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]
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]
Mississippi State opened as a 2-point favorite, but by kickoff Northwestern was the favorite -2.5
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2013, gator, bowl, 2013, taxslayer, gator, bowl, post, season, american, college, football, bowl, game, held, january, 2013, everbank, field, jacksonville, florida, united, states, 68th, edition, gator, bowl, began, noon, aired, espn2, featured, mississippi, s. 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 2013 TaxSlayer com Gator Bowl68th Gator BowlMississippi State Bulldogs Northwestern Wildcats 8 4 9 3 SEC Big Ten20 34Head coach Dan Mullen Head coach Pat FitzgeraldAPCoachesBCS2117201234 TotalMississippi State 01037 20Northwestern 103147 34DateJanuary 1 2013Season2012StadiumEverBank FieldLocationJacksonville FloridaMVPJared Carpenter S Northwestern amp Nickoe Whitley DB Mississippi State 1 FavoriteMiss St by 2 2 RefereeGreg Burks Big 12 Attendance48 612United States TV coverageNetworkESPN2AnnouncersBob Wischusen Play by Play Danny Kanell Analyst Allison WilliamsNielsen ratings1 6 3 Gator Bowl lt 2012 2014 gt Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Mississippi State 1 2 Northwestern 2 Game summary 2 1 Scoring summary 2 2 Statistics 2 3 Game notes 3 ReferencesTeams editMississippi State edit 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 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 See also 2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team 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 editScoring summary edit Scoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP Mississippi State Northwestern4 14 13 NORTH Interception returned 29 yards for touchdown by Quentin Williams Jeff Budzien kick good 0 71 4 49 15 69 6 00 NORTH 34 yard field goal by Jeff Budzien 0 102 14 48 10 43 3 26 NORTH 37 yard field goal by Jeff Budzien 0 132 4 48 6 53 3 18 MSU 27 yard field goal by Devon Bell 3 132 1 06 6 62 1 25 MSU Arceto Clark 18 yard touchdown reception from Tyler Russell Devon Bell kick good 10 133 10 37 8 24 3 02 MSU 47 yard field goal by Devon Bell 13 133 9 25 6 76 1 12 NORTH Tyris Jones 3 yard touchdown run Jeff Budzien kick good 13 203 0 26 8 74 3 59 NORTH Trevor Siemian 4 yard touchdown run Jeff Budzien kick good 13 274 11 42 8 75 3 44 MSU Malcolm Johnson 14 yard touchdown reception from Tyler Russell Devon Bell kick good 20 274 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 34Statistics edit Game notes edit Mississippi State opened as a 2 point favorite but by kickoff Northwestern was the favorite 2 5References 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2013 Gator Bowl amp oldid 1171587059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
