2008 Sugar Bowl

February 2020 May 2026 2008 Louisiana Superdome - Unbranded - 26 July 2021.jpg The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. Allstate Sugar Bowl BCS Bowl Game74th Sugar Bowl 2007 Hawaii Warriors University of Hawaii at Manoa Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia 12–0 WAC 10–2 SEC June Jones Mark Richt 10 10 10 4 4 5 3 0 0 7 14 10 14 3 January 1 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Georgia DE Marcus Howard Georgia by 9½http://cfn.scout.com/2/711237.html 2008 Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs. Hawaii Fiutak, Pete 2008-01-02 2007-12-27 Scout.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071230104903/http://cfn.scout.com/2/711237.html 30 December 2007 dead Bonerama Brian O'Cain (Pac-10) Both school bands, AllState Sugar Bowl Band 74,383https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/sports/ncaafootball/02sugar.html?ref=ncaafootball Georgia Runs Over Hawaii in Sugar Bowl, 41-10 Thamel, Pete Pete Thamel 2008-01-18 2008-01-02 New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20081210210706/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/sports/ncaafootball/02sugar.html?ref=ncaafootball December 10, 2008 live 17 million per teamhttp://www.new-orleans-resort.com/2007_2008_football_bowl_games_and_payouts.shtml 2007-2008 NCAA BCS Bowl Games and Payouts www.new-orleans-resort.com 21 April 2018 FOX List of announcers of major college bowl games Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, and Chris Myershttp://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=750671 Rivals.com Bowl Viewer's Guide Fox, David 2007-12-17 2007-12-13 Rivals.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071215170107/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=750671 15 December 2007 dead 7.9http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/05/sports/story01.html SMU ponying up big bucks Reardon, Dave 2008-01-15 2008-01-05 honolulustarbulletin.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080108114103/http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/05/sports/story01.html 8 January 2008 live The 2008 Allstate Sugar Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) for the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the 74th Sugar Bowl. It was played on Tuesday January 1, 2008, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The Warriors were the third team not in any of the six BCS conferences (not counting major independent Notre Dame) to play in a BCS game. Boise State qualified for the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, and Utah made the same game two years earlier. Both teams won their respective games. Georgia earned a 41–10 win. It was already a one-sided affair at halftime with a 24–3 score and it was 41–3 at one point early in the fourth quarter. The closest Hawaii got was 7–3 after a Dan Kelly field goal. Teams Because the SEC champion (LSU) was slated to participate in the BCS National Championship Game, the number-five Georgia Bulldogs were selected to host the number-ten, WAC champion Hawaii Warriors, the last undefeated major college football team going into the bowl season.The FOX BCS Selection Show on December 2, 2007 This was the first meeting between the two teams. Hawaii 2007 Hawaii Warriors football team The Hawaii Warriors, led by 9th-year head coach June Jones, finished the regular season 12–0, the program's first perfect regular season, winning the WAC title for the 3rd time in program history, and the Warriors' first ever outright conference title. The Warriors were led by senior quarterback Colt Brennan, who broke several FBS records throughout the season, including career passing touchdowns and total career touchdowns.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3124891 Brennan breaks NCAA career mark for TD passes November 24, 2007 December 3, 2007 Hawaii started the season ranked no. 23 in the AP poll and only played one ranked team in the regular season, defeating no. 17 Boise State 39–27 in the penultimate game of the regular season. Georgia 2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team The Georgia Bulldogs, led by 7th-year head coach Mark Richt, finished the regular season 10–2 (6–2 in SEC play), finishing tied for 1st in the SEC's Eastern Division, but lost out on an appearance in the SEC Championship Game to Tennessee due to tiebreakers. The Bulldogs started the season ranked no. 13 in the AP poll, but a 12–16 loss to South Carolina in week 2 saw the Bulldogs fall to no. 23. Georgia would crack the top ten following a 42–30 victory over then-no. 9 Florida in week 8. Coming into the Sugar Bowl, Georgia was ranked no. 4 in both the AP and Coaches poll. Game summary Sugar Bowl white; ;text-align:center; collapsed 2008 Allstate Sugar BowlNo. 10 Hawaii Warriors vs. No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary January 1, 2007 Tuesday 7:30 p.m. CST No. 10 Warriors 3 0 0 7 No. 5 Bulldogs 14 10 14 3 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 74,383 None (played indoors) Brian O'Cain Fox Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, and Chris Myers Box score First quarter UGA – Knowshon Moreno 17-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick), 9:42. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:09. HAW – Dan Kelly 41-yard field goal, 4:20. Bulldogs 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:22. UGA – Knowshon Moreno 11-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick), 0:57. Bulldogs 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:23. Second quarter UGA – Brandon Coutu 52-yard field goal, 9:36. Bulldogs 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 20 yards, 4:48. UGA – Sean Bailey 11-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick), 8:00. Bulldogs 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:25. Third quarter UGA – Marcus Howard 0-yard fumble return (Brandon Coutu kick), 8:57. Bulldogs 31–3. UGA – Thomas Brown 1-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick), 1:40. Bulldogs 38–3. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:15. Fourth quarter UGA – Brandon Coutu 45-yard field goal, 14:32. Bulldogs 41–3. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 0:58. HAW – Ryan Grice-Mullen 16-yard pass from Tyler Graunke (Dan Kelly kick), 10:32. Bulldogs 41–10. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:00. Statistics HAWUGA First downs 20 19 Total yards 306 335 Rushing yards -5 160 Passing yards 311 175 Passing: comp–att–int 35–57–4 14–27–1 Turnovers 6 1 Time of possession 30:39 29:21 Team Category Player Statistics Hawaii Passing Colt Brennan 22/38, 169 yards, 3 INT Rushing Kealoha Pilares 7 rushes, 26 yards Receiving Jason Rivers 10 receptions, 105 yards Georgia Passing Matthew Stafford 14/23, 175 yards, TD, INT Rushing Thomas Brown 19 rushes, 73 yards, TD Receiving Mohamed Massaquoi 5 receptions, 54 yards Aftermath With Hawaii's defeat, the 2007-08 college football season ended with no undefeated teams, something that had not happened since the 2003-04 season. This is also the second time in the BCS era that this has occurred. Georgia DE Marcus Howard was named the MVP of the Sugar Bowl Game, the first time in its history that a purely defensive player has received the honor. With the win, Georgia Head Coach Mark Richt became the first head coach in Georgia history to win more than one Sugar Bowl (his previous victory was over Florida State University following the 2002 season). Vince Dooley and Wally Butts won one Sugar Bowl each, with Dooley's only win securing the 1980 National Championship. Dooley lost four other Sugar Bowl games. On January 8, Hawaii Head Coach June Jones left Hawaii to become the head coach at Southern Methodist University. He signed a five-year contract.http://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3185600 Jones leaves Hawaii for SMU 8 January 2008 ESPN.com 21 April 2018 References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football bowl games Category:2008 in sports in Louisiana Category:2000s in New Orleans Category:January 2008 sports events in the United States