels; late TD decisive". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1993. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  4. "Irish 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. January 2, 1993. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  5. "Syracuse 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. January 2, 1993. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  6. "ROSE BOWL". The Washington Post. January 2, 1993. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  7. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Roll Tide! Alabama Dethrones No. 1 Miami". The New York Times. January 2, 1993. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  8. "Florida State 27, Nebraska 14". United Press International. January 1, 1993. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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