Sugar Bowl
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The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football
bowl game
played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
. The Sugar Bowl has been played annually since January 1, 1935, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on January 2, 2009. The Sugar Bowl, along with the Orange Bowl and Sun Bowl
, are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl
(first played 1902, played annually since 1916).
The Sugar Bowl is also a member of the Bowl Championship Series
. Presently, its official title is the Allstate
Sugar Bowl after its current sponsor.
The Sugar Bowl hosted the BCS National Championship Game
in 2000
and 2004
. However, since the 2006 season, the BCS National Championship Game
has been a stand-alone event one week following the New Year's Day bowl games (including the Sugar Bowl). Under the current BCS format, the Sugar Bowl itself will not host the BCS National Championship Game, but the Superdome will be one of the four rotating stadiums used to host the BCS National Championship Game.
The Sugar Bowl hosts the Southeastern Conference (SEC)
champion unless (under the current BCS alignment) the team is selected to play in the national championship game; in that case the Sugar Bowl can select a team at-large from any conference as the host team. The SEC champion has participated in every standalone BCS National Championship Game since 2006; the Sugar Bowl has used its replacement selection on an SEC at-large team. As such, an SEC team has played in the Sugar Bowl every year since the 2000–01 game.
The payout for the 2006 game was $14–17 million per participating team. According to Sports Illustrated
, the 2007 salary for Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan was $607,500.
to showcase the city's mild weather compared to the harsh winters in northern cities. As one of the organizers said: "In New York, people are buried in snow. Here, our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." In 1902, the annual festival was enhanced by adding a football game.
In 1926, leaders in Miami, Florida decided to do the same with a "Fiesta of the American Tropics" that was centered around a New Year's Day football game. Although a second "Fiesta" was never held, Miami leaders later revived the idea with the "Palm Festival" (with the slogan "Have a Green Christmas in Miami"). The football game and associated festivities of the Palm Festival were soon named the "Orange Bowl."
In New Orleans, Louisiana, the idea of a New Year's Day football game was first presented in 1927 by Colonel James M. Thomson, publisher of the New Orleans Item, and Sports Editor Fred Digby. Every year thereafter, Digby repeated called for action, and even came up with the name "Sugar Bowl" for his proposed football game.
By 1935, enough support had been garnered for the first Sugar Bowl. The game was played in Tulane Stadium
, which had been built in 1926 on Tulane University's campus (before 1871, Tulane's campus was Paul Foucher's Plantation, where Foucher's father-in-law, Etienne de Bore, had first granulated sugar from cane syrup). Warren V. Miller, the first president of the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association, guided the Sugar Bowl through its difficult formative years of 1934 and 1935.
Much controversy preceded the 1956 Sugar Bowl, where Bobby Grier's Pitt Panthers
would meet the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
. There was controversy over whether Grier should be allowed to play, and whether Georgia Tech should even play at all due to Georgia governor Marvin Griffin
's opposition to integration.
In November 1967, Army
's success on the field made them a strong candidate to be selected for the 1968 Sugar Bowl. However, Pentagon officials, in the midst of the Vietnam War
, refused to allow the team to play what would have been the academy's first bowl game ever--citing the "heavy demands on the players' time" as well as an emphasis on football "not consistent with the academy's basic mission: to produce career Army officers."
Tulane Stadium hosted the game from 1935 through 1975. It has been played in the Louisiana Superdome
since 1976. The Sugar Bowl's corporate title sponsor was USF&G
Financial Services from 1987 to 1995 and Nokia
cellular telephones of Finland
from 1995 to 2006. In March 2006 Allstate Insurance
was announced as the new title sponsor. ABC Sports
televised the game from 1969 through 2006. Since 2007 Fox Sports
has televised the game as a part of their contract with the BCS. ESPN
will start airing the game with the 2010–11 season, after outbidding Fox for the broadcasting rights.
The 2006 Sugar Bowl game was played at the Georgia Dome
in Atlanta, Georgia
because of the extensive damage the Superdome suffered as a result of Hurricane Katrina
. The Sugar Bowl has since returned to the refurbished Superdome.
Prior to the BCS
, the game traditionally hosted the Southeastern Conference (SEC)
champion against a top-tier at-large opponent. Under the current BCS format, the Sugar Bowl continues to host the SEC champion against a top-tier at-large opponent, unless the SEC champion goes to the BCS National Championship Game
.
The Sugar Bowl maintains an archive of past programs, images, newsreels, and other materials. The archive, originally housed in the Superdome, survived Hurricane Katrina, but a more secure home was needed. During the summer of 2007, the Sugar Bowl donated its materials to The Historic New Orleans Collection
, designating it the permanent home of its archive.
2011 Sugar Bowl winner Ohio State vacated its Sugar Bowl victory over Arkansas in response to National Collegiate Athletic Association
allegations over a memorabilia-for-cash scandal.
+ - Denotes Bowl Coalition
Championship game
^ - Denotes Bowl Alliance
Championship game
* - Denotes BCS National Championship Game
† - Played in the Georgia Dome
in Atlanta, Georgia
because of Hurricane Katrina
‡ - Ohio State had defeated Arkansas, 31-26, but the game was vacated due to NCAA infractions committed.
NOTE: Terrell Pryor, the winner of the 2011 award, was ruled ineligible and his entire record was vacated from the 2010 season.
while only the Rose Bowl
was shown on ABC
. Fox aired 4 BCS Bowl Games (Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl
, Sugar Bowl and the BCS National Championship Game
) through the 2009-2010 season. Starting with the 2010-2011 season, ESPN
will air the games, out bidding Fox for the rights to the games.
From 1999-2006, the game aired on ABC as part of its BCS package, where it had also been televised from 1969 through 1998. The Sugar Bowl was the only Bowl Alliance game to stick with ABC following the 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons; the Fiesta and Orange Bowls were televised by CBS
. Prior to that, NBC
aired the game for several years.
The game is also broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio
.
ESPN America also broadcasts the game live across Europe.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. The Sugar Bowl has been played annually since January 1, 1935, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on January 2, 2009. The Sugar Bowl, along with the Orange Bowl and Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl
The Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl...
, are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
(first played 1902, played annually since 1916).
The Sugar Bowl is also a member of the Bowl Championship Series
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
. Presently, its official title is the Allstate
Allstate
The Allstate Corporation is the second-largest personal lines insurer in the United States and the largest that is publicly held. The company also has personal lines insurance operations in Canada. Allstate was founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck and Co., and was spun off in 1993...
Sugar Bowl after its current sponsor.
The Sugar Bowl hosted the BCS National Championship Game
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
in 2000
2000 Sugar Bowl
The 2000 Sugar Bowl was the designated Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game for the United States 1999 college football season and was played on January 4, 2000, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana...
and 2004
2004 Sugar Bowl
The 2004 Sugar Bowl, the BCS title game for the 2003 college football season, was played on January 4, 2004 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The teams were LSU Tigers and the Oklahoma Sooners...
. However, since the 2006 season, the BCS National Championship Game
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
has been a stand-alone event one week following the New Year's Day bowl games (including the Sugar Bowl). Under the current BCS format, the Sugar Bowl itself will not host the BCS National Championship Game, but the Superdome will be one of the four rotating stadiums used to host the BCS National Championship Game.
The Sugar Bowl hosts the Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
champion unless (under the current BCS alignment) the team is selected to play in the national championship game; in that case the Sugar Bowl can select a team at-large from any conference as the host team. The SEC champion has participated in every standalone BCS National Championship Game since 2006; the Sugar Bowl has used its replacement selection on an SEC at-large team. As such, an SEC team has played in the Sugar Bowl every year since the 2000–01 game.
The payout for the 2006 game was $14–17 million per participating team. According to Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
, the 2007 salary for Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan was $607,500.
History
In 1890, Pasadena, California held its first Tournament of Roses ParadeTournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
to showcase the city's mild weather compared to the harsh winters in northern cities. As one of the organizers said: "In New York, people are buried in snow. Here, our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." In 1902, the annual festival was enhanced by adding a football game.
In 1926, leaders in Miami, Florida decided to do the same with a "Fiesta of the American Tropics" that was centered around a New Year's Day football game. Although a second "Fiesta" was never held, Miami leaders later revived the idea with the "Palm Festival" (with the slogan "Have a Green Christmas in Miami"). The football game and associated festivities of the Palm Festival were soon named the "Orange Bowl."
In New Orleans, Louisiana, the idea of a New Year's Day football game was first presented in 1927 by Colonel James M. Thomson, publisher of the New Orleans Item, and Sports Editor Fred Digby. Every year thereafter, Digby repeated called for action, and even came up with the name "Sugar Bowl" for his proposed football game.
By 1935, enough support had been garnered for the first Sugar Bowl. The game was played in Tulane Stadium
Tulane Stadium
Tulane Stadium was an outdoor football stadium located in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1926 to 1980. Officially known as the Third Tulane Stadium, it replaced the "Second Tulane Stadium" where the Telephone Exchange Building is now located...
, which had been built in 1926 on Tulane University's campus (before 1871, Tulane's campus was Paul Foucher's Plantation, where Foucher's father-in-law, Etienne de Bore, had first granulated sugar from cane syrup). Warren V. Miller, the first president of the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association, guided the Sugar Bowl through its difficult formative years of 1934 and 1935.
Much controversy preceded the 1956 Sugar Bowl, where Bobby Grier's Pitt Panthers
Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football...
would meet the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. While the team is officially designated as the Yellow Jackets, it is also referred to as the Ramblin' Wreck. The Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
. There was controversy over whether Grier should be allowed to play, and whether Georgia Tech should even play at all due to Georgia governor Marvin Griffin
Marvin Griffin
Samuel Marvin Griffin, Sr. was a politician from the US state of Georgia. He served as the 72nd Governor of Georgia from 1955 to 1959.-Early life:...
's opposition to integration.
In November 1967, Army
Army Black Knights football
The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946....
's success on the field made them a strong candidate to be selected for the 1968 Sugar Bowl. However, Pentagon officials, in the midst of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, refused to allow the team to play what would have been the academy's first bowl game ever--citing the "heavy demands on the players' time" as well as an emphasis on football "not consistent with the academy's basic mission: to produce career Army officers."
Louisiana Superdome
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, previously known as the Louisiana Superdome and colloquially known as the Superdome, is a sports and exhibition arena located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA...
since 1976. The Sugar Bowl's corporate title sponsor was USF&G
USF&G
USF&G was an American insurance company which existed from 1896 until 1998. Originally called United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, the Baltimore, Maryland-based company was organized on March 19, 1896, and commenced business on August 1, 1896...
Financial Services from 1987 to 1995 and Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
cellular telephones of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
from 1995 to 2006. In March 2006 Allstate Insurance
Allstate
The Allstate Corporation is the second-largest personal lines insurer in the United States and the largest that is publicly held. The company also has personal lines insurance operations in Canada. Allstate was founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck and Co., and was spun off in 1993...
was announced as the new title sponsor. ABC Sports
ESPN on ABC
ESPN on ABC is the brand used for sports programming on the ABC television network. Officially the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, for all practical purposes, ABC's sports division has been merged with ESPN, a sports cable network majority-owned by ABC's parent, The...
televised the game from 1969 through 2006. Since 2007 Fox Sports
Fox Sports (USA)
Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...
has televised the game as a part of their contract with the BCS. ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
will start airing the game with the 2010–11 season, after outbidding Fox for the broadcasting rights.
The 2006 Sugar Bowl game was played at the Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
because of the extensive damage the Superdome suffered as a result of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. The Sugar Bowl has since returned to the refurbished Superdome.
Prior to the BCS
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
, the game traditionally hosted the Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
champion against a top-tier at-large opponent. Under the current BCS format, the Sugar Bowl continues to host the SEC champion against a top-tier at-large opponent, unless the SEC champion goes to the BCS National Championship Game
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
.
The Sugar Bowl maintains an archive of past programs, images, newsreels, and other materials. The archive, originally housed in the Superdome, survived Hurricane Katrina, but a more secure home was needed. During the summer of 2007, the Sugar Bowl donated its materials to The Historic New Orleans Collection
The Historic New Orleans Collection
The Historic New Orleans Collection is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the study and preservation of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South region of the United States. It is located in New Orleans' French Quarter. The institution was established in 1966...
, designating it the permanent home of its archive.
2011 Sugar Bowl winner Ohio State vacated its Sugar Bowl victory over Arkansas in response to National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
allegations over a memorabilia-for-cash scandal.
Game results
Italics denote a tie game.+ - Denotes Bowl Coalition
Bowl Coalition
The Bowl Coalition was a predecessor of the Bowl Championship Series that was formed through an agreement among college football bowl games and conferences for the purpose of forcing a national championship game between the top two teams and to provide quality bowl game matchups for the champions...
Championship game
^ - Denotes Bowl Alliance
Bowl Alliance
The Bowl Alliance was an agreement among college football bowl games for the purpose of trying to match the top two teams in a national championship bowl game and to provide quality bowl game matchups for the champions of its member conferences...
Championship game
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
† - Played in the Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
because of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
‡ - Ohio State had defeated Arkansas, 31-26, but the game was vacated due to NCAA infractions committed.
| Annual | Winning Team !! colspan="2" | Losing Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st 1935 Sugar Bowl The 1935 Sugar Bowl was the first Sugar Bowl game and Tulane hosted unbeaten Temple before a crowd of 22,206 in New Orleans. Temple took a 14-0 lead before Tulane came back to win the game 20-14 The game was played at Tulane's home field, so it was technically a home game for the Green Wave... |
January 1, 1935 | 20 | 14 | ||
| 2nd 1936 Sugar Bowl The 1936 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1935 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1936, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the , representing the Southeastern Conference , and the , representing the Southwest Conference... |
January 1, 1936 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | January 1, 1937 | 21 | 14 | ||
| 4th | January 1, 1938 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 5th | January 2, 1939 | TCU 1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team The 1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 1938 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer and finished with an undefeated season. At season's end, Davey O'Brien won the Heisman Trophy and the Horned Frogs were crowned as national... |
15 | 7 | |
| 6th 1940 Sugar Bowl The 1940 Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked Texas A&M Aggies, and the fifth ranked Tulane Green Wave. The game was played at Tulane's home field, so it was technically a home game for the Green Wave.... |
January 1, 1940 | Texas A&M | 14 | 13 | |
| 7th 1941 Sugar Bowl The 1941 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the fourth ranked Tennessee Volunteers and the fifth ranked Boston College Eagles, both with records of 10–0.... |
January 1, 1941 | 19 | Tennessee 1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1940 college football season. Head coach Robert Neyland led his team to a 10-1 record including eight shut-outs and out-scored his opponents 332-45. The 1940 Tennessee Volunteers won the school's second... |
13 | |
| 8th 1942 Sugar Bowl The 1942 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the and the Fordham Rams.Those who watched the game were concerned by the attack on Pearl Harbor, which had occurred less than four weeks previously. Despite the entry of the United States into World War II, the bowl game was played on schedule. New... |
January 1, 1942 | Fordham | 2 | 0 | |
| 9th 1943 Sugar Bowl The 1943 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the fourth ranked Tulsa Golden Hurricane, and the seventh ranked Tennessee Volunteers.Tulsa took a 7–0 lead on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Glenn Dobbs to Cal Purdin in the second quarter. Tennessee scored on a three-yard run by Gold, but the extra... |
January 1, 1943 | 14 | 7 | ||
| 10th | January 1, 1944 | 20 | 18 | ||
| 11th 1945 Sugar Bowl The 1945 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1944 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1945, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference and the , representing the Southern Conference... |
January 1, 1945 | 29 | Alabama | 26 | |
| 12th | January 1, 1946 | Oklahoma State | 33 | 13 | |
| 13th 1947 Sugar Bowl The 1947 Sugar Bowl was played between the third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs and the ninth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. Georgia won 20–10.In the second quarter, North Carolina scored on a four-yard Walt Pupa touchdown run to take a 7–0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Georgia scored on a 4-yard... |
January 1, 1947 | Georgia | 20 | 10 | |
| 14th 1948 Sugar Bowl The 1948 Sugar Bowl featured the fifth ranked Texas Longhorns and the sixth ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.In the first quarter, Texas scored on a 99 yard touchdown pass form Bobby Layne to Blount, as Texas opened a 7-0 lead. In the second quarte, Alabama tied the game on an 8 yard touchdown pass from... |
January 1, 1948 | Texas | 27 | Alabama | 7 |
| 15th 1949 Sugar Bowl The 1949 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the third ranked North Carolina Tar Heels and the fifth ranked Oklahoma Sooners.In the first quarter, Oklahoma scored on a 1 yard Mitchell touchdown run as the Sooners jumped out to a 7-0 lead. North Carolina answered with a 2 yard touchdown run from... |
January 1, 1949 | Oklahoma | 14 | 6 | |
| 16th 1950 Sugar Bowl The 1950 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the second ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the 9th ranked LSU Tigers.Prior to the game, former LSU player Piggy Barnes was caught spying on Oklahoma practices with a telescope and a camera.... |
January 2, 1950 | Oklahoma | 35 | 0 | |
| 17th 1951 Sugar Bowl The 1951 Sugar Bowl was the 17th Sugar Bowl matchup, pitting the Big Seven champion Oklahoma Sooners against the Southeastern Conference champion Kentucky Wildcats . Oklahoma's regular season record was 10-0; Kentucky's was 10-1... |
January 1, 1951 | Kentucky 1950 Kentucky Wildcats football team The 1950 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1950 college football season. The offense scored 393 points while the defense allowed 69 points... |
13 | Oklahoma 1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 1950-1951.-Schedule:... |
7 |
| 18th 1952 Sugar Bowl The 1952 Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked Tennessee Volunteers, and the third ranked Maryland Terrapins. In the first quarter, Maryland scored on a two-yard touchdown run Ed Fullerton, giving the Terrapins a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, Fullerton threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Bob... |
January 1, 1952 | Maryland 1951 Maryland Terrapins football team The 1951 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association college football in its 31st season as a member of the Southern Conference. Maryland outscored its opponents, 381–74, and finished the season with a 10–0 record, including... |
28 | Tennessee 1951 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1951 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1951 college football season. In his next to last season as head coach, Robert Neyland led Tennessee to their second consecutive national title and the fourth during his tenure. 1951 was also Neyland's ninth... |
13 |
| 19th 1953 Sugar Bowl The 1953 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the second ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the seventh ranked Ole Miss Rebels. Georgia Tech won the matchup 24-7 to clinch a national championship.... |
January 1, 1953 | 24 | 7 | ||
| 20th | January 1, 1954 | 42 | West Virginia 1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–1 record and traveled to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 42–19.-Schedule:-References:... |
19 | |
| 21st 1955 Sugar Bowl The 1955 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 5th ranked Navy Midshipmen and the 6th ranked Ole Miss Rebels.Running back Joe Gattuso scored on a 3 yard touchdown run as Navy took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The second quarter had no scoring... |
January 1, 1955 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 22nd 1956 Sugar Bowl The 1956 Sugar Bowl featured the 7th ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the 11th ranked Pitt Panthers. The game was played on January 2, since New Year's Day was a Sunday. Much controversy preceded the 1956 Sugar Bowl... |
January 2, 1956 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 23rd 1957 Sugar Bowl The 1957 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 2nd ranked Tennessee Vols, and the 11th ranked Baylor Bears. Behind the help of a strong defense, the Baylor Bears upset the number 2 and undefeated Tennessee Vols.... |
January 1, 1957 | 13 | Tennessee 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1956 college football season. The Volunteers offense scored 275 points while the defense allowed 88 points. Bowden Wyatt was the team's head coach and led the club to an appearance in the Sugar... |
7 | |
| 24th 1958 Sugar Bowl The 1958 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the seventh ranked Ole Miss Rebels and the eleventh ranked Texas Longhorns.In the first quarter, Ole Miss running back Raymond Brown scored on a 1 yard touchdown run as the Rebels took a 6-0 lead. He would finish the game with 157 yards rushing on 15... |
January 1, 1958 | 39 | Texas | 7 | |
| 25th 1959 Sugar Bowl The 1959 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked LSU Tigers, and the 12th ranked Clemson Tigers. This game was one of the classic Sugar Bowl games, as LSU won its first ever national championship.... |
January 1, 1959 | LSU 1958 LSU Tigers football team The 1958 LSU Tigers segregated football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1958 college football season. Under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers cruised to an undefeated season capped by a win over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl... |
7 | Clemson | 0 |
| 26th 1960 Sugar Bowl The 1960 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 2nd ranked Ole Miss Rebels, and the third ranked LSU Tigers. LSU was the defending national champions, playing in their home state.... |
January 1, 1960 | Mississippi | 21 | LSU 1959 LSU Tigers football team The 1959 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1959 college football season. The Tigers were coached by Paul Dietzel and were the defending national champions.-Pre-season:... |
0 |
| 27th 1961 Sugar Bowl The 1961 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 2nd ranked Ole Miss Rebels, and the unranked Rice Owls. After winning the game Ole Miss claimed the national championship.... |
January 2, 1961 | Mississippi 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team The 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1960 college football season. The Rebels were named national champions by the Football Writers Association of America.-Season:... |
14 | 6 | |
| 28th 1962 Sugar Bowl The 1962 Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and the 9th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.-Alabama:Alabama entered the contest undefeated and as champions of the SEC.-Arkansas:... |
January 1, 1962 | Alabama | 10 | Arkansas | 3 |
| 29th 1963 Sugar Bowl The 1963 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 3rd ranked Ole Miss Rebels, and the 6th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. Behind a solid win, Ole Miss locked up its second national championship in three years.-Game summary:... |
January 1, 1963 | 17 | Arkansas | 13 | |
| 30th 1964 Sugar Bowl The 1964 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1963 bowl game season, was the 30th annual contest and took place on January 1, 1964, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the and the Alabama Crimson Tide, both representing the Southeastern Conference... |
January 1, 1964 | Alabama | 12 | 7 | |
| 31st 1965 Sugar Bowl The 1965 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 7th ranked LSU Tigers, and the unranked Syracuse Orangemen.Syracuse jumped on top following a 23 yard Smith field goal taking a 3-0 lead. When Syracuse got the ball next, LSU's defense forced a safety, making it 3-2. Syracuse's Clarke returned a... |
January 1, 1965 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 32nd 1966 Sugar Bowl The 1966 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the sixth-ranked Missouri Tigers and the unranked Florida Gators.After a scoreless first quarter, Missouri went on a tear in the second quarter. Brown scored on a 16-yard touchdown run giving the Tigers a 7-0 lead. Roland threw an 11-yard touchdown pass... |
January 1, 1966 | 20 | Florida | 18 | |
| 33rd 1967 Sugar Bowl The 1967 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1966 bowl game season, took place on January 2, 1967, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference , and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, representing the Big Eight Conference... |
January 2, 1967 | Alabama | 34 | Nebraska 1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1966 college football season... |
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| 34th 1968 Sugar Bowl The 1968 Sugar Bowl featured the 5th ranked Wyoming Cowboys, and the unranked LSU Tigers.Wyoming scored first in the second quarter, on a 1 yard touchdown run from Jim Kiick, as Wyoming took a 7-0 lead. Jerry DePoyster added field goals of 24 and 49 yards as Wyoming extended its lead to 13-0 at... |
January 1, 1968 | 20 | Wyoming 1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team The 1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1967 NCAA football season. The Cowboys offense scored 289 points while the defense allowed 119 points. Led by head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys competed in the 1968 Sugar Bowl... |
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| 35th 1969 Sugar Bowl The 1969 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 4th ranked Georgia Bulldogs, and the 9th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. Chuck Dicus was named Sugar Bowl MVP after catching 12 passes.-Arkansas:... |
January 1, 1969 | Arkansas | 16 | Georgia | 2 |
| 36th 1970 Sugar Bowl The 1970 Sugar Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the . In the thirty-sixth Sugar Bowl, #13 Ole Miss upset #3 Arkansas, 27–22.-Setting:... |
January 1, 1970 | 27 | Arkansas | 22 | |
| 37th | January 1, 1971 | 34 | 13 | ||
| 38th | January 1, 1972 | Oklahoma 1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1971 NCAA University Division season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium... |
40 | Auburn 1971 Auburn Tigers football team The 1971 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1971 college football season. The Tigers offense scored 335 points while the defense allowed 182 points.-Season:In the Iron Bowl, Auburn lost to Alabama, 31–7.-Schedule:... |
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| 39th 1972 Sugar Bowl (December) The 1972 Sugar Bowl Game, a 1972-1973 American college football bowl game, was played on December 31, 1972. This 39th edition of the Sugar Bowl featured the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Oklahoma Sooners. Both teams came in with a 10-1 record. Penn State had a #5 AP ranking, whereas Oklahoma had... |
December 31, 1972 | Oklahoma 1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1972 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where... |
14 | Penn State | 0 |
| 40th 1973 Sugar Bowl The 1973 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1973 bowl game season, took place on December 31, 1973, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference , and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, competing as a football independent... |
December 31, 1973 | Notre Dame 1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1973 college football season. The Irish, coached by Ara Parseghian, ended the season undefeated with 11 wins and no losses, winning the national championship... |
24 | Alabama | 23 |
| 41st | December 31, 1974 | Nebraska 1974 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1974 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1974 college football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:... |
13 | Florida | 10 |
| 42nd 1975 Sugar Bowl The 1975 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1975 bowl game season, took place on December 31, 1975, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference and the 1977 Penn State Nittany Lions, competing as a football... |
December 31, 1975 | Alabama | 13 | Penn State | 6 |
| 43rd | January 1, 1977 | Pittsburgh 1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1976 college football season and is recognized as that season's consensus National Champions... |
27 | Georgia | 3 |
| 44th 1978 Sugar Bowl The 1978 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1977 bowl game season, took place on January 2, 1978, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference and the Ohio State Buckeyes, representing the Big Ten Conference... |
January 2, 1978 | Alabama | 35 | Ohio State 1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1977-1978. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1978 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, where they lost 35–6 to the Alabama Crimson Tide.-Schedule:-1978 NFL... |
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| 45th 1979 Sugar Bowl The 1979 Sugar Bowl was the 45th edition of the Sugar Bowl, which was played on January 1, 1979 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Louisiana Superdome. The matchup featured the #1–ranked, 11–0 Penn State Nittany Lions and the #2–ranked, 10–1 Alabama Crimson Tide... |
January 1, 1979 | Alabama | 14 | Penn State | 7 |
| 46th 1980 Sugar Bowl The 1980 Sugar Bowl featured the second ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and the sixth ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. Alabama defeated Arkansas, 24-9, winning their third national championship of the decade.-Arkansas:... |
January 1, 1980 | Alabama 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football team In 1979 the Alabama Crimson Tide capped off a decade of remarkable success with the seventh perfect season in program history, after 1925, 1930, 1934, 1945, 1961, and 1966 . The Tide defense recorded five shutouts and allowed only two teams to score in double digits... |
24 | Arkansas | 9 |
| 47th 1981 Sugar Bowl The 1981 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked Georgia Bulldogs, and the seventh ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish.In the first quarter, Notre Dame scored on a 50 yard Oliver field goal, giving the Irish a 3-0 lead. Another Notre Dame scoring opportunity in the first quarter was foiled... |
January 1, 1981 | Georgia | 17 | Notre Dame | 10 |
| 48th 1982 Sugar Bowl The 1982 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the second place ranked Georgia Bulldogs and the eighth ranked Pittsburgh Panthers. The Panthers won the game, and left ranked fourth in the country, while the losing Bulldogs left the game ranked sixth in the country... |
January 1, 1982 | Pittsburgh 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1981 college football season. Despite having one loss, the Panthers were selected as National Champions by the National Championship Foundation and Montgomery Full Season Championship, although a national... |
24 | Georgia | 20 |
| 49th 1983 Sugar Bowl The 1983 Sugar Bowl was the 49th edition to the annual game. It featured the second-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, and the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Penn State won 27-23, to win the national championship, and finish number 1 in the polls.... |
January 1, 1983 | Penn State | 27 | Georgia | 23 |
| 50th 1984 Sugar Bowl The 1984 Sugar Bowl was the 50th edition to the annual game. It featured the third ranked Auburn Tigers, and the eighth ranked Michigan Wolverines. Auburn won the game by a 9-7 margin.... |
January 2, 1984 | Auburn 1983 Auburn Tigers football team The 1983 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 11–1 record and won their first SEC title since 1957.... |
9 | Michigan 1983 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1983 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1983 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler... |
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| 51st 1985 Sugar Bowl The 1985 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the fifth ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the eleventh ranked LSU Tigers.In the first quarter, Lewis kicked a 37 yard field goal to give LSU an early 3-0 lead. In the second quarter, running back Dalton Hilliard scored on a 2 yard touchdown run as LSU... |
January 1, 1985 | Nebraska 1984 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1984Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:... |
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| 52nd 1986 Sugar Bowl The 1986 Sugar Bowl, featuring the 2nd ranked Miami Hurricanes and the 8th ranked Tennessee Volunteers, was played on January 1, 1986, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.... |
January 1, 1986 | Tennessee 1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 325 points while the defense allowed 140 points. At season’s end, the Volunteers ranked fourth in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll... |
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| 53rd 1987 Sugar Bowl The 1987 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the fifth ranked LSU Tigers, and the sixth ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. It was the third time in five seasons that the two teams had met in a bowl game, with Nebraska winning all three encounters.... |
January 1, 1987 | Nebraska 1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:... |
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| 54th 1988 Sugar Bowl The 1988 Sugar Bowl was the 54th edition to the annual game. It featured the fourth ranked Syracuse Orangemen, and the sixth ranked Auburn Tigers... |
January 1, 1988 | Syracuse 1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team The 1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team finished 11–0–1 and tied Auburn in the 1988 Sugar Bowl.-Schedule:-1987 Team Players in the NFL:... |
16 | Auburn 1987 Auburn Tigers football team The 1987 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 9–1–2 record and won their first of three straight SEC titles. Auburn went on to tie an undefeated Syracuse team in the 1988... |
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| 55th 1989 Sugar Bowl The 1989 Sugar Bowl was the 57th edition of the annual game. It featured the fourth ranked and the seventh ranked Auburn Tigers. The game was a defensive slugfest, with the final score Florida State 13, Auburn 7.... |
January 2, 1989 | 13 | Auburn 1988 Auburn Tigers football team The 1988 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record and won their second of three straight SEC titles, sharing it with LSU. LSU handed Auburn their only conference... |
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| 56th 1990 Sugar Bowl The 1990 USF&G Sugar Bowl, part of the 1989 season, took place on January 1, 1990, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference , and the Miami Hurricanes, competing as a football independent... |
January 1, 1990 | Miami 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team The 1989 Miami Hurricanes were the national champions of the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The national championship was the third won by the University of Miami in football.-Offense:-Defense:-Special Teams:-Schedule:... |
33 | Alabama | 25 |
| 57th | January 1, 1991 | Tennessee 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 465 points while the defense allowed 220 points... |
23 | Virginia 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team The 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1990 college football season. The Cavaliers offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 227 points. Led by head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers competed in the .... |
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| 58th 1992 Sugar Bowl The 1992 Sugar Bowl was the 58th edition to the annual game. It featured the third-ranked Florida Gators and the 18th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Using a come-from-behind performance, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish upset the highly favored Gators 39–28... |
January 1, 1992 | Notre Dame | 39 | Florida | 28 |
| 59th 1993 Sugar Bowl The 1993 Sugar Bowl took place on January 1, 1993, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. It served as the final game and the National Championship of the 1992–93 college football season. The game featured two unbeaten teams in the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Miami Hurricanes... + |
January 1, 1993 | Alabama 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1992 college football season. This was the team's third season under head coach Gene Stallings. They played their home games at both Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Legion Field in Birmingham,... |
34 | Miami 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team The 1992 Miami Hurricanes represented the University of Miami in the 1992 NCAA College Football season.-Schedule:-Awards and honors:*Gino Torretta, Davey O'Brien Award*Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy *Gino Torretta, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award... |
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| 60th | January 1, 1994 | Florida | 41 | West Virginia 1993 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 1993 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 11–0 and won the school's first Big East Conference championship. The team traveled to the , where they lost to the Florida Gators, 41–7. WVU finished the season 11–1.-Schedule:-season:The 1993 season began with... |
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| 61st | January 2, 1995 | 23 | Florida | 17 | |
| 62nd 1995 Sugar Bowl (December) The 1995 Sugar Bowl was the 62nd edition of the post-season American college football Sugar Bowl bowl game. It featured the Virginia Tech Hokies and the and was held at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 31, 1995... |
December 31, 1995 | Virginia Tech 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1995 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer... |
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| 63rd 1997 Sugar Bowl The 1997 Sugar Bowl was the 63rd edition to the annual game. It featured the top ranked , and their heated rivals, the third ranked Florida Gators. It was the designated National Championship Game for the 1996-97 season by the Bowl Alliance. The match up was supposed to feature the top two teams... ^ |
January 2, 1997 | Florida 1996 Florida Gators football team The 1996 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's seventh season under head coach Steve Spurrier... |
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| 64th 1998 Sugar Bowl The 1998 Sugar Bowl was played on January 1, 1998. This 64th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Florida State Seminoles... |
January 1, 1998 | Florida State 1997 Florida State Seminoles football team The 1997 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State Seminoles in the college football season of 1997. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games in Doak Campbell Stadium.-Schedule:... |
31 | Ohio State 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1997-1998. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–3 record, including the 1998 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, where they lost 31–14 to the Florida State Seminoles.-Schedule:-NFL... |
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| 65th 1999 Sugar Bowl The 1999 Sugar Bowl a 1998-1999 BCS game was played on January 1, 1999. This 65th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Texas A&M Aggies... |
January 1, 1999 | Ohio State 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1998-1999. The team's head football coach was John Cooper. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11 and 1, and... |
24 | Texas A&M 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 11-3 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 7-1.-Schedule:-Florida State:-Louisiana Tech:-Southern Miss:-North Texas:-Kansas:... |
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| 66th 2000 Sugar Bowl The 2000 Sugar Bowl was the designated Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game for the United States 1999 college football season and was played on January 4, 2000, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana... * |
January 4, 2000 | Florida State 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team The 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team was the national champion of the 1999 college football season. The team finished with a perfect 12-0 record, and was the first in NCAA history to go "wire-to-wire," being ranked continuously as the nation's #1 team from the preseason through the bowl... |
46 | Virginia Tech 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team -Regular season:Michael Vick led the Hokies to an 11–1 season and to the Bowl Championship Series national title game in the 2000 Nokia Sugar Bowl against Florida State. Although Virginia Tech lost 46–29, Vick was able to bring the team back from a 21 point deficit to take a 29-28 lead into the... |
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| 67th 2001 Sugar Bowl The 2001 Sugar Bowl a 2000–2001 BCS game was played on January 2, 2001. This 67th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Florida Gators, and the , in an in-state rivalry game... |
January 2, 2001 | 37 | Florida 2000 Florida Gators football team September 30, 2000The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback... |
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| 68th 2002 Sugar Bowl The 2002 Sugar Bowl a 2001–2002 BCS game was played on January 1, 2002. This 68th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Illinois Fighting Illini, and the LSU Tigers... |
January 1, 2002 | LSU 2001 LSU Tigers football team The 2001 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2001–2002. Coached by Nick Saban, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU went 10–3 and won the SEC West and represented the division in the 2001... |
47 | Illinois 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team The 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season season. Led by senior quarterback Kurt Kittner, the team won the Big Ten Conference title and earned a Sugar Bowl berth, but lost to LSU, 47–34.-Schedule:... |
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| 69th 2003 Sugar Bowl The 2003 Sugar Bowl a 2002–2003 BCS game was played on January 1, 2003. This 69th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Florida State Seminoles, and the Georgia Bulldogs... |
January 1, 2003 | Georgia | 26 | Florida State 2002 Florida State Seminoles football team -Schedule:... |
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| 70th 2004 Sugar Bowl The 2004 Sugar Bowl, the BCS title game for the 2003 college football season, was played on January 4, 2004 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The teams were LSU Tigers and the Oklahoma Sooners... * |
January 4, 2004 | LSU 2003 LSU Tigers football team The 2003 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2003–2004. Coached by Nick Saban, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After a bit of controversy, LSU won the BCS National Championship, the first... |
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| 71st 2005 Sugar Bowl The 2005 Sugar Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Auburn Tigers at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 3, 2005. It was the 71st edition of the annual Sugar Bowl football contest... |
January 3, 2005 | Auburn 2004 Auburn Tigers football team The 2004 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Auburn compiled a record of 13–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship and finishing the season ranked #2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll... |
16 | Virginia Tech 2004 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2004 Virginia Tech Hokies football team won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship in its inaugural year in the conference, running off a streak of eight straight wins to end the regular season after a 2-2 start. Tech finished 10th in the final Associated Press poll with a 10-3 record... |
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| 72nd 2006 Sugar Bowl The 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl game was played on January 2, 2006, as part of the Bowl Championship Series. This 72nd edition of the Sugar Bowl featured the West Virginia Mountaineers, champions of the Big East, and the Southeastern Conference Champion Georgia Bulldogs... † |
January 2, 2006 | West Virginia 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with an 11–1 record. The Mountaineers won their third consecutive Big East Title with a conference record of 7–0... |
38 | Georgia 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10-3 record. Winning 10 games for the fourth year in a row, Georgia tied its own record for consecutive 10 win seasons. The Bulldogs, with a regular season SEC record of 6-2, won the SEC East and advanced to the 2005 SEC... |
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| 73rd 2007 Sugar Bowl The 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl Game was a college football bowl game, which formed part of the 2006–2007 Bowl Championship Series of the 2006 NCAA Division I-BS football season. Played on January 3, 2007, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, it was the 73rd Sugar Bowl... |
January 3, 2007 | LSU 2006 LSU Tigers football team The 2006 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team's coach was former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... |
41 | Notre Dame 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team which represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his second year as head coach and played their home football games at Notre Dame... |
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| 74th 2008 Sugar Bowl The 2008 Allstate Sugar Bowl Game was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the 74th Sugar Bowl... |
January 1, 2008 | Georgia 2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team competed on behalf of the University of Georgia in American football against teams from other colleges and universities. The Bulldogs tied for first place in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference but lost a tie-breaker with the University of... |
41 | Hawaii 2007 Hawaii Warriors football team The 2007 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in the 2007 NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision college football season.... |
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| 75th 2009 Sugar Bowl The 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl was the 75th annual edition of the annual college football bowl game that is part of the 2008–09 bowl season of the Bowl Championship Series 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season... |
January 2, 2009 | Utah 2008 Utah Utes football team The 2008 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the college football season of 2008–2009. The team, coached by 4th year head football coach Kyle Whittingham, plays its home games in Rice–Eccles Stadium... |
31 | Alabama 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 76th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference and its 17th within the SEC Western Division... |
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| 76th 2010 Sugar Bowl The 2010 Sugar Bowl Game was an American college football bowl game that was part of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 76th Sugar Bowl... |
January 1, 2010 | Florida 2009 Florida Gators football team The 2009 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2009 college football season... |
51 | Cincinnati 2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team The 2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team, coached by Brian Kelly, played its home games in Nippert Stadium.... |
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| 77th 2011 Sugar Bowl The 2011 Sugar Bowl Game was an American college football bowl game that was part of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 77th Sugar Bowl. The contest took place on January 4, 2011, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The... ‡ |
January 4, 2011 | Ohio State 2010 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2010 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They were members of the Big Ten Conference... |
31 | Arkansas 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2010 football season. The team played five home games at Razorback Stadium and two home games at War Memorial Stadium. Coach Bobby Petrino was in his third year with the Razorbacks. They were members of the... |
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| 78th 2012 Sugar Bowl The 2012 Sugar Bowl Game will be a postseason college football bowl game on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.... |
January 3, 2012 | SEC Champion | 0 | BCS at Large | 0 |
Most Valuable Players (Miller-Digby Award)
| Year played | MVP | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Bobby Layne Bobby Layne Robert Lawrence "Bobby" Layne was an American football quarterback who played for 15 seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears in 1948, the New York Bulldogs in 1949, the Detroit Lions from 1950–1958, and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1958–1962... |
Texas | QB |
| 1949 | Jack Mitchell Jack Mitchell (coach) -External links:... |
Oklahoma | QB |
| 1950 | Leon Heath Leon Heath Herman Leon Heath was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the first round of the 1951 NFL Draft.-External links:... |
Oklahoma | FB |
| 1951 | Walt Yowarsky Walt Yowarsky Walter Robert Yowarsky is a former American football defensive end and offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted in the third... |
Kentucky | T |
| 1952 | Ed Modzelewski Ed Modzelewski Ed Modzelewski is a former football player, who played professionally for the Cleveland Browns. His brother, Dick Modzelewski, also played in the NFL and at the University of Maryland. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft, but did not make the active roster.... |
Maryland | FB |
| 1953 | Leon Hardemann | Georgia Tech | HB |
| 1954 | Pepper Rodgers Pepper Rodgers Franklin C. "Pepper" Rodgers is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the head coach at the University of Kansas , University of California, Los Angeles , and the Georgia Institute of Technology , compiling a career college football record of... |
Georgia Tech | QB |
| 1955 | Joe Gattuso | Navy | FB |
| 1956 | Franklin Brooks | Georgia Tech | G |
| 1957 | Del Shofner Del Shofner Delbert Martin Shofner is a former American football wide receiver who played for eleven seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants from 1957 to 1967 in the National Football League. Shofner was a five-time consensus All-Pro and Pro Bowler in 1958, 1959, and from 1961 to 1963... |
Baylor | HB |
| 1958 | Raymond Brown | Mississippi | QB |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon Billy Cannon William Abb "Billy" Cannon is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved... |
LSU | HB |
| 1960 | Bobby Franklin Bobby Franklin (football player) Bobby Ray Franklin is a former American football safety for the Cleveland Browns. He played as a quarterback for Ole Miss in college, and currently is the head football coach st Northwest Mississippi Community College. On June 25, 2010 he was inducted to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Hall... |
Mississippi | QB |
| 1961 | Jake Gibbs Jake Gibbs Jerry Dean "Jake" Gibbs is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees as a platoon catcher from 1962 to 1971. His strong hit record in 1968 earned him the nickname "Dead-Eye" Gibbs... |
Mississippi | QB |
| 1962 | Mike Fracchia | Alabama | FB |
| 1963 | Glynn Griffin | Mississippi | QB |
| 1964 | Tim Davis | Alabama | K |
| 1965 | Doug Moreau | LSU | FL |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier Steve Spurrier Stephen Orr Spurrier is an American college football coach and player. Spurrier is the current head coach of the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football team. He is also a former professional player and coach... |
Florida | QB |
| 1967 | Ken Stabler Ken Stabler Kenneth "Kenny" Michael Stabler , is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders , the Houston Oilers , and the New Orleans Saints... |
Alabama | QB |
| 1968 | Glenn Smith | LSU | HB |
| 1969 | Chuck Dicus Chuck Dicus Charles Wayne "Chuck" Dicus is a former American football wide receiver and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Dicus played college football at the University of Arkansas as well as two seasons in the National Football League... |
Arkansas | FL |
| 1970 | Archie Manning Archie Manning Elisha Archibald "Archie" Manning III is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League, playing for the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982, then for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings... |
Mississippi | QB |
| 1971 | Bobby Scott Bobby Scott (American football) Robert Benson Scott is an American football quarterback who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints. He then played for the New Jersey Generals and Chicago Blitz of the USFL in 1983. He graduated from Rossville High School in Rossville, Georgia.... |
Tennessee | QB |
| 1972 | Jack Mildren Jack Mildren Larry Jack Mildren a native Texan, was an All-American quarterback at The University of Oklahoma in his college years, and professional football player with the Baltimore Colts and New England Patriots, an oil company owner, was elected as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, and enjoyed a... |
Oklahoma | QB |
| 1973 | Tinker Owens Tinker Owens Charles Wayne "Tinker" Owens is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League. The younger brother of Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens, Tinker was a two-time All-American during his college... |
Oklahoma | FL |
| 1974 | Tom Clements | Notre Dame | QB |
| 1975 | Tony Davis Tony Davis (American football) Michael E. "Tony" Davis is a former American football running back in the National Football League. Davis played both I-back and fullback for new Head Coach Tom Osborne at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was Osborne's first 1,000 yard rusher and when he left the Cornhuskers, he was the... |
Nebraska | FB |
| 1976 | Richard Todd | Alabama | QB |
| 1977 | Matt Cavanaugh Matt Cavanaugh Matthew Andrew Cavanaugh is a former American football quarterback in the NFL who played from 1978 to 1991. In the course of his career as a professional football player, he earned two Super Bowl rings... |
Pittsburgh | QB |
| 1978 | Jeff Rutledge Jeff Rutledge Jeffrey Ronald Rutledge is an American football coach and former professional quarterback. He is currently the head football coach at Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, Tennessee.-Early years:... |
Alabama | QB |
| 1979 | Barry Krauss Barry Krauss Richard Barry Krauss is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for eleven seasons in the National Football League.-Early years:... |
Alabama | LB |
| 1980 | Major Ogilvie | Alabama | RB |
| 1981 | Herschel Walker Herschel Walker Herschel Junior Walker is an American mixed martial artist and a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and earned the 1982 Heisman Trophy. He began his professional career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League... |
Georgia | RB |
| 1982 | Dan Marino Dan Marino Daniel Constantine "Dan" Marino, Jr. is a retired American football quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League... |
Pittsburgh | QB |
| 1983 | Todd Blackledge Todd Blackledge Todd Alan Blackledge was an American football quarterback in both the NCAA and National Football League. In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship; and, as a pro, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers... |
Penn State | QB |
| 1984 | Bo Jackson Bo Jackson Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is a former American baseball and football player. He was the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports, and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1985.... |
Auburn | RB |
| 1985 | Craig Sundberg | Nebraska | QB |
| 1986 | Daryl Dickey Daryl Dickey -External links:*... |
Tennessee | QB |
| 1987 | Steve Taylor | Nebraska | QB |
| 1988 | Don McPherson Don McPherson Donald G. McPherson is a former National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback who was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988 after a college career at Syracuse University during which he won the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and finished second... |
Syracuse | QB |
| 1989 | Sammie Smith Sammie Smith Sammie Lee Smith , is a former American football player who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 1st round of the 1989 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 226-lb... |
Florida State | RB |
| 1990 | Craig Erickson Craig Erickson Craig Neil Erickson is a former professional quarterback who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th round of the 1991 NFL Draft and also by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 4th round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He is one of the few NFL players to be drafted twice, most famously Bo... |
Miami (Fla.) | QB |
| 1991 | Andy Kelly Andy Kelly Andy Kelly is a former American football quarterback in the Arena Football League. He played in the AFL for fifteen seasons. He also played for two seasons for the Rhein Fire of the former World League of American Football.... |
Tennessee | QB |
| 1992 | Jerome Bettis Jerome Bettis Jerome Abram "The Bus" Bettis is a retired American football halfback who played for the NFL's Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. Bettis is considered one of the best big backs ever because his footwork and power, and is currently fifth on the National Football League's all-time... |
Notre Dame | FB |
| 1993 | Derrick Lassic Derrick Lassic Derrick Owens Lassic is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Alabama. He is most remembered for being the starting running back for the Cowboys for the first two games of the 1993 season... |
Alabama | RB |
| 1994 | Errict Rhett Errict Rhett Errict Undra Rhett is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for seven seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s... |
Florida | RB |
| 1995 | Warrick Dunn Warrick Dunn Warrick De'Mon Dunn is a former American football running back, and current minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, after playing college football at Florida State... |
Florida State | RB |
| 1996 | Bryan Still | Virginia Tech | WR |
| 1997 | Danny Wuerffel Danny Wuerffel Daniel Carl "Danny" Wuerffel is a former American college and professional football player who won the 1996 Heisman Trophy and the 1996 national football championship while playing college football for the University of Florida. After graduating from Florida, he played for four National Football... |
Florida | QB |
| 1998 | E. G. Green E. G. Green Ernest G. Green III is a former wide receiver for the Florida State Seminoles and Indianapolis Colts. He was born on June 28, 1975 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.-High school:E.G. attended Fort Walton Beach High School... |
Florida State | WR |
| 1999 | David Boston David Boston David Byron Boston is a professional football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals eighth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft... |
Ohio State | WR |
| 2000 | Peter Warrick Peter Warrick Peter Warrick is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals fourth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft... |
Florida State | WR |
| 2001 | Ken Dorsey Ken Dorsey Kenneth Simon "Ken" Dorsey is a former football quarterback. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami. A two-time Heisman Trophy finalist at Miami, Dorsey played for the Cleveland Browns from 2006–2008... |
Miami (Fla.) | QB |
| 2002 | Rohan Davey Rohan Davey Rohan St. Patrick Davey is a Jamaican-born American football quarterback who is currently a free agent.-High school years:... |
LSU | QB |
| 2003 | Musa Smith Musa Smith -Baltimore Ravens:Smith was drafted with the 13th pick of the third round in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played sparingly for much of 2003 and 2004. However, during a Week 11 game with the Dallas Cowboys in 2004, Smith suffered a compound fracture of his right tibia while being horse-collar tackled... |
Georgia | TB |
| 2004 | Justin Vincent Justin Vincent Justin Vincent is a former American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2007... |
LSU | RB |
| 2005 | Jason Campbell Jason Campbell Jason Campbell is an American football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft... |
Auburn | QB |
| 2006 | Steve Slaton Steve Slaton Steve Slaton is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft... |
West Virginia | RB |
| 2007 | JaMarcus Russell JaMarcus Russell JaMarcus Trenell Russell is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. Russell played college football for the LSU Tigers where he finished 21–4 as a starter and was named MVP of the 2007 Sugar Bowl. The Oakland Raiders selected Russell with the first overall pick of the 2007... |
LSU | QB |
| 2008 | Marcus Howard Marcus Howard Marcus Howard is an American football defensive end who is currently playing for the Edmonton Eskimos. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft... |
Georgia | DE |
| 2009 2009 Sugar Bowl The 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl was the 75th annual edition of the annual college football bowl game that is part of the 2008–09 bowl season of the Bowl Championship Series 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season... |
Brian Johnson Brian Johnson (quarterback) Brian Delance Johnson is an American football quarterbacks coach for the University of Utah. He played college football at Utah and was drafted by the New York Sentinels in the UFL Premiere Season Draft in 2009.... |
Utah | QB |
| 2010 2010 Sugar Bowl The 2010 Sugar Bowl Game was an American college football bowl game that was part of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 76th Sugar Bowl... |
Tim Tebow Tim Tebow Timothy Richard "Tim" Tebow is an American football player who is currently the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Broncos as the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft... |
Florida | QB |
| 2011 2011 Sugar Bowl The 2011 Sugar Bowl Game was an American college football bowl game that was part of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 77th Sugar Bowl. The contest took place on January 4, 2011, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The... |
Vacated | ||
NOTE: Terrell Pryor, the winner of the 2011 award, was ruled ineligible and his entire record was vacated from the 2010 season.
Appearances by Team
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide football |TeamName = Alabama football |Image = Alabama Crimson Tide Logo.svg |ImageSize = 110 |Helmet = Alabama Football.png |ImageSize2 = 150 |CurrentSeason = 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team... |
13 | 8-5 |
| 1 | LSU LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as... |
13 | 6-7 |
| 3 | Georgia Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54... |
9 | 4-5 |
| 4 | Ole Miss Ole Miss Rebels football The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs... |
8 | 5-3 |
| 4 | Florida Florida Gators football The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The Florida Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference... |
8 | 3-5 |
| 6 | Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference .... |
7 | 4-3 |
| 7 | Florida State Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
6 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
6 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks football The Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Arkansas. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, which is in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
6 | 2-4 |
| 10 | Auburn Auburn Tigers football Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the... |
5 | 2-2-1 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. While the team is officially designated as the Yellow Jackets, it is also referred to as the Ramblin' Wreck. The Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
4 | 4-0 |
| 12 | Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers football The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A... |
4 | 3-1 |
| 12 | Miami Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships... |
4 | 2-2 |
| 12 | Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an... |
4 | 2-2 |
| 12 | Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state... |
4 | 1-2 |
| 12 | Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions football The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the... |
4 | 1-3 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers football Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football... |
3 | 2-1 |
| 18 | Texas Texas Longhorns football The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National... |
3 | 1-2 |
| 18 | West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their... |
3 | 1-2 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies football The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They have more wins in team history than any other program in the ACC. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium which seats over... |
3 | 1-2 |
| 22 | Santa Clara Santa Clara Broncos The Broncos are various sports teams of Santa Clara University. The athletic program currently has 19 varsity sports, 9 men's sports and 10 women's. Additionally there are 18 club sports teams that compete intercollegiately. The school colors are red and white... |
2 | 2-0 |
| 22 | TCU TCU Horned Frogs football The TCU Horned Frogs football team is the intercollegiate football team of Texas Christian University. TCU competes as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, but will move to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012 season. TCU began playing football... |
2 | 2-0 |
| 22 | Missouri Missouri Tigers football The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996... |
2 | 1-1 |
| 22 | Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies football The Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in college football. The Aggies have competed in the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996. They will join the Southeastern Conference in July 2012. Texas A&M football has earned one national title and 18... |
2 | 1-1 |
| 22 | Tulane Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane Green Wave football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents Tulane University in New Orleans. The team is a member of Conference USA and is led by interim head coach Mark Hutson, who took over on October 18, 2011, when fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo resigned... |
2 | 1-1 |
| 22 | Syracuse Syracuse Orange football The Syracuse Orange football program is a college football team that represents Syracuse University. The team is a member of the Big East Conference, which is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I conference that is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision... |
2 | 0-1-1 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 2 | 0-2 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 2 | 0-2 |
| 30 | Baylor Baylor Bears football The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.-History:... |
1 | 1-0 |
| 30 | Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... |
1 | 1-0 |
| 30 | Duke Duke Blue Devils football The Duke Blue Devils football program is a college football team that represents Duke University . The team is currently a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference , which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Blue Devils compete in the Coastal... |
1 | 1-0 |
| 30 | Fordham | 1 | 1-0 |
| 30 | Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats football The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era... |
1 | 1-0 |
| 30 | Maryland Maryland Terrapins football The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
1 | 1-0 |
| 30 | Navy Navy Midshipmen football The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007... |
1 | 1-0 |
| 30 | Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Cowboys football The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in college football. The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference and completes at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Cowboys are led by Mike Gundy, who is in his seventh year as... |
1 | 1-0 |
| 30 | Utah Utah Utes football The Utah Utes football program is a college football team that currently competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I and represents the University of Utah. The Utah college football program began in 1892 and has played home games at Rice–Eccles... |
1 | 1-0 |
| 30 | Air Force Air Force Falcons football The Air Force Falcons are a college football team from the United States Air Force Academy, located just outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA Division I and the Mountain West Conference.-Style:... |
1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Carnegie Tech Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.... |
1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats football The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in a college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcat football program is one of the nation's oldest, having fielded a team as... |
1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Clemson Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers football team is an American football team from Clemson University in South Carolina. It competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Hawai'i | 1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini football The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.-Current staff:-All-time win/loss/tie record:*563-513-51... |
1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Michigan Michigan Wolverines football The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history... |
1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Rice Rice Owls football The Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in NCAA Division I college football. The Owls have competed in Conference USA's Western Division since 2005. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games.-Venue:... |
1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Saint Mary's (CA) Saint Mary's College of California Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco. It has a 420-acre campus in the Moraga hills. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church... |
1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Temple Temple Owls football The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference... |
1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Virginia Virginia Cavaliers football Virginia Cavaliers football is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
1 | 0-1 |
| 30 | Wyoming Wyoming Cowboys football The Wyoming Cowboys are a college football team that represents the University of Wyoming. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I. The team has won 15 conference titles... |
1 | 0-1 |
Broadcasting
As of the 2006–07 season, the BCS aired primarily on FoxFox Sports (USA)
Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...
while only the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
was shown on ABC
ESPN on ABC
ESPN on ABC is the brand used for sports programming on the ABC television network. Officially the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, for all practical purposes, ABC's sports division has been merged with ESPN, a sports cable network majority-owned by ABC's parent, The...
. Fox aired 4 BCS Bowl Games (Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil...
, Sugar Bowl and the BCS National Championship Game
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
) through the 2009-2010 season. Starting with the 2010-2011 season, ESPN
ESPN
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will air the games, out bidding Fox for the rights to the games.
From 1999-2006, the game aired on ABC as part of its BCS package, where it had also been televised from 1969 through 1998. The Sugar Bowl was the only Bowl Alliance game to stick with ABC following the 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons; the Fiesta and Orange Bowls were televised by CBS
CBS Sports
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. Prior to that, NBC
NBC Sports
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aired the game for several years.
The game is also broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
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.
ESPN America also broadcasts the game live across Europe.