2007 Sugar Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 2007 Louisiana Superdome - Unbranded - 26 July 2021 (cropped).jpg The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. Allstate Sugar Bowl BCS Bowl Game73rd Sugar Bowl 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame LSU Tigers Louisiana State University 10–2 Independent 10–2 SEC Charlie Weis Les Miles 11 11 11 4 4 4 7 7 0 0 14 7 13 7 January 3 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana LSU QB JaMarcus Russell LSU by 8½ Irvin Mayfield Tom Walker (Big XII) LSU and Notre Dame Marching Bands 77,781 FOX List of announcers of major college bowl games Kenny Albert, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long 9.3Sugar Bowl Sweet for FOX Wednesday - Chicago Tribune, January 4, 2007 The 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game, which formed part of the 2006–2007 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Played on January 3, 2007, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, it was the 73rd Sugar Bowl. The game matched the Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the LSU Tigers and was televised on Fox. This game received extra attention because it was the return of the Sugar Bowl to New Orleans. In 2006, the game was played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina to the Superdome (that game also featured a virtual "home" team, the Georgia Bulldogs). LSU won the 2007 contest 41–14, tying the Notre Dame-LSU series at 5–5 (with LSU taking a 2–0 lead in bowl game meetings). With the loss, Notre Dame lost a record-setting nine bowl games in a row,http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/010407aaa.html Irish Fall In Sugar Bowl UND.com January 4, 2007 November 13, 2007 September 10, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070910185835/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/010407aaa.html dead including losing their three BCS bowl games by wide point margins. Teams Notre Dame 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Notre Dame, a Division I FBS independent, finished the regular season at 10–2. The Fighting Irish entered the season ranked at no. 2 in the AP Poll before losing 21–47 to no. 11 Michigan in week three. The team won its next eight games, reaching no. 6 in the AP Poll, but lost the regular season finale 24–44 to no. 3 USC. The Fighting Irish entered the Sugar Bowl ranked no. 11 in all three polls. LSU 2006 LSU Tigers football team LSU, from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), finished the regular season at 10–2. The Tigers entered the season ranked at no. 8 in the AP Poll before losing 3–7 to no. 3 Auburn in week three. The team won its next two games before losing to no. 5 Florida 10–23. The Tigers won their next six games, including victories over no. 8 Tennessee and no. 5 Arkansas. LSU entered the Sugar Bowl ranked no. 4 in all three polls. Game summary Sugar Bowl white; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. CST) No. 11 Notre Dame 7 7 0 0 No. 4 LSU 14 7 13 7 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana 77,781 None (indoor stadium) Tom Walker Fox Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Terry Bradshaw (analyst) and Howie Long (sideline) First quarter LSU – Keiland Williams 3-yard run (Colt David kick), 11:16. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:49. LSU – Dwayne Bowe 11-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Colt David kick), 6:03. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:40. ND – David Grimes 24-yard pass from Brady Quinn (Carl Gioia kick), 1:26. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:37. Second quarter ND – Jeff Samardzija 10-yard pass from Brady Quinn (Carl Gioia kick), 2:25. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:39. LSU – JaMarcus Russell 5-yard run (Colt David kick), 1:15. Tigers 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 1:10. Third quarter LSU – Colt David 26-yard field goal, 9:34. Tigers 24–14. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:26. LSU – Colt David 37-yard field goal, 3:49. Tigers 27–14. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:06. LSU – Brandon LaFell 58-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Colt David kick), 1:26. Tigers 34–14. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:38. Fourth quarter LSU – Keiland Williams 20-yard run (Colt David kick), 7:27. Tigers 41–14. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:11. Statistics left Notre Dame Fighting Irish ND LSU Tigers LSU 17 66–291 31–143 158 15–35–2 28:14 31 71–577 37–245 345 21–34–1 31:46 right Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame LSU Tigers LSU Brady Quinn 15/35, 148 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Darius Walker 22 rushes, 128 yards Jeff Samardzija 8 receptions, 59 yards, TD JaMarcus Russell 21/34, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT Keiland Williams 14 rushes, 107 yards, 2 TD Early Doucet 8 receptions, 115 yards Aftermath LSU has played three national championship games in the Superdome since, defeating Ohio State for the 2007 BCS title, losing to Alabama for the 2011 BCS crown, and defeating Clemson in the College Football Playoff title game following the 2019 season. LSU also defeated Tulane in a 2007 regular season game in the Superdome. LSU and Notre Dame met in the 2014 Music City Bowl and 2018 Citrus Bowl, with the Fighting Irish winning both. Brian Kelly, who led Notre Dame to those wins, became the Tigers' coach in 2022 after 12 seasons in South Bend. References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:LSU Tigers football bowl games Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football bowl games Sugar Bowl Category:2000s in New Orleans Category:January 2007 sports events in the United States