1982 Sugar Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 1982 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome postcard 1970s.png The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 48th Sugar Bowl 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers University of Pittsburgh 10–1 Independent Jackie Sherrill 10 8 0 3 7 14 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia 10–1 SEC Vince Dooley 2 2 0 7 6 7 January 1 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Dan Marino (Pittsburgh QB) Georgia by 1½ pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zOgNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6532%2C109988 St. Petersburg Times Florida Reid Ron Gametime January 1, 1982 23 Ken Faulkner (SWC) 77,224 ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Keith Jackson and Frank Broyles The 1982 Sugar Bowl was the 48th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1981–82 bowl game season, it matched the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the defending national champions, and the No. 8 Pittsburgh Panthers, an independent. The slight underdog Panthers won the game 24–20.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VgsfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FpYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5586%2C42062 Pittsburgh Press Smizik Bob Panthers, Lions claw out bowl wins January 2, 1982 A8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q_RVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3057%2C241449 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Marino hits final bomb, kills Dawgs January 2, 1982 1Bhttps://www.si.com/vault/1982/01/11/580251/sugar-bowl Sports Illustrated Looney Douglas S. Sugar Bowl January 11, 1982 20 Teams 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season Georgia 1981 Georgia Bulldogs football team Pittsburgh 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team Game summary The game kicked off shortly after 7 p.m. CST, televised by ABC, at the same time as the Orange Bowl on NBC.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ik9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6252%2C139223 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Bowl games January 1, 1982 25 Junior quarterback Dan Marino, a future first-round draft pick, started for Pittsburgh and Buck Belue for Georgia. The Bulldogs relied on their running game, powered by sophomore Herschel Walker, who rushed for two touchdowns. http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site113.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100924111246/http://allstatesugarbowl.org/site113.php 2010-09-24 1982 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl Scoreless in the first quarter, Georgia led early with an 8-yard run from Walker, then Pitt kicked a field goal and the score was 7–3 at halftime. Scoring increased in the second half, with five lead changes. The Panthers scored a touchdown to go ahead 10–7; Georgia got the lead back and the game was 13–10 (as a result of a missed PAT) at the end of the third quarter. Marino threw a short touchdown to John Brown to take back the lead at 17–13. Georgia scored again with a 6-yard pass and the game was 20–17. Pitt reclaimed the lead with just 35 seconds to go with a 33-yard pass from Marino to Brown on 4th and 4 and won 24–20.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q_RVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3057%2C241449 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Marino hits final bomb, kills Dawgs January 2, 1982 2B Scoring First quarter No scoring Second quarter Georgia – Herschel Walker 8-yard run (Kevin Butler kick) Pitt – Snuffy Everett 41-yard field goal Third quarter Pitt – Julius Dawkins 30-yard pass from Dan Marino (Everett kick) Georgia – Walker 10-yard run (kick failed) Fourth quarter Pitt – John Brown 6-yard pass from Marino (Everett kick) Georgia – Clarence Kay 6-yard pass from Buck Belue (Butler kick) Pitt – Brown 33-yard pass from Marino (Everett kick) Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! Pittsburgh !!   Georgia   |- |First downs ||27||11 |- |Rushing yards||44–208||36–141 |- |Passing yards||261||83 |- |Passing ||26–41–2 ||8–15–2 |- |Total offense ||85–469||51–224 |- |Punts–average ||2–44.5||6–39.5 |- |Fumbles–lost ||5–3||2–2 |- |Turnovers||5||4 |- |Penalties–yards ||14–96||5–35 |} Source: Aftermath Pittsburgh moved up to fourth (#2 UPI) in the final polls, while the Bulldogs dropped to sixth (#5 UPI). It has often been called one of the greatest bowl games, and bowl upsets, of all time. It also marks the last time the Pitt Panthers won a major bowl game.http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103107aab.html PITT TO HONOR 1982 SUGAR BOWL TEAM AT SATURDay's SYRACUSE GAME - PittsburghPanthers.com - University of Pittsburgh Official Athletic Site 2010-09-06 2012-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120310142652/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103107aab.html dead This was Jackie Sherrill's final game at Pitt. Eighteen days after the Sugar Bowl, he agreed to a six-year, $1.7-million contract to become head coach and athletic director at Texas A&M.1982-01-20 TEXAS A&M SIGNS SHERRILL TO RICHEST COLLEGE PACT (Published 1982) https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/20/sports/texas-a-m-signs-sherrill-to-richest-college-pact.html https://web.archive.org/web/20241121194905/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/20/sports/texas-a-m-signs-sherrill-to-richest-college-pact.html 2024-11-21 2024-12-24 en Defensive coordinator Foge Fazio was promoted to succeed Sherrill. Legacy Twenty-two Pittsburgh Panthers were drafted over the next four years by the National Football League. Six of them were selected in the first round, including Marino, Jim Covert, Tim Lewis, Bill Maas, Chris Doleman, and Bill Fralic. Marino, Covert and Doleman were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Covert and Tom Flynn played for the winning teams to win a Super Bowl, four years later in Super Bowl XX with the Chicago Bears, also played in the Superdome. Tom Flynn, Free Safety for Pitt also won a Super Bowl XXI with the New York Giants when they beat Denver. References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl