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.

1992 Peach Bowl
1234 Total
NC State 77137 34
East Carolina 710020 37
DateJanuary 1, 1992
Season1991
StadiumAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
RefereeJohn Laurie (Big Eight)
Attendance59,322[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRon Franklin and Mike Gottfried
Peach Bowl
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Teams

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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

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East Carolina

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Game summary

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Scoring summary

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Statistics

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Statistics[1] 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1992 Peach Bowl Recap". NC State Wolfpack. January 1, 1992. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "North Carolina State vs East Carolina, 1869-1992". Stassen.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Blake, Pirates come back on Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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.