1992 Peach Bowl

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1992 Peach Bowl
1234 Total
NC State 77137 34
East Carolina 710020 37
DateJanuary 1, 1992
Season
Network
ESPN
AnnouncersRon Franklin and Mike Gottfried
Peach Bowl
 < 1990 1993 (Jan)

The 1992 Peach Bowl was an American

Atlanta, Georgia. The game matched the North Carolina State Wolfpack against the East Carolina Pirates. It was the final contest of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 37–34 victory for the Pirates. This was the last edition of the Peach Bowl, as well as the last overall football game, played at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, as the game moved to the Georgia Dome
in the following year.

Teams

The game matched the North Carolina State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the then-independent East Carolina Pirates in the first bowl game featuring those two teams. NC State was the runner-up of the ACC. The game represented the nineteenth matchup between the two teams; NC State led the series 12–6 heading into the game.[2]

NC State

East Carolina

Game summary

Scoring summary

[3][4]

Statistics

Statistics[1] NCSU ECU
First downs 20 24
Plays–yards 80-383 75–420
Rushes–yards 56-186 24–42
Passing yards 197 378
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-24-1 31–51–3
Time of possession 36:07 23:53

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "1992 Peach Bowl Recap". NC State Wolfpack. January 1, 1992. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "North Carolina State vs East Carolina, 1869-1992". Stassen.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
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  4. ^ Grizzard, Mike (January 1, 1992). "1992 Peach Bowl - East Carolina 37, N.C. State 34". East Carolina Pirates. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.