1950 Sugar Bowl

American college football game February 2020 December 2025 File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 16th Sugar Bowl 1950 Sugar Bowl 1949 Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma LSU Tigers Louisiana State University 10–0 Big 7 8–2 SEC Bud Wilkinson Gaynell Tinsley 2 9 0 14 7 14 0 0 0 0 January 2 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana Alvin Bell (SEC;split crew: SEC, Big Seven) 82,000 The 1950 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. http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/10834768 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011173835/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/10834768 dead Reference at www.cbssports.com 2012-10-11 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. He would finish the game with 170 yards on 15 carries with two scores. In the third quarter, Pearson threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Thomas as Oklahoma extended its lead to 21–0. In the fourth quarter, Thomas and Royal scored on runs of 5 yard each as Oklahoma won 35–0. Leon Heath was named Sugar Bowl MVP. References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:LSU Tigers football bowl games Category:Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl