| Game Name: | Gator Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Outback |
| Date Game Played: | December 31 |
| Year Game Played: | 1992 |
| Football Season: | 1992 |
| Stadium: | Gator Bowl Stadium |
| City: | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Visitor School: | University of Florida |
| Visitor Name Short: | Florida |
| Visitor Nickname: | Gators |
| Visitor Record: | 8–4 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 14 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 15 |
| Visitor Rank Bowlcoalition: | 15 |
| Visitor Coach: | Steve Spurrier |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | North Carolina State University |
| Home Name Short: | NC State |
| Home Nickname: | Wolfpack |
| Home Record: | 9–2–1 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 12 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 12 |
| Home Rank Bowlcoalition: | 12 |
| Home Coach: | Dick Sheridan |
| Home Conference: | ACC |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Mvp: | RB Errict Rhett, Florida WR Reggie Lawrence, NC State |
| Referee: | Ron Winter (Big Ten) |
| Attendance: | 71,233 |
| Us Network: | TBS |
| Us Announcers: | Gary Bender, Pat Haden and Craig Sager |
| Different Previous: | 1991 |
The 1992 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 1992, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The game matched the Florida Gators against the NC State Wolfpack. It was the final 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season contest for both teams. It was the first of three Gator Bowls sponsored by Outback Steakhouse; thus, it was also known as the 1992 Outback Gator Bowl. The game ended in a 27–10 victory for the Gators.
The game matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference against the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Gators, having lost the 1992 SEC Championship Game to the Alabama Crimson Tide, were co-champions of the Eastern Division of the SEC with the Georgia Bulldogs. The Wolfpack were runners-up in the ACC behind the Florida State Seminoles. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Gators and the Wolfpack, and was their thirteenth meeting. Florida led the series heading into the game.[1]
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| Statistics | FLA | NCSU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 26 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 69–445 | 47–267 |
| Rushes–yards | 50–198 | 25–54 |
| Passing yards | 247 | 213 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–39–2 | 22–42–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:43 | 26:17 |