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, 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 BowlJack 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 BowlFlorida 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 ClassicCotton 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 BowlSun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona NBCSyracuse 26 (9–2) (Big East),Colorado 22 (9–1–1) (Big Eight)#6#10#9#61/1Rose BowlRose 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 BowlLouisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana7:00 PMABCAlabama 34 (12–0) (SEC Champion),Miami (FL) 13 (11–0) (Big East Champion)#2#1#2#11/1Orange BowlMiami 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
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