# 1992–93 NCAA football bowl games

The 1992–93 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1992 and January 1993 to end the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Las Vegas Bowl on December 18, 1992, and concluded on January 16, 1993, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

## Schedule

| Date | Game | Site | Time (US EST) | TV | Matchup (pre-game record) | AP pre-game rank | UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank |
| 12/18 | Las Vegas Bowl | Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada | | ESPN | Bowling Green 35 (9–2) (MAC Champion), Nevada 34 (7–4) (Big West Champion) | NR NR | NR NR |
| 12/25 | Aloha Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii | | ABC | Kansas 23 (7–4) (Big Eight), BYU 20 (8–4) (WAC co-Champion) | NR #25 | NR #23 |
| 12/29 | Freedom Bowl | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California | | Raycom | Fresno State 24 (8–4) (WAC co-Champion), USC 7 (6–4–1) (Pac-10) | NR #23 | NR #25 |
| 12/29 | Copper Bowl | Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona | | ESPN | Washington State 31 (8–3) (Pac-10), Utah 28 (6–5) (WAC) | #18 NR | #18 NR |
| 12/30 | Holiday Bowl | Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California | | ESPN | Hawaii 27 (10–2) (WAC co-Champion), Illinois 17 (6–4–1) (Big Ten) | NR NR | #24 NR |
| 12/31 | John Hancock Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas | | CBS | Baylor 20 (6–5) (SWC), Arizona 15 (6–4–1) (Pac-10) | NR #22 | NR #22 |
| 12/31 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | | TBS | Florida 27 (8–4) (SEC), NC State 10 (9–2–1) (ACC) | #14 #12 | #15 #12 |
| 12/31 | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | | ESPN | Ole Miss 13 (8–3) (SEC), Air Force 0 (7–4) (WAC) | #20 NR | #19 NR |
| 12/31 | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana | | ESPN | Wake Forest 39 (7–4) (ACC), Oregon 35 (6–5) (Pac-10) | NR NR | NR NR |
| 1/1 | Florida Citrus Bowl | Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida | 12:00 PM | ABC | Georgia 21 (9–2) (SEC), Ohio State 14 (8–2–1) (Big Ten) | #8 #15 | #8 #14 |
| 1/1 | Hall of Fame Bowl | Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida | | ESPN | Tennessee 38 (8–3) (SEC), Boston College 23 (8–2–1) (Big East) | #17 #16 | #17 #16 |
| 1/1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | 1:30 PM | NBC | Notre Dame 28 (9–1–1) (Independent), Texas A&M 3 (12–0) (SWC Champion) | #5 #4 | #5 #3 |
| 1/1 | Blockbuster Bowl | Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida | | CBS | Stanford 24 (9–3) (Pac-10), Penn State 3 (7–4) (Independent) | #13 #21 | #13 #21 |
| 1/1 | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona | | NBC | Syracuse 26 (9–2) (Big East), Colorado 22 (9–1–1) (Big Eight) | #6 #10 | #9 #6 |
| 1/1 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | 4:30 PM | ABC | Michigan 38 (8–0–3) (Big Ten Champion), Washington 14 (9–2) (Pac-10 co-Champion) | #7 #9 | #7 #11 |
| 1/1 | Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | 7:00 PM | ABC | Alabama 34 (12–0) (SEC Champion), Miami (FL) 13 (11–0) (Big East Champion) | #2 #1 | #2 #1 |
| 1/1 | Orange Bowl | Miami Orange Bowl Miami | 8:00 PM | NBC | Florida State 27 (10–1) (ACC Champion), Nebraska 14 (9–2) (Big Eight Champion) | #3 #11 | #4 #10 |
| 1/2 | Peach Bowl | Georgia Dome Atlanta | | ESPN | North Carolina 21 (8–3) (ACC), Mississippi State 17 (7–4) (SEC) | #24 #19 | NR #20 |