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.[2]
NC State
East Carolina
Game summary
Scoring summary
| Scoring summary
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| Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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| Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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NC State
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East Carolina
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| 1
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NC State
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Gary Downs 2-yard touchdown run, Damon Hartman kick good
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7
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0
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| 1
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East Carolina
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Cedric Van Buren 5-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Blake, Brenner kick good
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7
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7
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| 2
|
|
|
|
|
NC State
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Todd Harrison 4-yard touchdown reception from Terry Jordan, Hartman kick good
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14
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7
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| 2
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|
|
|
|
East Carolina
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27-yard field goal by Brenner
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14
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10
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| 2
|
|
|
|
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East Carolina
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Hunter Gallimore 55-yard touchdown reception from Blake, Brenner kick good
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14
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17
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| 3
|
|
|
|
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NC State
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Robert Hinton 14-yard touchdown reception from Jordan, Hartman kick good
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21
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17
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| 3
|
|
|
|
|
NC State
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Greg Manior 1-yard touchdown run, kick no good (blocked)
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27
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17
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| 4
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|
|
|
|
NC State
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Charles Davenport 52-yard touchdown reception from Ledel George, Hartman kick good
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34
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17
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| 4
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|
|
|
|
East Carolina
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Blake 2-yard touchdown run, Brenner kick good
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34
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24
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| 4
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|
|
|
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East Carolina
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Dion Johnson 17-yard touchdown reception from Blake, 2-point run failed
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34
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30
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| 4
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|
|
|
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East Carolina
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Luke Fisher 22-yard touchdown reception from Blake, Brenner kick good
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34
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37
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| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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NC State
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East Carolina
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[3][4]
Statistics
| Statistics[1] |
NCSU |
ECU
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| First downs |
20 |
24
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| Plays–yards |
80-383 |
75–420
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| Rushes–yards |
56-186 |
24–42
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| Passing yards |
197 |
378
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| Passing: Comp–Att–Int |
16-24-1 |
31–51–3
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| Time of possession |
36:07 |
23:53
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See also
References
- ^ a b "1992 Peach Bowl Recap". NC State Wolfpack. January 1, 1992. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ "North Carolina State vs East Carolina, 1869-1992". Stassen.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "Blake, Pirates come back on Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
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