1980 Sugar Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 1980 Sugar Bowl 46th Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome - Unbranded - 26 July 2021.jpg The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide University of Alabama Arkansas Razorbacks University of Arkansas 11–0 SEC 10–1 SWC Bear Bryant Lou Holtz 2 1 6 7 14 3 0 7 3 0 6 0 January 1 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Major Ogilvie (Alabama RB) Alabama by 6½ to 10 pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uesNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5352%2C98734 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Bryant's Crimson Tide faces Razorbacks' stern challenge January 1, 1980 20 Bill Jennings (Big 8) 77,484 ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian The 1980 Sugar Bowl was the 46th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1979–80 bowl game season, it matched the undefeated and second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the #6 Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Favored Alabama won 24–9,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pAgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AZ4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6070%2C153318 Tuscaloosa News Alabama Browning Al High Tide swamps Hogs, 24-9 January 2, 1980 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=njNOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RxMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3786%2C259109 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina Associated Press Alabama defense stymies Arkansas, 24-9, for Sugar Bowl triumph January 2, 1980 3Bhttps://www.si.com/vault/1980/01/14/824298/a-good-thing-came-to-those-who-waited Sports Illustrated DelNagro Mike A good thing came to those who waited January 14, 1980 30 and gained their third national championship of the decade."46th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1980." Article. Retrieved August 11, 2010. Teams 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season Alabama 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Alabama entered the game undefeated, and had won two national championships already in the decade, in 1973 and 1978. Three of their conference victories in 1979 were by close margins, including a 3–0 win at LSU. Arkansas 1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Led by head coach Lou Holtz, the Razorbacks entered the game at 10–1, sharing the SWC title with 1979 Houston Cougars and the Texas Longhorns. Greg Kolenda was an All-American offensive tackle and quarterback Kevin Scanlon was the Southwest Conference Player of the Year. The Hogs' defense gave up 9.8 points per game on the year, the sixth-best scoring defense in Division I. Game summary The game kicked off shortly after 1 p.m. CST, televised by ABC, at the same time as the Cotton Bowl on CBS.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HcopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769%2C122366 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Bowl guide: Sugar January 1, 1980 21 Arkansas scored first in the first quarter, on a 34-yard Ish Ordonez field goal, to give the Razorbacks a 3–0 advantage. Alabama running back Major Ogilvie scored on touchdown runs of 22 and 1 yard and Alabama led 14–3 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Alan McElroy kicked a 25-yard field goal for the Crimson Tide, and they held a 17–3 advantage at halftime. In the third quarter, Kevin Scanlon of Arkansas threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Robert Farrell and the score tightened to 17–9. In the fourth quarter, Steve Whitman scored on a 12-yard run as Alabama won by a 24–9 margin. Ogilvie was named Sugar Bowl MVP. He rushed for a touchdown in three consecutive Sugar Bowls, all Crimson Tide victories. ALA ARK 1 12:54 ARK 3 8 FG 34 Ish Ordonez 0 3 1 6:37 ALA DrivePlays 82 7 RushTD 22 Major Ogilvie good Alan McElroy 7 3 1 3:48 ALA 22 4 RushTD 1 Major Ogilvie good Alan McElroy 14 3 2 0:25 ALA FG 25 Alan McElroy 17 3 3 11:37 ARK 80 11 RecTD 3 Robert Farrell Kevin Scanlon run no good 17 9 4 8:59 ALA 98 9 RushTD 12 Steve Whitman good Alan McElroy 24 9 24 9 Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !!  Alabama  !! Arkansas |- |First downs ||18||21 |- |Rushing yards||53–284||41–97 |- |Passing yards||70||245 |- |Passing ||4–7–2 ||22–40–2 |- |Total offense ||60–354||81–342 |- |Punts–average ||8–36.2||7–36.2 |- |Fumbles–lost ||1–1||1–1 |- |Turnovers||3||3 |- |Penalties–yards ||7–61||1–15 |} Source: Aftermath Later in the day at the Rose Bowl, Ohio State was defeated 17–16 by USC.https://www.si.com/vault/1980/01/14/824291/a-beautiful-rose-even-for-bama-uscs-one-point-victory-over-ohio-state-in-pasadena-provided-all-the-excitement-anyone-could-ask-for-and-it-gave-the-crimson-tide-something-more--its-first-undisputed-national-championship-since-196 Sports Illustrated Looney Douglas S. A beautiful Rose, even for Bama January 14, 1980 28 For the first time since 1964, Alabama was voted to the top spot in both final polls.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pAgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AZ4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6502%2C347968 Tuscaloosa News Alabama Browning Al Could be best ever, Bryant says of champ January 3, 1980 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H8opAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6495%2C1015170 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press It's Bama January 3, 1980 23 It was the Tide's first perfect season since 1966. References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football bowl games Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl