1938 Sugar Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Sugar Bowl 4 Sugar Bowl File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. January 1 1938 1937 LSU Tigers 9–1 Bernie Moore SEC 0 0 0 0 9 8 Santa Clara Broncos 8–0 Buck Shaw Independent 6 0 0 0 bg Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 40,000 Lou Ervin LSU The 1938 Sugar Bowl was the fourth edition of the Sugar Bowl and featured the LSU Tigers and the Santa Clara Broncos in a rematch of the previous year's game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TiEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3216%2C4357905 Pittsburgh Press Kirksey George United Press LSU seeking first victory in 'Sugar' January 1, 1938 11 It was played on Saturday, January 1, 1938, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c1IbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6ksEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5308%2C310294 Pittsburgh Press Smith Chester L. Santa Clara pass tops Louisiana, 6-0 January 2, 1938 1, sports https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ym1IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XQ0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3021%2C220985 Milwaukee Sentinel Gregory Kenneth Santa Clara beats L.S.U. January 2, 1938 1B May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uidWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3355%2C425445 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Santa Clarans defeat L.S.U. January 2, 1938 1, sports Background LSU was invited to the Sugar Bowl for the third consecutive season, and was a slight favorite.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uSdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2803%2C72410 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Favor LSU in Sugar Bowl January 1, 1938 10 The Broncos were undefeated on the season and as such were invited to the Sugar Bowl once again.1938 - How They Got Here / Allstate Sugar Bowl Casey Bienvenu http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site411.php https://web.archive.org/web/20141101174801/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site411.php 2014-11-01 live 2015-01-09 In the final AP poll released in late November, LSU was eighth and Santa Clara was tied for ninth with Notre Dame. Game summary In the rain, LSU failed to capitalize despite having fewer turnovers, more first downs, and more yards than the Broncos. At one point, Pinky Rohm tried to score from the Bronco 3, but he was stopped by Al Wolff as the Broncos went to work on a drive, culminating with a Jim Coughlan touchdown catch from Bruno Pellegrini. LSU kept trying to get on the scoreboard, but they kept turning it over on downs and were stopped at Santa Clara's 23 on the final play, as Santa Clara topped the Tigers for a second straight year.http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site163.php Fourth Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1938 www.allstatesugarbowl.org https://web.archive.org/web/20141101124645/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site163.php 2014-11-01 Aftermath LSU had to wait five years to gain their first bowl win, at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Santa Clara's next (and final) bowl game appearance came after the 1949 season, a win at the Orange Bowl in over Kentucky. Statistics Statistics SantaClara LSU First downs 4 10 Yards rushing 34 106 Yards passing 67 95 Total yards 101 201Punts-Average 14–36 14–32Fumbles lost 3 0Interceptions 3 0Penalty yards 30 35 References Sugar Bowl 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