1992 Peach Bowl
American college football game
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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.
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The Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Laurie (Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 59,322[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ron Franklin and Mike Gottfried | ||||||||||||||||||||
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
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Statistics
| Statistics[1] | NCSU | ECU |
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| 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 |