The Ducks finished 6th in the Pac-10 Conference. The Demon Deacons rebounded from a 1–3 start to win six of their next seven games to finish fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was Wake Forest's first bowl game since 1979 and Oregon's first since 1990.
Game summary
John Leach scored on a touchdown run to give Wake Forest a 7–0 lead. But Oregon would dominate the quarter and the first half with a Sean Burwell touchdown run from 40 yards and ended the quarter on a Herman O'Berry 24 yard fumble recovery for a touchdown to have a 13–7 lead at the end of one quarter. Wake Forest narrowed the lead on a Mike Green field goal, but Oregon increased their lead on a Vince Ferry touchdown catch from Danny O'Neil, with a Thompson field goal making it 22–10 with :47 remaining in the half. Oregon increased their lead to 29–10 on an Alex Molden interception return for a touchdown with 9:43 in the third. Wake Forest took over from this point, scoring 29 straight points in the third and fourth. Ned Moultrie made it 29–17 on a touchdown run with less than four minutes remaining in the 3rd. Todd Dixon made it 29–24 on a 30 yard touchdown catch from Keith West with :45 in the quarter. Dixon caught another touchdown pass, this time from Bobby Jones, to give the Deacons a 32–29 lead after the two point conversion succeeded. Leach scored his second touchdown from 6 yards out to make it 39–29 with 5:19 remaining. Ronnie Harris scored for the Ducks on a 10 yard touchdown pass from O'Neil to make it 39–35 (after a missed kick) with 1:05 remaining, but the Demon Deacons held on to win their first bowl game since 1946.[1][2]
Aftermath
Dooley retired after the bowl win, and the Demon Deacons would not return to a bowl game until 1999. As for Oregon, they returned to a bowl game three years later, in the Rose Bowl. Neither team has returned to the Independence Bowl since this game.
Statistics
Statistics
Wake Forest
Oregon
First downs
18
17
Rushing yards
193
112
Passing yards
323
227
Interceptions
3
1
Total yards
516
339
Fumbles–lost
3–3
0–0
Penalties–yards
11–108
6–55
Punts–average
4–39.5
7–35.9
References
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
1992, independence, bowl, college, football, postseason, bowl, game, between, wake, forest, demon, deacons, oregon, ducks, 1992, poulan, weed, eater, independence, bowlindependence, bowl, xviioregon, ducks, wake, forest, demon, deacons, acc35, 39head, coach, r. The 1992 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Oregon Ducks 1992 Poulan Weed Eater Independence BowlIndependence Bowl XVIIOregon Ducks Wake Forest Demon Deacons 6 5 7 4 Pac 10 ACC35 39Head coach Rich Brooks Head coach Bill Dooley1234 TotalOregon 13976 35Wake Forest 731415 39DateDecember 31 1992Season1992StadiumIndependence StadiumLocationShreveport LouisianaMVPSE Todd Dixon Wake Forest CB Herman O Berry OregonRefereeTerry Monk Big East Attendance31 337United States TV coverageNetworkESPNAnnouncersSean McDonoughCraig JamesSteve CyphersIndependence Bowl lt 1991 1993 gt Contents 1 Background 2 Game summary 3 Aftermath 4 Statistics 5 ReferencesBackground EditThe Ducks finished 6th in the Pac 10 Conference The Demon Deacons rebounded from a 1 3 start to win six of their next seven games to finish fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference This was Wake Forest s first bowl game since 1979 and Oregon s first since 1990 Game summary EditJohn Leach scored on a touchdown run to give Wake Forest a 7 0 lead But Oregon would dominate the quarter and the first half with a Sean Burwell touchdown run from 40 yards and ended the quarter on a Herman O Berry 24 yard fumble recovery for a touchdown to have a 13 7 lead at the end of one quarter Wake Forest narrowed the lead on a Mike Green field goal but Oregon increased their lead on a Vince Ferry touchdown catch from Danny O Neil with a Thompson field goal making it 22 10 with 47 remaining in the half Oregon increased their lead to 29 10 on an Alex Molden interception return for a touchdown with 9 43 in the third Wake Forest took over from this point scoring 29 straight points in the third and fourth Ned Moultrie made it 29 17 on a touchdown run with less than four minutes remaining in the 3rd Todd Dixon made it 29 24 on a 30 yard touchdown catch from Keith West with 45 in the quarter Dixon caught another touchdown pass this time from Bobby Jones to give the Deacons a 32 29 lead after the two point conversion succeeded Leach scored his second touchdown from 6 yards out to make it 39 29 with 5 19 remaining Ronnie Harris scored for the Ducks on a 10 yard touchdown pass from O Neil to make it 39 35 after a missed kick with 1 05 remaining but the Demon Deacons held on to win their first bowl game since 1946 1 2 Aftermath EditDooley retired after the bowl win and the Demon Deacons would not return to a bowl game until 1999 As for Oregon they returned to a bowl game three years later in the Rose Bowl Neither team has returned to the Independence Bowl since this game Statistics EditStatistics Wake Forest OregonFirst downs 18 17Rushing yards 193 112Passing yards 323 227Interceptions 3 1Total yards 516 339Fumbles lost 3 3 0 0Penalties yards 11 108 6 55Punts average 4 39 5 7 35 9References Edit Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on March 1 2015 Retrieved August 8 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 1992 Independence Bowl GoDucks com the University of Oregon Official Athletics Web Site Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved August 8 2015 This college football bowl article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1992 Independence Bowl amp oldid 1114475402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
