1991 Sugar Bowl

January 2019 May 2026 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome - Unbranded - 26 July 2021.jpg The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 57th Sugar Bowl USF&G January 1 1991 1990 Tennessee Volunteers 8–2–2 Johnny Majors SEC 10 10 0 0 3 20 Andy Kelly (Tennessee QB) Virginia Cavaliers 8–3 George Welsh ACC 9 7 0 6 ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford,and Dan Dierdorf Tennessee by 5 pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SfMRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5343%2C140596 Gainesville Sun Florida Latest line January 1, 1991 4C Dean Cramer (Big Eight) bg Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 75,132 The 1991 Sugar Bowl was the 57th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1990–91 bowl game season, it matched the unranked Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the #10 Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SfMRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6527%2C132053 Gainesville Sun Florida Associated Press Wilson Austin Vols aim to match '86 feat January 1, 1991 2C Favored Tennessee rallied with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win by a point, 23–22.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zcFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6294%2C252113 Gainesville Sun Florida Associated Press Wilson Austin Vols use late TD to beat Virginia January 2, 1991 3Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PmcQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y4sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4135%2C44225 Free Lance-Star Fredericksburg, Virginia Associated Press Vols savor dramatic comeback January 2, 1991 10 Teams 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season Virginia 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team The Cavaliers opened with seven straight wins and were ranked #1 in the AP Poll for the first time in school history, but a loss to Georgia Tech dropped them to eleventh; consecutive losses to Maryland and at rival Virginia Tech dropped them out of the poll completely, as Virginia finished third in the Atlantic Coast Conference and had lost three of four entering their first (and only) Sugar Bowl appearance. Tennessee 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team Tennessee was appearing in its seventh Sugar Bowl, but the first in five years. The Vols were champion of the Southeastern Conference for the second straight year due to Florida being on probation, and were as ranked as high as third until a loss to Alabama. They had started 4–0–2 before falling to Notre Dame and Alabama, with a win in between. The Volunteers ended the regular season with three wins and were ranked in the AP Top 10 for the second straight year. Game summary The game kicked off shortly after 7:30 p.m. CST, following the Rose Bowl on ABC, and shortly after the start of the Orange Bowl on NBC, which matched top-ranked Colorado and #5 Notre Dame.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SfMRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6124%2C126082 Gainesville Sun Florida On the air January 1, 1991 1C Less than six minutes into the game, Gary Steele scored from ten yards out for the Cavaliers to give them an early lead, though the kick was blocked. After the Vols punted the ball away, Jake McInerney added on to the lead with a field goal to make it 9–0. The Volunteers tried to strike back on their next drive, but quarterback Andy Kelly's pass was intercepted by Tyrone Lewis and the Cavaliers went to work once again, driving eighty yards in seven minutes, concluding with a Terry Kirby touchdown run that gave Virginia (who had forced three turnovers and had the ball for over 22 minutes) a 16–0 lead at halftime. The second half started off small for Tennessee, with Greg Burke's 27-yard field goal to get on the scoreboard. The rest of the quarter was scoreless, but the fourth quarter saw 26 combined points, starting with a Virginia turnover that led to a Tennessee touchdown 94 yards later on a Tony Thompson run. McInerney added in his second field goal of the game extend the lead to 19–10. Kelly's touchdown pass to Carl Pickens closed it to 19–17. Virginia could only muster up another McInerney field goal, a five-point lead with 2:31 left. Kelly led the Vols down the field, driving 79 yards in two minutes, completing seven of nine passes for 64 yards. It ended with a one-yard Thompson touchdown run that gave Tennessee its first lead with 31 seconds remaining, although the two-point conversion pass attempt failed. Kelly went 24 for 35 with 273 yards, two interceptions, but one touchdown, and was named the game's MVP. http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site101.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100924111118/http://allstatesugarbowl.org/site101.php 2010-09-24 1991 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl Scoring First quarter Virginia – Gary Steele 10-yard run (kick blocked) Virginia – Jake McInerney 22-yard field goal Second quarter Virginia – Terry Kirby 1-yard run (McInerney kick) Third quarter Tennessee – Greg Burke 27-yard field goal Fourth quarter Tennessee – Tony Thompson 7-yard run (Burke kick) Virginia – McInerney 43-yard field goal Tennessee – Carl Pickens 15-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick) Virginia – McInerney 44-yard field goal Tennessee – Thompson 1-yard run (pass failed) Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PmcQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y4sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6916%2C57667 Free Lance-Star Fredericksburg, Virginia Associated Press Major bowl game summaries January 2, 1991 13 Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! 3Virginia3 !! Tennessee |- |First downs || 25 || 28 |- |Rushes–yards|| 58–287 || 38–191 |- |Passing yards || 62 || 273 |- |Passes || 9–24–3 || 24–35–2 |- |Total offense || 82–349 || 73–464 |- |Return yards || 0 || 51 |- |Punts–average ||1–48||2–20 |- |Fumbles–lost ||1–0||1–1 |- |Turnovers||3||3 |- |Penalties–yards ||5–30|| 5–65 |- |align=left|Time of possession || 36:28 || 23:32 |} Source: Aftermath Both teams climbed in the final AP poll; Tennessee went from tenth to eighth, and Virginia from unranked to 23rd.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nEdPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6905%2C623943 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Top 25 final poll January 3, 1991 23 Through , neither team has returned to the Sugar Bowl. References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Tennessee Volunteers football bowl games Category:Virginia Cavaliers football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl