| Game Name: | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Subheader: | 56th Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Title Sponsor: | Mobil |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Year Game Played: | 1992 |
| Football Season: | 1991 |
| Home School: | University of Texas A&M |
| Home Name Short: | Texas A&M |
| Home Nickname: | Aggies |
| Home Record: | 10–1 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 9 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 9 |
| Home 1Q: | 2 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | RB Sean Jackson (Florida State) S Chris Crooms (Texas A&M) |
| Visitor School: | Florida State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Florida State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Seminoles |
| Visitor Record: | 10–2 |
| Visitor Conference: | Independent |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 5 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 6 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Us Network: | CBS |
| Type: | bg |
| Referee: | Jack Baker (WAC) |
| Attendance: | 73,728 |
The 1992 Cotton Bowl Classic featured the Florida State Seminoles and the Texas A&M Aggies.
The Aggies were the Southwest Conference champions for the first time since 1987, and they had done it with a perfect 8-0 record in conference. A Tulsa loss early in the season was their only one in the regular season as they bounced back to play in the Cotton Bowl for the first time since 1988. The Seminoles were the preseason #1 team, and they had stayed #1 until their loss to Miami. A loss to Florida the next week dropped them to #5, but the Seminoles looked to finish strong in their first Cotton Bowl Classic and 8th consecutive bowl season.
Rain turned out to be the enemy for the Aggies, who could only muster a safety after Quentin Coryatt sacked Casey Weldon five minutes into the game. But the Seminoles responded eight minutes later with a Weldon touchdown run that had been set up by a fumble recovery by Clifton Abraham. The game was marred by missed opportunities and 13 turnovers, which tied a bowl record. With 2:40 to go, Gerry Thomas would seal A&M's fate with a 27-yard field goal, making the final score 10-2. This was the first Cotton Bowl Classic to have a team's only score be a safety since the 1981 Cotton Bowl Classic. Sean Jackson rushed for 119 yards on 27 carries for the Seminoles and Chris Crooms had two interceptions for A&M, and both were named MVP.
The Seminoles would move to the Atlantic Coast Conference and was in position for another shot at the championship before another loss to Miami knocked them out of contention. A&M would go to three more Cotton Bowls before the decade ended but lose all three.
| Statistics | FSU | A&M |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 17 | 12 |
| Yards Rushing | 188 | 123 |
| Yards Passing | 92 | 57 |
| Total Yards | 280 | 180 |
| Punts-Average | 8-43.3 | 9-39.7 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 7-6 |
| Interceptions | 4 | 2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 11-77 | 6-50 |