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==Teams==
==Teams==

===Mississippi State===
===Mississippi State===
{{see also|2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team}}
{{see also|2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team}}
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.
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; [[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 02, 2012 | accessdate=December 03, 2012}}</ref>
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 | accessdate=December 3, 2012}}</ref>


===Northwestern===
===Northwestern===
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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.
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.


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 02, 2012 | accessdate=December 03, 2012}}</ref>
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 | accessdate=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
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==Game summary==
==Game summary==

===Scoring summary===
===Scoring summary===
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===Statistics===
===Statistics===



===Game notes===
===Game notes===

Revision as of 12:15, 9 April 2013

MVPJared Carpenter (S- Northwestern)

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

Mississippi State

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.[3]

Northwestern

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.[4]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Mississippi State Northwestern
4 14:13 - - - NORTH Interception returned 29 yards for touchdown by Quentin Williams, Jeff Budzien kick good 0 7
1 4:49 15 69 6:00 NORTH 34-yard field goal by Jeff Budzien 0 10
2 14:48 10 43 3:26 NORTH 37-yard field goal by Jeff Budzien 0 13
2 4:48 6 53 3:18 MSU 27-yard field goal by Devon Bell 3 13
2 1:06 6 62 1:25 MSU Arceto Clark 18-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Russell, Devon Bell kick good 10 13
3 10:37 8 24 3:02 MSU 47-yard field goal by Devon Bell 13 13
3 9:25 6 76 1:12 NORTH Tyris Jones 3-yard touchdown run, Jeff Budzien kick good 13 20
3 0:26 8 74 3:59 NORTH Trevor Siemian 4-yard touchdown run, Jeff Budzien kick good 13 27
4 11:42 8 75 3:44 MSU Malcolm Johnson 14-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Russell, Devon Bell kick good 20 27
4 8:10 3 5 1:44 NORTH Venric Mark 3-yard touchdown run, Jeff Budzien kick good 20 34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 34

Statistics

Game notes

References

  1. ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2012
  2. ^ Michael Humes, Combined Overnight Ratings for Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl BCS Games Rises over 2012, ESPN, January 2, 2013
  3. ^ "Mississippi State To Face Northwestern In TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl". Mississippi State Bulldogs. December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Northwestern Accepts Bid to 2013 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl". December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.