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Sugar Bowl

The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football

College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
bowl game

Bowl game

In the United States, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season, 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 teams, whi...
played in the Louisiana Superdome

Louisiana Superdome

The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Superdome, The Dome or the New Orleans Superdome is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District, New Orleans of New Orleans, Louisiana....
in New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
. The Sugar Bowl has been played annually since December 2, 1934, and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2009. Along with the Orange Bowl

Orange Bowl (game)

The Orange Bowl is an annual United States of America college football bowl game played in Dolphin Stadium just outside Miami, Florida, Florida....
and Sun Bowl

Sun Bowl

The Sun Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The game was chartered on October 18, 1934 and has been played 75 times, making it the second oldest college bowl game....
, the Sugar Bowl is the second-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl Game

The Rose Bowl Game is an annual United States college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California for 95 years....
(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 designed to give the top two teams in the Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision an opportunity to compete in a "national championship game"....
. Presently, its official title is the Allstate Sugar Bowl after its current sponsor.

The Sugar Bowl hosted the BCS National Championship Game

BCS National Championship Game

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The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football

College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
bowl game

Bowl game

Louisiana Superdome

New Orleans, Louisiana

Orange Bowl (game)

The Orange Bowl is an annual United States of America college football bowl game played in Dolphin Stadium just outside Miami, Florida, Florida....
and Sun Bowl

Sun Bowl

Rose Bowl Game

Bowl Championship Series

BCS National Championship Game

The BCS National Championship Game is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship of the Football Bowl Subdivision ....
has been a stand-alone event one week following the New Year's Day bowl games (including the Sugar Bowl). In other words, under the current BCS format, the Sugar Bowl will not host the BCS National Championship Game

BCS National Championship Game

The BCS National Championship Game is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship of the Football Bowl Subdivision ....
, although the Louisiana Superdome will continue to be one of the stadiums used to host the BCS National Championship Game

BCS National Championship Game

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....
champion unless they are involved in the national championship game. Since a standalone BCS championship game was introduced in 2006, the SEC champion has been selected for that game; however, in each case the Sugar Bowl has used its replacement selection on an SEC at-large team. An SEC team has played in the Sugar Bowl every year since the 2000-01 game.

The payout for the 2005-2006 game was $14-17 million per participating team.

History

In 1890, Pasadena, California held its first Tournament of Roses Parade

Tournament of Roses Parade

The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is the "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flowers, music and equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day, produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses....
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 American 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 would meet the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia....
. 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 was a politician from the U.S. state of Georgia . He served as Governor of Georgia from 1955 to 1959...
's opposition to integration.

Tulane Stadium hosted the game from 1935 through 1975. It has been played in the Louisiana Superdome

Louisiana Superdome

USF&G

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Financial Services from 1987 to 1995 and Nokia

Nokia

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cellular telephones of Finland

Finland

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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

ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
will start airing the game with the 2010-2011 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 stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. It has been the home stadium for the Atlanta Falcons since 1992, and is owned and operated by the State of Georgia....
in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
because of the extensive damage the Louisiana Superdome

Louisiana Superdome

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
. 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 designed to give the top two teams in the Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision an opportunity to compete in a "national championship game"....
, the game traditionally hosted the Southeastern Conference (SEC)

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....
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 is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship of the 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....
, designating it the permanent home of its archive.

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Italics denote a tie game.
+ - Denotes Bowl Coalition

Bowl Coalition

The Bowl Coalition is 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 BCS National Championship Game between the top two teams and to provide quality bowl game matchups for the champions of its member conferences....
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
* - Denotes BCS National Championship Game

BCS National Championship Game

Georgia Dome

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
because of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....

Annual	Date Played	Winning Team		Losing Team
1st	January 1, 1935	Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private university, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as a public medical college in 1834, the school grew into a comprehensive university and was eventually privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in the late 19th century....	20	Temple Temple University Temple University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple University was founded in 1884 by Dr....	14
2nd	January 1, 1936	TCU Texas Christian University Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....	3	LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....	2
3rd	January 1, 1937	Santa Clara Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, co-educational Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, California. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose members founded the school in 1851....	21	LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....	14
4th	January 1, 1938	Santa Clara Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, co-educational Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, California. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose members founded the school in 1851....	6	LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....	0
5th	January 2, 1939	TCU Texas Christian University Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....	15	Carnegie Tech Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University is a top private university research university in Pittsburgh. Since its inception, Carnegie Mellon has grown into a world-renowned institution, with numerous programs that are frequently college and university rankings among the best in the world....	7
6th 1940 Sugar Bowl The 1940 Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked Texas A&M Aggies, and the fifth ranked Tulane University. 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 Texas A&M University Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....	14	Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private university, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as a public medical college in 1834, the school grew into a comprehensive university and was eventually privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in the late 19th century....	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	Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States, rendering it neither in Boston nor a college....	19	Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....	13
8th	January 1, 1942	Fordham Fordham University 'Fordham University' is a private university university in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York in 1841 as St....	2	Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press....	0
9th 1943 Sugar Bowl The 1941 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 9 yard touchdown pass from Glenn Dobbs to Cal Purdin in the second quarer....	January 1, 1943	Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....	14	Tulsa University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is currently ranked 83rd among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by the Princeton Review....	7
10th	January 1, 1944	Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech or simply Tech, is a public university, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States....	20	Tulsa University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is currently ranked 83rd among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by the Princeton Review....	18
11th	January 1, 1945	Duke Duke University Duke University is a private university research university located in Durham, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodism and Religious Society of Friends in the present-day town of Trinity, North Carolina in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892....	29	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	26
12th	January 1, 1946	Oklahoma State	33	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. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and administered by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools....	13
13th 1947 Sugar Bowl The 1947 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the third ranked Georgia Bulldogs, and the ninth ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.In the second quarter, North Carolina scored on a 4 yard Pupa run to take a 7-0 halftime lead.In the third quarter, Georgia scored on a 4 yard touchdown run by Rauch, tieing the game at 7....	January 1, 1947	Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....	20	North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public university research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States....	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 5 yard touchdown pass form Bobby Lane to Blount, as Texas opened a 7-0 lead....	January 1, 1948	Texas University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....	27	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	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....	January 1, 1949	Oklahoma University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public university research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma....	14	North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public university research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States....	6
16th 1950 Sugar Bowl The 1950 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the second ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the 9th ranked LSU Tigers.After a scoreless first quarter, Leon Heath scored on touchdown runs of 86 and 34 yards in the second quarter, as Oklahoma built a 14-0 lead....	January 2, 1950	Oklahoma University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public university research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma....	35	LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....	0
17th 1951 Sugar Bowl The 1951 Sugar Bowl was the 17th Sugar Bowl matchup, pitting the Big Eight Conference champion Oklahoma Sooners against the Southeastern Conference champion Kentucky Wildcats ....	January 1, 1951	Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a state university , co-educational, university, and is also the state's land-grant university, located in Lexington, Kentucky, Kentucky....	13	Oklahoma University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public university research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma....	7
18th 1952 Sugar Bowl The 1952 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked Tennessee Volunteers, and the third ranked Maryland Terrapins.In the first quarter, Maryland scored on a 2 yard touchdown run Fullerton, giving the Terrapins a 7-0 lead....	January 1, 1952	Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university located in the city of College Park, Maryland in Prince George's County, Maryland outside Washington, D.C....	28	Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....	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	Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech or simply Tech, is a public university, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States....	24	Mississippi University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....	7
20th	January 1, 1954	Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech or simply Tech, is a public university, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States....	42	West Virginia West Virginia University West Virginia University is a public university research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States of America. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg, West Virginia; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, West Virginia; Potomac State College of West...	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....	January 1, 1955	Navy United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States, that educates and commissions officers of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps....	21	Mississippi University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....	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....	January 2, 1956	Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech or simply Tech, is a public university, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States....	7	Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States....	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	Baylor Baylor University Baylor University is a private university, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. It is the largest Baptist university in the world by enrollment....	13	Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....	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....	January 1, 1958	Mississippi University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....	39	Texas University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....	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 Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....	7	Clemson Clemson University Clemson University is a state university , coeducational, Land-grant_university, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States....	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 University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....	21	LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....	0
27th 1961 Sugar Bowl The 1961 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 2nd ranked Ole Miss Rebels, and the unranked Rice University. After winning the game Ole Miss claimed the national championship....	January 2, 1961	Mississippi University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....	14	Rice Rice University William Marsh Rice University is a private university research university located in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center....	6
28th 1962 Sugar Bowl The 1962 Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and the 9th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks....	January 1, 1962	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	10	Arkansas University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, 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....	January 1, 1963	Mississippi University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....	17	Arkansas University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....	3
30th 1964 Sugar Bowl The 1964 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 7th ranked Ole Miss Rebels, and the 8th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.The game was a defensive slugfest....	January 1, 1964	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	12	Mississippi University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....	7
31st 1965 Sugar Bowl The 1965 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 7th ranked LSU Tigers, and the unranked Syracuse Orange.Syracuse jumped on top following a 23 yard Smith field goal taking a 3-0 lead....	January 1, 1965	LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....	13	Syracuse Syracuse University Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, New York. It was founded as a university in 1870, but its roots can be traced back to a seminary founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 which eventually became Genesee College....	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....	January 1, 1966	Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press....	20	Florida University of Florida The University of Florida is a Public university land-grant university, sea grant colleges, Space grant colleges major research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States....	18
33rd	January 2, 1967	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	34	Nebraska	7
34th 1968 Sugar Bowl The 1968 Sugar Bowl featured the 5th ranked University of Wyoming, and the unranked LSU Tigers.Wyoming scored first in the second quarter, on a 1 yard touchdown run from Kiick, as Wyoming took a 7-0 lead....	January 1, 1968	LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....	20	Wyoming University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie Mountains and Snowy Range mountains....	13
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....	January 1, 1969	Arkansas University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....	16	Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....	2
36th	January 1, 1970	Mississippi University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....	27	Arkansas University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....	22
37th	January 1, 1971	Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....	34	Air Force United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy , is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs, Colorado in El Paso County, Colorado, Colorado, United States....	13
38th	January 1, 1972	Oklahoma University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public university research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma....	40	Auburn Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, Alabama, United States With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest university in the state....	22
39th	December 31, 1972	Oklahoma University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public university research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma....	14	Penn State Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Land-grant university, space grant college public research university located in State College, PA, Pennsylvania, United States....	0
40th	December 31, 1973	Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....	24	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	23
41st	December 31, 1974	Nebraska	13	Florida University of Florida The University of Florida is a Public university land-grant university, sea grant colleges, Space grant colleges major research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States....	10
42nd	December 31, 1975	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	13	Penn State Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Land-grant university, space grant college public research university located in State College, PA, Pennsylvania, United States....	6
43rd	January 1, 1977	Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States....	27	Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....	3
44th	January 2, 1978	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	35	Ohio State Ohio State University The Ohio State University is a public university research university in the state of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the List of largest United States universities by enrollment in the United States....	6
45th 1979 Sugar Bowl The 1979 Sugar Bowl was the 45th edition of the Sugar Bowl, which was played on January 1, 1979 in at the Louisiana Superdome. The matchup featured the #1?ranked, 11?0 Penn State Nittany Lions football and the #2?ranked, 10?1 Alabama Crimson Tide football....	January 1, 1979	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	14	Penn State Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Land-grant university, space grant college public research university located in State College, PA, Pennsylvania, United States....	7
46th 1980 Sugar Bowl The 1980 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the second ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and the sixth ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.Arkansas scored first in the first quarter, on a 34 yard Ordonez field goal, to give the Razorbacks a 3-0 advantage....	January 1, 1980	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	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....	January 1, 1981	Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....	17	Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....	10
48th	January 1, 1982	Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States....	24	Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....	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....	January 1, 1983	Penn State Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Land-grant university, space grant college public research university located in State College, PA, Pennsylvania, United States....	27	Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....	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....	January 2, 1984	Auburn Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, Alabama, United States With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest university in the state....	9	Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan is a public university research university located in the state of Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, which also includes two regional campuses in University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn....	7
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....	January 1, 1985	Nebraska	28	LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....	10
52nd 1986 Sugar Bowl The 1986 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 2nd ranked Miami Hurricanes and the 8th ranked Tennessee Volunteers.Miami scored first on an 18 yard touchdown pass from Vinny Testaverde to Michael Irvin, as Miami led 7-0....	January 1, 1986	Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....	35	Miami University of Miami The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....	7
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	30	LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....	15
54th 1988 Sugar Bowl The 1988 Sugar Bowl was the 54th edition to the annual game. It featured the fourth ranked Syracuse University, and the sixth ranked Auburn Tigers....	January 1, 1988	Auburn Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, Alabama, United States With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest university in the state....	16	Syracuse Syracuse University Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, New York. It was founded as a university in 1870, but its roots can be traced back to a seminary founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 which eventually became Genesee College....	16
55th 1989 Sugar Bowl The 1989 Sugar Bowl was the 57th edition of the annual game. It featured the fourth ranked Florida State Seminoles and the seventh ranked Auburn Tigers....	January 2, 1989	Florida State Florida State University Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching....	13	Auburn Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, Alabama, United States With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest university in the state....	7
56th	January 1, 1990	Miami University of Miami The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....	33	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....	25
57th	January 1, 1991	Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team, is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville , National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football team....	23	Virginia Virginia Cavaliers football Virginia Cavaliers football is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I#Division I-Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Coast Conference#Divisions of the Atlantic Coast Conference....	22
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....	January 1, 1992	Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the college football team of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States. The team competes as an NCAA Division I-A independent schools at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level....	39	Florida Florida Gators football The Florida Gators American football team represents the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference's Eastern division. They play their home games on Florida Field in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, 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 NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship of the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season.... +	January 1, 1993	Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide football The Alabama Crimson Tide football program is a college football team that represents the University of Alabama . The team currently competes in NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship as a member of the Southeastern Conference....	34	Miami Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes, sometimes referred to as '"The U", are a collegiate football program that represents the University of Miami. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision conference governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association....	13
60th	January 1, 1994	Florida Florida Gators football The Florida Gators American football team represents the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference's Eastern division. They play their home games on Florida Field in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida....	41	West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. The Mountaineers head coach as of 2008 is Bill Stewart , who is the team's 32nd head coach....	7
61st	January 2, 1995	Florida State Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I#Division I-Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Coast Conference#Divisions of the Atlantic Coast Conference....	23	Florida Florida Gators football The Florida Gators American football team represents the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference's Eastern division. They play their home games on Florida Field in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida....	17
62nd	December 31, 1995	Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies football The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I#Division I-Bowl Subdivision, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference....	28	Texas Texas Longhorns football The Texas Longhorns football team is the interscholastic American football team at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas. The Texas Longhorns are a perennial powerhouse — one of the elite college football programs in the nation....	10
63rd 1997 Sugar Bowl The 1997 Sugar Bowl was the 63rd edition to the annual game. It featured the top ranked Florida State Seminoles, and their Florida?Florida State rivalry, the third ranked Florida Gators.... ^	January 2, 1997	Florida Florida Gators football The Florida Gators American football team represents the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference's Eastern division. They play their home games on Florida Field in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida....	52	Florida State Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I#Division I-Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Coast Conference#Divisions of the Atlantic Coast Conference....	20
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 Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I#Division I-Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Coast Conference#Divisions of the Atlantic Coast Conference....	31	Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate Varsity team team of Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Football Bowl Subdivision level....	14
65th 1999 Sugar Bowl The 1999 Sugar Bowl a 1998-1999 Bowl Championship Series 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 Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate Varsity team team of Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Football Bowl Subdivision level....	24	Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies football The Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in Division I FBS college football. The Aggies have competed in the South Division of Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996....	14
66th 2000 Sugar Bowl The 2000 Sugar Bowl was the designated Bowl Championship Series BCS National Championship Game for the 1999 college football season and was played on January 4, 2000, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana.... *	January 4, 2000	Florida State Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I#Division I-Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Coast Conference#Divisions of the Atlantic Coast Conference....	46	Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies football The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I#Division I-Bowl Subdivision, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference....	29
67th 2001 Sugar Bowl The 2001 Sugar Bowl a 2000–2001 Bowl Championship Series game was played on January 1, 2002. This 67th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Florida Gators, and the Miami Hurricanes, in an in-state rivalry game....	January 2, 2001	Miami Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes, sometimes referred to as '"The U", are a collegiate football program that represents the University of Miami. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision conference governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association....	37	Florida Florida Gators football The Florida Gators American football team represents the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference's Eastern division. They play their home games on Florida Field in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida....	20
68th 2002 Sugar Bowl The 2002 Sugar Bowl a 2001–2002 Bowl Championship Series 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 LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, a.k.a. "Fighting Tigers", represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision college football....	47	Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini football The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference....	34
69th 2003 Sugar Bowl The 2003 Sugar Bowl a 2002–2003 Bowl Championship Series 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 Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in American football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team....	26	Florida State Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I#Division I-Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Coast Conference#Divisions of the Atlantic Coast Conference....	13
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.... *	January 4, 2004	LSU LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, a.k.a. "Fighting Tigers", represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision college football....	21	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 ....	14
71st 2005 Sugar Bowl The 2005 Sugar Bowl was a postseason American football college football bowl game between the 2004 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and the 2004 Auburn Tigers football team at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana, on January 3, 2005....	January 3, 2005	Auburn Auburn Tigers football The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA NCAA Division I-A national football championship, competing in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference ....	16	Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies football The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I#Division I-Bowl Subdivision, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference....	13
72nd 2006 Sugar Bowl The 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl a 2005–2006 Bowl Championship Series game was played on January 3, 2006. This 72nd edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the West Virginia Mountaineers football, and the Georgia Bulldogs football.... †	January 2, 2006	West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. The Mountaineers head coach as of 2008 is Bill Stewart , who is the team's 32nd head coach....	38	Georgia Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in American football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team....	35
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....	January 3, 2007	LSU LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, a.k.a. "Fighting Tigers", represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision college football....	41	Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the college football team of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States. The team competes as an NCAA Division I-A independent schools at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level....	14
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....	41	Hawaii 2007 Hawaii Warriors football team The 2007 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season.The 2007 Warriors, led by record-setting senior quarterback Colt Brennan, carried a school-record 13-game winning streak, dating back to the end of the 2006 season, into the 2008 Sugar Bowl....	10
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 NCAA football bowl games 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 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 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, coached by second-year head coach Nick Saban, represents the University of Alabama in the college football 2008 NCAA Division I-BS football season....	17

Most Valuable Players (Miller-Digby Award)

Year played	MVP	Team	Position
1948	Bobby Layne Bobby Layne Robert Lawrence Layne , was born in Santa Anna, Texas, USA. He attended Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas and played American football on the same team with Doak Walker....	Texas	QB
1949	Jack Mitchell	Oklahoma	QB
1950	Leon Heath	Oklahoma	FB
1951	Walt Yowarsky	Kentucky	T
1952	Ed Modzelewski Ed Modzelewski Ed Modzelewski is a former American football player, who played professionally for the Cleveland Browns. His brother, Dick Modzelewski, also played in the NFL and at the University of Maryland, College Park....	Maryland	FB
1953	Leon Hardemann	Georgia Tech	HB
1954	Pepper Rodgers Pepper Rodgers Franklin C. "Pepper" Rodgers has been a head coach in college football, the United States Football League and the Canadian Football League. He was the head coach at University of Kansas, UCLA, and Georgia Tech, and an assistant at the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Florida....	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 St. Louis Rams and the New York Giants from 1957 to 1967 in the National Football League....	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 most celebrated players....	LSU	HB
1960	Bobby Franklin Bobby Franklin (football player) Bobby Ray Franklin is a former American football Safety for the Cleveland Browns.External links...	Mississippi	QB
1961	Jake Gibbs Jake Gibbs Jerry Dean 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 Tim Davis Tim Davis may refer to:* Tim Davis , American visual artist and poet* Tim Davis , American football player and coachSee also:* Timothy Davis ...	Alabama	K
1965	Doug Moreau	LSU	FL
1966	Steve Spurrier Steve Spurrier Stephen Orr Spurrier is a former American football player and currently the head coach of the University of South Carolina college football team....	Florida	QB
1967	Ken Stabler Ken Stabler Ken "Kenny" Michael Stabler , nicknamed "The Snake", is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Oakland Raiders , the Tennessee Titans , 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 Arkansas Razorbacks 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. He is the father of current Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback Peyton Manning, current New York Giants starting quarterback Eli Manning, and former University of Mississippi receiver, Cooper Manning....	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....	Tennessee	QB
1972	Jack Mildren Jack Mildren Larry Jack Mildren a native Texan, was a popular All-American quarterback at The University of Oklahoma in his college years, and professional American football with the Baltimore Colts and New England Patriots, an oil company owner, was elected as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, and enjoyed a career as a successful bank executive in O...	Oklahoma	QB
1973	Tinker Owens	Oklahoma	FL
1974	Tom Clements Tom Clements Thomas Albert Clements was a Canadian Football League quarterback. Currently, he is the quarterbacks coach of the National Football League?s Green Bay Packers....	Notre Dame	QB
1975	Tony Davis	Nebraska	FB
1976	Richard Todd Richard Todd Richard Todd is an Ireland-born actor, United Kingdom soldier and film star....	Alabama	QB
1977	Matt Cavanaugh Matt Cavanaugh Matthew Andrew Cavanaugh is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played from 1979 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 a former professional American football quarterback. NFL Draft in the ninth round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams from the University of Alabama, where he was the MVP of the 1979 Sugar Bowl, Rutledge played in 14 National Football League seasons from 1979 to 1992 for three different teams....	Alabama	QB
1979	Barry Krauss Barry Krauss Barry Krauss is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for eleven seasons in the National Football League.Krauss was born March 17, 1957 in Pompano Beach, Florida, where he was a star high school football player....	Alabama	LB
1980	Major Ogilvie	Alabama	RB
1981	Herschel Walker Herschel Walker Herschel Walker is a former American football player who played at The University of Georgia in college and professionally in the United States Football League and the National Football League....	Georgia	RB
1982	Dan Marino Dan Marino Daniel Constantine Marino, Jr. is an United States Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League....	Pittsburgh	QB
1983	Todd Blackledge Todd Blackledge Todd Alan Blackledge is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers ....	Penn State	QB
1984	Bo Jackson Bo Jackson Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is an United States sportsperson and a former multi-sport professional. Jackson played at the highest level of sports in the United States in both American football and baseball....	Auburn	RB
1985	Craig Sundberg	Nebraska	QB
1986	Daryl Dickey	Tennessee	QB
1987	Steve Taylor	Nebraska	QB
1988	Don McPherson Don McPherson Donald G. McPherson was an National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback 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 in the 1987 Heisman Trophy voting....	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 American football player 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....	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 fourteen seasons, and currently is the Offensive Coordinator for the Georgia Force....	Tennessee	QB
1992	Jerome Bettis Jerome Bettis Jerome Abram Bettis, nicknamed "The Bus" is a former American football running back for the National Football League Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers....	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....	Alabama	RB
1994	Errict Rhett Errict Rhett Errict Undra Rhett is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2nd round of the 1994 NFL Draft....	Florida	RB
1995	Warrick Dunn Warrick Dunn Warrick De'Mon Dunn is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft....	Florida State	RB
1996	Bryan Still	Virginia Tech	WR
1997	Danny Wuerffel Danny Wuerffel Daniel Carl Wuerffel is a former American football player. He won the 1996 Heisman Trophy while playing quarterback at the University of Florida under coach Steve Spurrier....	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....	Florida State	WR
1999	David Boston David Boston David Byron Boston was a Canadian Football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. 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 fourth overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2000 NFL Draft....	Florida State	WR
2001	Ken Dorsey Ken Dorsey Kenneth Simon Dorsey is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft....	Miami (Fla.)	QB
2002	Rohan Davey Rohan Davey Rohan St. Patrick Davey is an American football quarterback in the Arena Football League....	LSU	QB
2003	Musa Smith Musa Smith Musa Smith is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft....	Georgia	TB
2004	Justin Vincent Justin Vincent Justin Vincent is an 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 in the National Football League who plays for the Washington Redskins. He has been nicknamed "Lips" by his friends and teammates....	Auburn	QB
2006	Steve Slaton Steve Slaton Steven Slaton is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Texans in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft....	West Virginia	RB
2007	JaMarcus Russell JaMarcus Russell JaMarcus Russell is a quarterback who plays for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Raiders with the first overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft and played college football for LSU Tigers football....	LSU	QB
2008	Marcus Howard Marcus Howard Marcus Howard is an American football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft....	Georgia	DE
2009	Brian Johnson Brian Johnson (quarterback) Brian Delance Johnson is an American football player. He was formerly the starting quarterback for the Utah Utes football which represent the University of Utah....	Utah	QB

Broadcasting

As of the 2006–07 season, the BCS will air primarily on FOX while only the Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl Game

The Rose Bowl Game is an annual United States college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California for 95 years....
will continue to be shown on ABC. FOX will continue to air 4 BCS Bowl Games (Orange Bowl

Orange Bowl (game)

The Orange Bowl is an annual United States of America college football bowl game played in Dolphin Stadium just outside Miami, Florida, Florida....
, Fiesta Bowl

Fiesta Bowl

The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips, is a United States college football bowl game played annually since 1971. Originally, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium where it remained until 2006....
, Sugar Bowl

Sugar Bowl

The Sugar Bowl is an annual United States of America college football bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl has been played annually since December 2, 1934, and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2009....
and the BCS National Championship Game

BCS National Championship Game

ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
will start airing 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

CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States.CBS Sports broadcasts programs like NFL on CBS, The NFL Today, SEC on CBS, National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball, Professional Golfers' Association of America golf, and professional tennis....
. Prior to that, NBC aired the game for several years.

The game is also broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio is an Radio in the United States Sports radio radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut....
.

Ratings

2002:
2003:
2004 (8:30pm-12:15am ET): 23.94 million viewers and a 8.7 rating in the 18-49 demo.
2005

2006:

2007:
2008:
2009:

Sugar Bowl

History

Previous results

Most Valuable Players (Miller-Digby Award)

Broadcasting

Ratings

See also

External links