1992–93 NCAA football bowl games

{{short description|College football postseason game series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox College football bowl games

| season = 1992

| image =

| image_caption =

| regular_season =

| number_of_bowls = 18

| all_star_games =

| bowl_start = December 18, 1992

| bowl_end =
January 1, 1993

| championship_bowl = 1993 Sugar Bowl

| championship_location = Louisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana

| champions = Alabama Crimson Tide

| conference1 = SEC

| conference1_teams = 6

| conference1_wins = 5

| conference1_losses = 1

| conference1_ap_poll =

| conference2 = Pac-10

| conference2_teams = 6

| conference2_wins = 2

| conference2_losses = 4

| conference2_ap_poll =

| conference3 = Big Eight

| conference3_teams = 6

| conference3_wins = 2

| conference3_losses = 4

| conference3_ap_poll =

| conference4 = WAC

| conference4_teams = 5

| conference4_wins = 2

| conference4_losses = 3

| conference4_ap_poll =

| conference5 = ACC

| conference5_teams = 4

| conference5_wins = 3

| conference5_losses = 1

| conference5_ap_poll =

| conference6 = Big Ten

| conference6_teams = 3

| conference6_wins = 1

| conference6_losses = 2

| conference6_ap_poll =

| conference7 = SWC

| conference7_teams = 2

| conference7_wins = 1

| conference7_losses = 1

| conference7_ap_poll =

| conference8 = Independents

| conference8_teams = 2

| conference8_wins = 1

| conference8_losses = 1

| conference8_ap_poll =

| conference9 = MAC

| conference9_teams = 1

| conference9_wins = 1

| conference9_losses = 0

| conference9_ap_poll =

| conference10 = Big West

| conference10_teams = 1

| conference10_wins = 0

| conference10_losses = 1

| conference10_ap_poll =

}}

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,{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1992-bowls.html | title=1992 College Football Bowl Games | access-date=December 23, 2018 | work=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

class="wikitable"
Date

!Game

!Site

!Time
(US EST)

!TV

!Matchup
(pre-game record)

!AP
pre-game
rank

!UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank

12/18

|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

12/29

|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{{cite news |title=SIMS, HAWAII TURN BACK ILLINOIS IN HOLIDAY BOWL |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/12/31/sims-hawaii-turn-back-illinois-in-holiday-bowl/150e861f-e3f3-4e4b-9075-769c7c08c75d/ |date=December 31, 1992 |access-date=December 24, 2018}}

|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
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

|ESPN

|Wake Forest 39 (7–4) (ACC),
Oregon 35 (6–5) (Pac-10)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

1/1

|Florida Citrus Bowl{{cite news | title=Georgia runs over Ohio State CITRUS BOWL/ Georgia 21, Ohio state 14 QB Zeier excels; late TD decisive | newspaper=The Baltimore Sun | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-01-02-1993002062-story.html | date=January 2, 1993 | access-date=December 24, 2018 }}

|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{{cite news | title=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 | newspaper=The Baltimore Sun | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-01-02-1993002048-story.html | date=January 2, 1993 | access-date=December 24, 2018 }}

|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{{cite news | title=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. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-02-sp-2495-story.html | date=January 2, 1993 | access-date=December 24, 2018 }}

|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{{cite news | title=ROSE BOWL | newspaper=The Washington Post | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/01/02/rose-bowl/091ebf37-59d2-48d8-9e69-08510dac7e10/ | date=January 2, 1993 | access-date=December 24, 2018 }}

|Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California

|4:30 PM

|ABC

|Michigan 38 (8–0–3) (Big Ten Champion),
Washington 31 (9–2) (Pac-10 co-Champion)

|#7
#9

|#7
#11

1/1

|Sugar Bowl{{cite news | title=COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Roll Tide! Alabama Dethrones No. 1 Miami | newspaper=The New York Times | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/02/sports/college-football-roll-tide-alabama-dethrones-no-1-miami.html | date=January 2, 1993 | access-date=December 24, 2018 }}

|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{{cite web | title=Florida State 27, Nebraska 14 | publisher=United Press International | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/01/01/Florida-State-27-Nebraska-14/8039725864400/ | date=January 1, 1993 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|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

|ESPN

|North Carolina 21 (8–3) (ACC),
Mississippi State 17 (7–4) (SEC)

|#24
#19

|NR
#20

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