1937 Sugar Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Sugar Bowl 3 Sugar Bowl File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. January 1 1937 1936 LSU Tigers 9–0–1 Bernie Moore SEC 0 7 0 7 6 2 Santa Clara Broncos 7–1 Buck Shaw Independent 14 0 7 0 bg Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 38,483 Alvin Bell (SWC;split crew: SWC, Pacific Coast, SEC) LSU https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u58RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=reMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6999%2C228424 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press L.S.U. is choice at Sugar Bowl January 1, 1937 11 The 1937 Sugar Bowl was the third edition of the Sugar Bowl and matched the LSU Tigers and the Santa Clara Broncos. It was played on Friday, January 1, 1937, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aVsbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CU0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1793%2C83425 Pittsburgh Press United Press Santa Clara whips L.S.U. January 2, 1937 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3MoWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ACIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2887%2C48398 Milwaukee Journal United Press Santa Clara's passing upsets L.S.U., 21 to 14 January 2, 1937 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9f1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=reMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6640%2C306733 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Santa Claras surprise L.S.U. January 2, 1937 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DDpPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a04DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4835%2C290514 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press Santa Clara runs roughshod over L.S.U., 21 to 14 January 2, 1937 11 Background LSU had allowed only 33 points during the regular season while cruising to a second straight Southeastern Conference championship with an undefeated regular season, with a non-conference tie at Texas early in the season. Santa Clara was an independent, which cost them an invite to the Rose Bowl due to not being a Pacific Coast Conference member; Washington won the PCC. The Broncos were 7–0 when the Sugar invitation was made, but then were shut out 9–0 by Sammy Baugh and TCU on December 12 in San Francisco.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FScbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3937%2C6096343 Pittsburgh Press United Press Sullivan James A. Texas Christian punctures Santa Clara's perfect record December 13, 1936 1, sports LSU was spurned by the Rose Bowl committee as well, paving the way for Santa Clara's first bowl game and LSU's second straight Sugar Bowl. http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site410.php Reference at www.allstatesugarbowl.org In the final AP poll released in late November, LSU was second and Santa Clara was sixth. Game summary Rain that had started the previous day continued throughout the game, which contributed to sixteen turnovers and 25 punts. LSU could not overcome a sloppy first quarter in which they had no first downs and allowed the Broncos to score twice. Manny Gomez caught a touchdown pass from Nello Falaschi and Norman Finley caught a touchdown pass from Bruno Pellegrini, both in a span of seven minutes. LSU narrowed the lead in the second quarter on Gus Tinsley's touchdown catch from Bill Crass, and Santa Clara led 14–7 at halftime. Falaschi scored on a touchdown run in the third quarter to give the Broncos a 21–7 lead. Rocky Reed caught a touchdown pass late in the game to close the margin to 21–14, but the game was already sealed as neither team threatened again, affected by the wet weather. Notably, Shaw loaned shoes from nearby Loyola University to give his team an advantage on the wet field in the second half. http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site164.php Reference at www.allstatesugarbowl.org 2015-01-09 2014-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20141101120910/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site164.php dead Aftermath LSU reached their third consecutive Sugar Bowl the following year, in a rematch with Santa Clara, and the Broncos won again in the rain. Statistics Statistics SantaClara LSU First downs 10 7 Yards rushing 108 44 Yards passing 74 125 Total yards 182 169Punts-Average 12–42.0 13–36.0Fumbles lost 4 6Interceptions 4 2Penalty yards 42 0 References Sugar Category:Sugar Bowl Category:LSU Tigers football bowl games Category:Santa Clara Broncos football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl Category:1930s in New Orleans