1962 Sugar Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 1962 Sugar Bowl 1961 File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 28th Sugar Bowl Alabama Crimson Tide University of Alabama Arkansas Razorbacks University of Arkansas 10–0 SEC 8–2 SWC Bear Bryant Frank Broyles 1 1 9 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 January 1 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana NBC Mike Fracchia Harold Matthews (SWC)(split crew between SWC & SEC) 82,910 The 1962 Sugar Bowl featured the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and the ninth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. Setting 1961 college football season Alabama 1961 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Alabama entered the contest undefeated and as champions of the SEC.Major Conference Champions. Article. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on February 22, 2009. Arkansas 1961 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The Razorback defense held opponents to 62.9 passing yards per game, the third best mark in the nation. The total defense (total yards given up) ranked tenth nationally, yielding only 177.4 ypg. Arkansas had tied for the SWC championship. Game summary Alabama scored on a 12-yard Pat Trammell touchdown run, leading 7–0. A 32-yard Davis field goal in the second quarter extended Alabama's lead to 10–0. In the third quarter, Arkansas got on the board following a 23-yard Mickey Cissell field goal. In the end, Alabama's defense proved too much, as they shutout the Razorbacks the rest of the way. Mike Fracchia was named Sugar Bowl MVP. ALA ARK collapsed 1 ALA 79 RushTD Pat Trammell 12 good Davis 7 0 2 ALA 4 FG 32 Davis 10 0 3 ARK 83 FG 23 Mickey Cissell 10 3 10 3 References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football bowl games Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl