1965 Sugar Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 1965 Sugar Bowl 31st Sugar Bowl File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 1964 LSU Tigers Louisiana State University 7–2–1 SEC Charles McClendon 7 7 2 0 8 3 Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse University 7–3 Independent Ben Schwartzwalder NR 12 10 0 0 0 January 1 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana LSU by 5½ pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TpdHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KIAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5492%2C43607 Victoria Advocate Texas Associated Press LSU rates favorite in Sugar Bowl January 1, 1965 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jLpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WwEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7097%2C166861 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Moreau, Little lead Syracuse in Sugar Bowl January 1, 1965 33 Francis P. Brennan (ECAC)(split crew between ECAC & SEC) 65,000 NBC List of announcers of major college bowl games Bill Flemming, Terry Brennan The 1965 Sugar Bowl was the 31st edition of the college football bowl game, played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1964–65 bowl season, it matched the seventh-ranked LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the unranked independent Syracuse Orangemen. Favored LSU rallied in the second half to win, 13–10.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GQBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4582%2C116777 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Field goal gives LSU 13-10 victory January 2, 1965 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T5dHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KIAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5380%2C115282 Victoria Advocate Texas Associated Press LSU bottles Nance, Little for 13-10 comeback win January 2, 1965 8 The game is notable for being the first time a racially integrated team played in the Sugar Bowl since the 1956 Sugar Bowl. Syracuse had two black players, Jim Nance and Floyd Little. Teams 1964 NCAA University Division football season LSU Tigers 1964 LSU Tigers football team Syracuse Orangemen 1964 Syracuse Orangemen football team Game summary Syracuse opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 23-yard Roger Smith field goal. When Syracuse got the ball next, LSU's defense forced a safety, as lineman George Rice tackled halfback Floyd Little in the end zone, making it 3–2. Syracuse's Bradlee Clarke returned a blocked punt 28 yards for a touchdown, and after a scoreless second quarter, Syracuse led 10–2 at halftime. In the third quarter, LSU reserve quarterback Billy Ezell threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Doug Moreau, and converted for two points on a pass play to tie the game at ten. With under four minutes remaining, Moreau kicked a 28-yard field goal to put LSU ahead, 13–10, which was the final score, and he was named Sugar Bowl MVP. Scoring First quarter SYR – Roger Smith 23-yard field goal LSU – Safety, Floyd Little tackled in end zone by George Rice SYR – Bradlee Clarke 28-yard run after blocked punt (Smith kick) Second quarter No scoring Third quarter LSU – Doug Moreau 57-yard pass from Billy Ezell (Joe LaBruzzo pass from Ezell) Fourth quarter LSU – Moreau 28-yard field goal Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! 4LSU4 !! Syracuse |- |First downs||11||10 |- |Rushing||46–161||35–151 |- |Passing||6–15–1||8–20–1 |- |Passing yards||114||52 |- |Total offense||61–275||55–203 |- |Punts–avg.||9–36.2||6–37.5 |- |Fumbles–lost||4–0||3–1 |- |Turnovers||1||2 |- |Penalties–yards||4–46||5–55 |} Source: References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:LSU Tigers football bowl games Category:Syracuse Orange football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl