1992 Peach Bowl Explained

Game Name:Peach Bowl
Date Game Played:January 1
Year Game Played:1992
Football Season:1991
Stadium:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
City:Atlanta, Georgia
Visitor School:North Carolina State University
Visitor Name Short:NC State
Visitor Nickname:Wolfpack
Visitor Record:9–2
Visitor Conference:ACC
Visitor Rank Ap:21
Visitor Rank Coaches:21
Visitor Coach:Dick Sheridan
Visitor 1Q:7
Visitor 2Q:7
Visitor 3Q:13
Visitor 4Q:7
Home School:East Carolina University
Home Name Short:East Carolina
Home Nickname:Pirates
Home Record:10–1
Home Conference:Independent
Home Rank Ap:12
Home Rank Coaches:13
Home Coach:Steve Logan
Home 1Q:7
Home 2Q:10
Home 3Q:0
Home 4Q:20
Referee:John Laurie (Big Eight)
Attendance:59,322
Us Network:ESPN
Us Announcers:Ron Franklin and Mike Gottfried
Different Previous:1990
Different Next:1993 (Jan)

The 1992 Peach Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in 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.[1]

NC State

See main article: 1991 NC State Wolfpack football team.

East Carolina

See main article: 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team.

Game summary

Scoring summary

[2] [3]

Statistics

Statistics[4] 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Carolina State vs East Carolina, 1869-1992. Stassen.com. 31 December 2014.
  2. News: Blake, Pirates come back on Wolfpack. The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1992. March 6, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Grizzard. Mike. 1992 Peach Bowl - East Carolina 37, N.C. State 34. East Carolina Pirates. 28 December 2014. 1 January 1992. https://web.archive.org/web/20141228084934/http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/120510aaj.html. 2014-12-28. dead.
  4. Web site: 1992 Peach Bowl Recap. NC State Wolfpack. 28 December 2014. 1 January 1992. https://web.archive.org/web/20141228080052/http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012512aab.html. 2014-12-28. dead.