1985 Sugar Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 1985 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome - Unbranded - 26 July 2021.jpg The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 51st Sugar Bowl 1984 Nebraska Cornhuskers University of Nebraska 9–2 Big 8 Tom Osborne 5 4 0 7 7 14 LSU Tigers Louisiana State University 8–2–1 SEC Bill Arnsparger 11 12 3 7 0 0 January 1 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Craig Sundberg (Nebraska QB) Nebraska by 7½ pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P1UiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N6cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6605%2C162251 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Betting line: Sugar Bowl January 1, 1985 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_wcOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4825%2C183360 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line January 1, 1985 39 Dixon Holman (SWC) 75,608 ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, and Tim Brant The 1985 Sugar Bowl was the 51st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1984–85 bowl game season, it matched the fifth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the #11 LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_dpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ieEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2917%2C72017 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Sugar Bowl January 1, 1985 2Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=524xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7gIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6790%2C116763 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Louisiana State's talent-laden offense is test for Nebraska defense in Sugar Bowl January 1, 1985 26 The teams had met two years earlier in the Orange Bowl. Favored Nebraska trailed early, but rallied to win 28–10.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QFUiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N6cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1773%2C726841 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania (Dallas Morning News) Tracy Steve Nebraska too much for Tigers January 2, 1985 34https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9LFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5884%2C309853 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Huskers huff, puff in 2nd-half rally, whip LSU, 28-10 January 2, 1985 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_tpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ieEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6624%2C310826 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Nebraska rallies to conquer LSU January 2, 1985 5C Game summary The game kicked off shortly after 7 p.m. CST, televised by ABC, at the same time as the Orange Bowl on NBC, which matched #2 Oklahoma and #4 Washington. In the first quarter, Ronnie Lewis kicked a 37-yard field goal to give LSU an early lead. In the second quarter, Tiger running back Dalton Hilliard scored on a two-yard touchdown run and LSU led 10–0. Nebraska quarterback Craig Sundberg threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to I-back Doug DuBose as Nebraska closed the gap to 10–7 at the half. In the third quarter, Sundberg scored on a nine-yard run to give the Huskers a 14–10 lead. In the fourth quarter, Sundberg threw touchdown passes of 24 and 17 yards to tight end Todd Frain as Nebraska won 28–10. For his four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) Sundberg was named the game' MVP. Scoring First quarter LSU – Ronnie Lewis 37-yard field goal Second quarter LSU – Dalton Hilliard 2-yard run (Lewis kick) Nebraska – Doug DuBose 31-yard pass from Craig Sundberg (Dale Klein kick) Third quarter Nebraska – Sundberg 9-yard run (Klein kick) Fourth quarter Nebraska – Todd Frain 24-yard pass from Sundberg (Klein kick) Nebraska – Frain 17-yard pass from Sundberg (Klein kick) Source: Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !!  Nebraska  !! 5LSU5 |- |align=left|First downs || 23|| 19 |- |align=left|Rushes–yards|| 59–280|| 34–183 |- |align=left|Passing yards || 143 || 221 |- |align=left|Passing (C–A–I) || 10–18–3 || 20–38–5 |- |align=left|Total offense || 77–423 || 72–404 |- |align=left|Return yards ||16|| 15 |- |align=left|Punts–average ||5–31|| 4–40 |- |align=left|Fumbles–lost ||0–0|| 3–1 |- |align=left|Turnovers||3||6 |- |align=left|Penalties–yards ||9–74|| 5–36 |- |align=left|Time of possession ||32:29||27:31 |} Source: Aftermath Nebraska climbed one spot to fourth in the final AP poll, and LSU fell to fifteenth.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zFhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Cu8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6546%2C1430831 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington wire services It's close, but Huskies are No. 2 January 3, 1985 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fxpTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-4IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6108%2C786694 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Robinson John BYU No. 1 January 3, 1985 D1 The Cornhuskers and Tigers met in the Sugar Bowl two years later, with Nebraska winning 30-15. References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:LSU Tigers football bowl games Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl