1992 John Hancock Bowl
Game nameJohn Hancock Bowl
Subheader59th Sun Bowl
Date game playedDecember 31
Year game played1992
Football season1992
StadiumSun Bowl
CityEl Paso, Texas
Visitor schoolUniversity of Arizona
Visitor name shortArizona
Visitor nicknameWildcats
Visitor record6–4–1
Visitor rank ap22
Visitor rank coaches22
Visitor rank bowlcoalition22
Visitor coachDick Tomey
Visitor conferencePac-10
Visitor 1q3
Visitor 2q10
Visitor 3q0
Visitor 4q2
Home schoolBaylor University
Home name shortBaylor
Home nicknameBears
Home record6–5
Home coachGrant Teaff
Home conferenceSWC
Home 1q0
Home 2q7
Home 3q7
Home 4q6
MvpMelvin Bonner (WR, Baylor)
RefereeBuddy Ward (Big East)
Attendance41,622
Payout1.1M
Us networkCBS
Us announcersVerne Lundquist and Dan Fouts

The 1992 John Hancock Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 1992, at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The game pitted the Baylor Bears against the Arizona Wildcats. It was the final contest of the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 20–15 victory for Baylor. It was also the final game for Grant Teaff, the long-time Baylor coach, who previously announced his retirement.[1]

Statistics

StatisticsBaylorArizona
First downs1223
Rushing yards47136
Passing yards202282
Return yards136
Passes (C–A–I)8–24–020–38–0
Total offense249418
Punts–average6–39.75–33.8
Fumbles–lost4–02–2
Penalties–yards8–308–91
Possession Time27:3832:22

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2015.