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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game |
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| game_name = Gator Bowl |
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| subheader = 68th Gator Bowl |
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| title_sponsor = TaxSlayer.com |
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| date_game_played = January 1 |
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| year_game_played = 2013 |
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| football_season = 2012 |
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| stadium = [[EverBank Field]] |
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| city = [[Jacksonville, Florida]] |
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| visitor_school = Mississippi State University |
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| visitor_name_short = Mississippi State |
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| visitor_nickname = Bulldogs |
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| visitor_record = 8–4 |
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| visitor_coach = [[Dan Mullen]] |
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| visitor_conference = [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] |
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| visitor_1q = 0 |
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| visitor_2q = 10 |
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| visitor_3q = 3 |
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| visitor_4q = 7 |
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| home_school = Northwestern University |
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| home_name_short = Northwestern |
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| home_nickname = Wildcats |
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| home_record = 9–3 |
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| home_rank_AP = 21 |
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| home_rank_coaches = 17 |
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| home_rank_BCS = 20 |
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| home_coach = [[Pat Fitzgerald]] |
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| home_conference = [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] |
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| home_2q = 3 |
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| Odds = Miss. St. by 2<ref>Bowl Schedule, ''Los Angeles Times'', Decembe 8, 2012</ref> |
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| odds = Miss. St. by 2<ref>Bowl Schedule, ''Los Angeles Times'', December 8, 2012</ref> |
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| MVP = Jared Carpenter (S, Northwestern) & Nickoe Whitley (DB, Mississippi State)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/2012-2/ |title = 2012 |access-date=2017-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231155430/https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/2012-2/ |archive-date=2017-12-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| Referee = Greg Burks ([[Big 12]]) |
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| referee = Greg Burks ([[Big 12]]) |
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| attendance = 48,612 |
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| us_network = [[ESPN2]] |
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| us_announcers = [[Bob Wischusen]] (Play-by-Play) <br> [[Danny Kanell]] (Analyst) <br> [[Allison Williams (reporter)|Allison Williams]] |
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| ratings = 1.6<ref>Michael Humes, [http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/01/combined-overnight-ratings-for-rose-bowl-and-orange-bowl-bcs-games-rises-over-2012/ Combined Overnight Ratings for Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl BCS Games Rises over 2012], ESPN, January 2, 2013</ref> |
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The '''2013 [[TaxSlayer.com]] [[Gator Bowl]]''' |
The '''2013 [[TaxSlayer.com]] [[Gator Bowl]]''' was a post-season American [[college football]] [[bowl game]] held on January 1, 2013, at [[EverBank Field]] in [[Jacksonville, Florida]] in the United States. The 68th edition of the Gator Bowl began at noon [[Eastern Standard Time (North America)|EST]] and aired on [[ESPN2]]. It featured the [[2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State Bulldogs]] from the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) against the [[2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern Wildcats]] from the [[Big Ten Conference]] and was the final game of the [[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season]] for both teams. The Bulldogs accepted their bowl bid after an 8–4 regular season, while the Wildcats accepted theirs after a 9–3 finish. It was the first time that the two teams had met. Northwestern won the game by a score of 34 – 20. |
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==Teams== |
==Teams== |
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===Mississippi State=== |
===Mississippi State=== |
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{{see also|2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team}} |
{{see also|2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team}} |
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With a |
With a 3–0 start in conference play (and a 7–0 start overall), the season had a bright outlook for the Bulldogs. However, the schedule's increasing difficulty put the Bulldogs in decline, only finishing at 4–4 and fourth place in the SEC Western Division. |
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This was the Bulldogs' second Gator Bowl; [[2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|they]] had previously played in the [[2011 Gator Bowl|2011 game]], soundly defeating the [[2010 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines]] by a score of 52–14.<ref name="msugatorbowl">{{cite web | url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=205819459 | title=Mississippi State To Face Northwestern In TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl | publisher=Mississippi State Bulldogs | date=December 2, 2012 | access-date=December 3, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206190440/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=205819459 | archive-date=December 6, 2012 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
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===Northwestern=== |
===Northwestern=== |
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{{see also|2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team}} |
{{see also|2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team}} |
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The Wildcats were undefeated out of conference and posted a |
The Wildcats were undefeated out of conference and posted a 5–3 Big Ten record, good for third place in the Legends Division. Only a one-point loss to the [[2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska Cornhuskers]] and an overtime loss to the [[2012 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines]] kept the Wildcats from the division title and a trip to the conference championship game. |
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This game |
This game was the Wildcats' first Gator Bowl; it was also their unprecedented fifth consecutive bowl game. The Wildcats got their first bowl victory since [[1948 Northwestern Wildcats football team|the 1948 team]] won the [[1949 Rose Bowl]] over the [[California Golden Bears football|California Golden Bears]] by a score of 20–14.<ref name="nugator">{{cite web | url=http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120212aaa.html | title=Northwestern Accepts Bid to 2013 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl | date=December 2, 2012 | access-date=December 3, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209172051/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120212aaa.html | archive-date=December 9, 2012 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
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==Game summary== |
==Game summary== |
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===First quarter=== |
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===Second quarter=== |
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===Third quarter=== |
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===Fourth quarter=== |
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===Scoring summary=== |
===Scoring summary=== |
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| Quarter=2 |
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| Time=14:48 |
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| Team=NORTH |
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| DrivePlays=10 |
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| DriveLength=43 |
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| DriveTime=3:26 |
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| Type=FG |
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| yards=37 |
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| Kicker=Jeff Budzien |
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| Visitor=0 |
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| Home=13 |
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| Quarter=2 |
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| Time=4:48 |
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| Team=MSU |
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| DrivePlays=6 |
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| DriveLength=53 |
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| DriveTime=3:18 |
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| Type=FG |
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| yards=27 |
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| Kicker=Devon Bell |
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| Visitor=3 |
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| Home=13 |
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| Quarter=2 |
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| Time=1:06 |
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| Team=MSU |
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| DrivePlays=6 |
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| DriveLength=62 |
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| DriveTime=1:25 |
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| Type=RecTD |
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| Receiver=Arceto Clark |
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| QB=[[Tyler Russell]] |
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| yards=18 |
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| kickresult=good |
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| Kicker=Devon Bell |
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| Visitor=10 |
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| Home=13 |
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| Quarter=3 |
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| Time=10:37 |
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| Team=MSU |
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| DrivePlays=8 |
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| DriveLength=24 |
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| DriveTime=3:02 |
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| Type=FG |
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| yards=47 |
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| Kicker=Devon Bell |
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| Visitor=13 |
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| Quarter=3 |
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| Time=9:25 |
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| Team=NORTH |
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| DrivePlays=6 |
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| DriveLength=76 |
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| DriveTime=1:12 |
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| Type=RushTD |
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| Runner=Tyris Jones |
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| yards=3 |
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| Kicker=Jeff Budzien |
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| Visitor=13 |
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| Quarter=3 |
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| Time=0:26 |
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| Team=NORTH |
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| DrivePlays=8 |
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| DriveLength=74 |
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| DriveTime=3:59 |
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| Type=RushTD |
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| Runner=[[Trevor Siemian]] |
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| yards=4 |
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| kickresult=good |
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| Kicker=Jeff Budzien |
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| Visitor=13 |
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| Home=27 |
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| Quarter=4 |
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| Time=11:42 |
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| Team=MSU |
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| DrivePlays=8 |
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| DriveLength=75 |
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| DriveTime=3:44 |
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| Type=RecTD |
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| Receiver=Malcolm Johnson |
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| QB=Tyler Russell |
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| yards=14 |
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| kickresult=good |
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| Kicker=Devon Bell |
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| Visitor=20 |
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| Home=27 |
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| Quarter=4 |
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| Time=8:10 |
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| Team=NORTH |
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| DrivePlays=3 |
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| DriveLength=5 |
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| DriveTime=1:44 |
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| Type=RushTD |
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| Runner=[[Venric Mark]] |
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| yards=3 |
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| kickresult=good |
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| Kicker=Jeff Budzien |
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| Visitor=20 |
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| Home=34 |
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===Statistics=== |
===Statistics=== |
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===Game notes=== |
===Game notes=== |
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Mississippi State opened as a 2-point favorite, but by kickoff Northwestern was the favorite -2.5 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.gatorbowl.com/ Official site of the Gator Bowl] |
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[[Category:2012–13 NCAA football bowl games|Gator Bowl]] |
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[[Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football bowl games]] |
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Date | January 1, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | EverBank Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Jared Carpenter (S, Northwestern) & Nickoe Whitley (DB, Mississippi State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Miss. St. by 2[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Greg Burks (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 48,612 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Bob Wischusen (Play-by-Play) Danny Kanell (Analyst) Allison Williams | ||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 1.6[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2013 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on January 1, 2013, at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida in the United States. The 68th edition of the Gator Bowl began at noon EST and aired on ESPN2. It featured the Mississippi State Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against the Northwestern Wildcats from the Big Ten Conference and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Bulldogs accepted their bowl bid after an 8–4 regular season, while the Wildcats accepted theirs after a 9–3 finish. It was the first time that the two teams had met. Northwestern won the game by a score of 34 – 20.
Teams
[edit]Mississippi State
[edit]With a 3–0 start in conference play (and a 7–0 start overall), the season had a bright outlook for the Bulldogs. However, the schedule's increasing difficulty put the Bulldogs in decline, only finishing at 4–4 and fourth place in the SEC Western Division.
This was the Bulldogs' second Gator Bowl; they had previously played in the 2011 game, soundly defeating the Michigan Wolverines by a score of 52–14.[4]
Northwestern
[edit]The Wildcats were undefeated out of conference and posted a 5–3 Big Ten record, good for third place in the Legends Division. Only a one-point loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and an overtime loss to the Michigan Wolverines kept the Wildcats from the division title and a trip to the conference championship game.
This game was the Wildcats' first Gator Bowl; it was also their unprecedented fifth consecutive bowl game. The Wildcats got their first bowl victory since the 1948 team won the 1949 Rose Bowl over the California Golden Bears by a score of 20–14.[5]
Game summary
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Statistics
[edit]Game notes
[edit]Mississippi State opened as a 2-point favorite, but by kickoff Northwestern was the favorite -2.5
References
[edit]- ^ "2012". Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2012
- ^ Michael Humes, Combined Overnight Ratings for Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl BCS Games Rises over 2012, ESPN, January 2, 2013
- ^ "Mississippi State To Face Northwestern In TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl". Mississippi State Bulldogs. December 2, 2012. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Northwestern Accepts Bid to 2013 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl". December 2, 2012. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.