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]
Gator Bowl
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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.
^"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
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