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style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1973_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(10–0)</td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(11–0)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i>Independent</i></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">24</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">23</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Ara Parseghian</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Bear Bryant</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>3</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>4</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>1</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>1</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table align="center" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">1</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">2</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">3</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">4</th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">6</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">8</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">3</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">24</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Alabama</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">10</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">6</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">23</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">December 31, 1973</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1973 NCAA Division I football season">1973</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tulane_Stadium" title="Tulane Stadium">Tulane Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">MVP</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clements" title="Tom Clements">Tom Clements</a>, Notre Dame <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting" title="Spread betting">Favorite</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Alabama by 6½ points <sup id="cite_ref-araworr_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-araworr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Gene Calhoun (<a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a>)<br />(split crew: Big Ten, <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">85,161</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">United States TV coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">Announcers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Schenkel" title="Chris Schenkel">Chris Schenkel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bud_Wilkinson" title="Bud Wilkinson">Bud Wilkinson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen ratings</a></th><td class="infobox-data">25.3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl"> Sugar Bowl </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/1972_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="1972 Sugar Bowl (December)">1972 (Dec)</a></b></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/1974_Sugar_Bowl" title="1974 Sugar Bowl"> 1974</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS#National_championship_games" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">College Football Championship Game</a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/1973_Rose_Bowl" title="1973 Rose Bowl">1973 (Jan)</a></b></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Sugar_Bowl" title="1979 Sugar Bowl">1979</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1973 <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a></b>, part of the <a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_season#Bowl_games" title="1973 NCAA Division I football season">1973 bowl game</a> season, took place on December 31, 1973, at <a href="/wiki/Tulane_Stadium" title="Tulane Stadium">Tulane Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings" title="1973 NCAA Division I football rankings">top-ranked</a> <a href="/wiki/1973_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC) met the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">independent</a> <a href="/wiki/1973_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a>; both teams <span class="nowrap">were undefeated.<sup id="cite_ref-msapirba_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-msapirba-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ibico_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ibico-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wcfcau_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wcfcau-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </p><p>Underdog Notre Dame won 24–23;<sup id="cite_ref-msapirba_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-msapirba-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ibico_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ibico-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ndbuaw_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndbuaw-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the game received a 25.3 <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen rating</a>, making it one of the highest-rated college football games in history.<sup id="cite_ref-TV_Rating_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TV_Rating-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alabama">Alabama</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Alabama"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1973_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team</a></div> <p>Alabama completed the <a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1973 NCAA Division I football season">1973</a> regular season with an 11–0 record, as conference champions and as national champions as determined by the <a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings#Final_Coaches'_poll" title="1973 NCAA Division I football rankings">final UPI coaches poll</a>, released in early <span class="nowrap">December.<sup id="cite_ref-upicagfp_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-upicagfp-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UPI_Champs_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UPI_Champs-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> Following their victory over <a href="/wiki/1973_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1973 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a>, university officials announced they accepted an invitation to play in the Sugar Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_November_17,_1973_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_November_17,_1973-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The appearance marked the sixth for Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, their 27th overall bowl game appearance and their first all-time meeting against <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_November_17,_1973_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_November_17,_1973-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notre_Dame">Notre Dame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notre Dame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1973_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team</a></div> <p>Notre Dame finished the regular season with a 10–0 record. Following their victory over <a href="/wiki/1973_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1973 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a>, university officials announced they accepted an invitation to play in the Sugar Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_November_17,_1973_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_November_17,_1973-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The appearance marked the first for Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, and their fifth overall bowl game appearance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With a cold rain falling, Notre Dame opened the scoring with a Wayne Bullock 6-yard touchdown run, and after a missed <a href="/wiki/Conversion_(gridiron_football)" title="Conversion (gridiron football)">extra point</a> took an early 6–0 lead.<sup id="cite_ref-NDGuide_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDGuide-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the second quarter, Alabama took the lead on a 6-yard Randy Billingsley touchdown run, only to see the Irish go up 14–7 on the following play. The ensuing <a href="/wiki/Kickoff_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff (American football)">kickoff</a> was returned 93-yards for a touchdown by <a href="/wiki/Al_Hunter_(American_football)" title="Al Hunter (American football)">Al Hunter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NDGuide_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDGuide-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tide cut the lead to 14–10 late in the quarter on a 39-yard Bill Davis <a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(American_and_Canadian_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Field goal (American and Canadian football)">field goal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NDGuide_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDGuide-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the third quarter, the teams traded touchdowns with Alabama scoring first on a 5-yard <a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Jackson" title="Wilbur Jackson">Wilbur Jackson</a> touchdown run and Notre Dame on a 12-yard Eric Penick touchdown run to make the score 21–17 entering the final period.<sup id="cite_ref-NDGuide_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDGuide-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After quarterback <a href="/wiki/Richard_Todd_(American_football)" title="Richard Todd (American football)">Richard Todd</a> made a 25-yard touchdown reception from Mike Stock on a trick play, Davis missed the extra point to only put Alabama up 23–21.<sup id="cite_ref-NDGuide_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDGuide-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Irish responded with a 19-yard field goal by Bob Thomas to take the lead 24–23 with 4:26 remaining in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-NDGuide_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDGuide-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Late in the fourth quarter, Alabama pinned Notre Dame back deep in Irish territory with a punt, hoping to get the ball back within easy range of a game-winning field goal. During the punt, the Alabama punter was run into and Notre Dame was flagged with a 15-yard roughing the kicker personal foul. In 1973, a personal foul wasn't an automatic first down in college football, so since it occurred on a 4th and 20, accepting the penalty would have given Alabama a fourth and 5 on their own 45 yard line, only down one with mere minutes remaining. Coach Bear Bryant, knowing even a safety would win the game, decided to decline the penalty and try to stop Notre Dame who had to start on their own 1 yard line. Bryant's strategy seemed ready to pay off when his defense stymied Notre Dame on two plays and forced 3rd and 10 on their 1-yard line. However, on third and long Irish QB Tom Clements connected with backup TE Robin Weber on a long pass that gave the Irish a first down and allowed them to run out the clock. With their victory, the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> awarded the Irish the national championship in ranking them first in their <a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings" title="1973 NCAA Division I football rankings">final poll</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AP_Poll_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_Poll-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alabama and Notre Dame would play for the national championship again in <a href="/wiki/2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2013 BCS National Championship Game">2012</a>, where the Crimson Tide exacted revenge on the Fighting Irish in a blowout victory to repeat as national champions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scoring_summary">Scoring summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Scoring summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible expand" style="margin:auto; background:none; width:100%; border:none;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring summary </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:100%; margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Quarter </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Time </th> <th scope="col" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football_terms#D" title="Glossary of American football terms">Drive</a> </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Team </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Scoring information </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Play_from_scrimmage" title="Play from scrimmage">Plays</a> </th> <th scope="col">Yards </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Time_of_possession" class="mw-redirect" title="Time of possession">TOP</a> </th> <th scope="col">Notre Dame </th> <th scope="col">Alabama </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">3:19 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 plays, 64 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2:32 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Notre Dame </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Wayne Bullock 6-yard touchdown run, Bob Thomas kick no good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">7:30 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 plays, 52 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2:40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Randy Billingsley 6-yard touchdown run, Bill Davis kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">7:17 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">None </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">None </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Notre Dame </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Al_Hunter_(American_football)" title="Al Hunter (American football)">Al Hunter</a> 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, 2-point pass good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">0:39 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 plays, 69 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2:40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">39-yard field goal by Bill Davis </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">11:02 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">11 plays, 93 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3:57 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Jackson" title="Wilbur Jackson">Wilbur Jackson</a> 5-yard touchdown run, Bill Davis kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">2:30 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 play, 12 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0:07 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Notre Dame </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Eric Penick 12-yard touchdown run, Bob Thomas kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">21 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">9:33 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">5 plays, 39 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2:14 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Todd_(American_football)" title="Richard Todd (American football)">Richard Todd</a> 25-yard touchdown reception from Mike Stock, Bill Davis kick no good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">21 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">23 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">4:26 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">11 plays, 79 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">5:13 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Notre Dame </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">19-yard field goal by Bob Thomas </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">24 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">23 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" align="left" scope="row"><small>"TOP" = <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football#T" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">time of possession</a>. For other American football terms, see <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">Glossary of American football</a>.</small> </td> <th scope="row">24 </th> <th scope="row">23 </th></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1973MacArthurBowlNCG-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1973MacArthurBowlNCG_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1 cs1-prop-location-test"> Written at New York. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120444777/title-at-stake-in-sugar-bowl/">"Title at Stake in Sugar Bowl"</a>. <i>The Kansas City Times</i>. 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Associated Press. January 1, 1974. p. 1, part 2.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Milwaukee+Sentinel&rft.atitle=Irish+tip+%27Bama%2C+they%27re+No.+1&rft.pages=1%2C+part+2&rft.date=1974-01-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DU4tRAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DexEEAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D7382%252C166170&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ibico-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ibico_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ibico_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IZNYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VfgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3470%2C111343">"Irish best in country?"</a>. <i>Spokane Daily Chronicle</i>. (Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1974. p. 21.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Spokane+Daily+Chronicle&rft.atitle=Irish+best+in+country%3F&rft.pages=21&rft.date=1974-01-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DIZNYAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DVfgDAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D3470%252C111343&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wcfcau-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wcfcau_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFUnderwood1974" class="citation news cs1">Underwood, John (January 13, 1974). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.si.com/vault/1974/01/14/628124/with-contempt-for-caution">"With contempt for caution"</a>. <i>Sports Illustrated</i>. p. 70.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sports+Illustrated&rft.atitle=With+contempt+for+caution&rft.pages=70&rft.date=1974-01-13&rft.aulast=Underwood&rft.aufirst=John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fvault%2F1974%2F01%2F14%2F628124%2Fwith-contempt-for-caution&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ndbuaw-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ndbuaw_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2gkrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3pkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4176%2C862642">"Notre Dame broke up Alabama wishbone"</a>. <i>Reading Eagle</i>. (Pennsylvania). January 2, 1974. p. 37.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reading+Eagle&rft.atitle=Notre+Dame+broke+up+Alabama+wishbone&rft.pages=37&rft.date=1974-01-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D2gkrAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3D3pkFAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D4176%252C862642&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TV_Rating-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-TV_Rating_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPennington2012" class="citation news cs1">Pennington, Bill (December 8, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/sports/ncaafootball/notre-dame-shocked-alabama-in-the-1973-sugar-bowl.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">"Before Computer Rankings and the Superdome, There Was Notre Dame vs. Alabama in the 1973 Sugar Bowl"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Before+Computer+Rankings+and+the+Superdome%2C+There+Was+Notre+Dame+vs.+Alabama+in+the+1973+Sugar+Bowl&rft.date=2012-12-08&rft.aulast=Pennington&rft.aufirst=Bill&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2012%2F12%2F09%2Fsports%2Fncaafootball%2Fnotre-dame-shocked-alabama-in-the-1973-sugar-bowl.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dall%26_r%3D0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-upicagfp-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-upicagfp_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-pcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3554%2C2505802">"Tide tops both polls"</a>. <i>Reading Eagle</i>. (Pennsylvania). UPI/AP. December 4, 1973. p. 20.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reading+Eagle&rft.atitle=Tide+tops+both+polls&rft.pages=20&rft.date=1973-12-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DWwUrAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3D-pcFAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D3554%252C2505802&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-UPI_Champs-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-UPI_Champs_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121105103953/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/603318462.html?dids=603318462:603318462&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+05,+1973&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Alabama+Wins+National+Title+in+UPI+Poll&pqatl=google">"Alabama wins National Title in UPI Poll"</a>. <i>The Los Angeles Times</i>. UPI. December 5, 1973. p. B3. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/603318462.html?dids=603318462:603318462&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+05%2C+1973&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Alabama+Wins+National+Title+in+UPI+Poll&pqatl=google">the original</a> on November 5, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 25,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Alabama+wins+National+Title+in+UPI+Poll&rft.pages=B3&rft.date=1973-12-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpqasb.pqarchiver.com%2Flatimes%2Faccess%2F603318462.html%3Fdids%3D603318462%3A603318462%26FMT%3DABS%26FMTS%3DABS%3AAI%26type%3Dhistoric%26date%3DDec%2B05%252C%2B1973%26author%3D%26pub%3DLos%2BAngeles%2BTimes%26desc%3DAlabama%2BWins%2BNational%2BTitle%2Bin%2BUPI%2BPoll%26pqatl%3Dgoogle&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TCL_November_17,_1973-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TCL_November_17,_1973_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TCL_November_17,_1973_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TCL_November_17,_1973_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReed1973" class="citation news cs1">Reed, Delbert (November 17, 1973). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ixgfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NZwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4122%2C1952129">"It's official: Tide-Irish in Sugar Bowl"</a>. <i>The Tuscaloosa News</i>. p. B1<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 25,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Tuscaloosa+News&rft.atitle=It%27s+official%3A+Tide-Irish+in+Sugar+Bowl&rft.pages=B1&rft.date=1973-11-17&rft.aulast=Reed&rft.aufirst=Delbert&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DixgfAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DNZwEAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D4122%252C1952129&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NDGuide-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NDGuide_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NDGuide_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NDGuide_11-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NDGuide_11-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NDGuide_11-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NDGuide_11-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">"1973 Sugar Bowl". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110522214317/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FBRecSuppBowlRecaps.pdf"><i>2010 Notre Dame Football Supplement</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. South Bend, IN: Notre Dame Athletics Media Relations. 2010. p. 116. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FBRecSuppBowlRecaps.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on May 22, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="1937 Sugar Bowl">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Sugar_Bowl" title="1938 Sugar Bowl">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Sugar_Bowl" title="1939 Sugar Bowl">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Sugar_Bowl" title="1940 Sugar Bowl">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Sugar_Bowl" title="1941 Sugar Bowl">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Sugar_Bowl" title="1942 Sugar Bowl">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Sugar_Bowl" title="1943 Sugar Bowl">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Sugar_Bowl" title="1944 Sugar Bowl">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Sugar_Bowl" title="1945 Sugar Bowl">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Sugar_Bowl" title="1946 Sugar Bowl">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Sugar_Bowl" title="1947 Sugar Bowl">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Sugar_Bowl" title="1948 Sugar Bowl">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Sugar_Bowl" title="1949 Sugar Bowl">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Sugar_Bowl" title="1950 Sugar Bowl">1950</a></li> 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title="1964 Sugar Bowl">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Sugar_Bowl" title="1965 Sugar Bowl">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Sugar_Bowl" title="1966 Sugar Bowl">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Sugar_Bowl" title="1967 Sugar Bowl">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Sugar_Bowl" title="1968 Sugar Bowl">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Sugar_Bowl" title="1969 Sugar Bowl">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Sugar_Bowl" title="1970 Sugar Bowl">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Sugar_Bowl" title="1971 Sugar Bowl">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Sugar_Bowl_(January)" title="1972 Sugar Bowl (January)">1972 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="1972 Sugar Bowl (December)">1972 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Sugar_Bowl" title="1974 Sugar Bowl">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Sugar_Bowl" title="1975 Sugar Bowl">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Sugar_Bowl" title="1977 Sugar Bowl">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Sugar_Bowl" title="1978 Sugar Bowl">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Sugar_Bowl" title="1979 Sugar Bowl">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Sugar_Bowl" title="1980 Sugar Bowl">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Sugar_Bowl" title="1981 Sugar Bowl">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Sugar_Bowl" title="1982 Sugar Bowl">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Sugar_Bowl" title="1983 Sugar Bowl">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Sugar_Bowl" title="1984 Sugar Bowl">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Sugar_Bowl" title="1985 Sugar Bowl">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Sugar_Bowl" title="1986 Sugar Bowl">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Sugar_Bowl" title="1987 Sugar Bowl">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Sugar_Bowl" title="1988 Sugar Bowl">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Sugar_Bowl" title="1989 Sugar Bowl">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Sugar_Bowl" title="1990 Sugar Bowl">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Sugar_Bowl" title="1991 Sugar Bowl">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Sugar_Bowl" title="1992 Sugar Bowl">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Sugar_Bowl" title="1993 Sugar Bowl">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Sugar_Bowl" title="1994 Sugar Bowl">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Sugar_Bowl_(January)" title="1995 Sugar Bowl (January)">1995 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="1995 Sugar Bowl (December)">1995 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Sugar_Bowl" title="1997 Sugar Bowl">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Sugar_Bowl" title="1998 Sugar Bowl">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Sugar_Bowl" title="1999 Sugar Bowl">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Sugar_Bowl" title="2000 Sugar Bowl">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Sugar_Bowl" title="2001 Sugar Bowl">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Sugar_Bowl" title="2002 Sugar Bowl">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Sugar_Bowl" title="2003 Sugar Bowl">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Sugar_Bowl" title="2005 Sugar Bowl">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Sugar_Bowl" title="2006 Sugar Bowl">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Sugar_Bowl" title="2007 Sugar Bowl">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Sugar_Bowl" title="2008 Sugar Bowl">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Sugar_Bowl" title="2010 Sugar Bowl">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Sugar_Bowl" title="2011 Sugar Bowl">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Sugar_Bowl" title="2012 Sugar Bowl">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Sugar_Bowl" title="2013 Sugar Bowl">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Sugar_Bowl" title="2014 Sugar Bowl">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sugar_Bowl" title="2015 Sugar Bowl">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Sugar_Bowl" title="2016 Sugar Bowl">2016</a></li> <li><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>The 2006 game took place in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta, Georgia</a> due to <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>.</li> <li>The game was also the national title game for either the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Coalition" title="Bowl Coalition">Bowl Coalition</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Alliance" title="Bowl Alliance">Bowl Alliance</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Bowl Championship Series</a> in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004.</li> <li>There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972, 1995 and 2022.</li> <li>The game was a <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Rose_Bowl" title="1931 Rose Bowl">1931 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Rose_Bowl" title="1935 Rose Bowl">1935 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Rose_Bowl" title="1938 Rose Bowl">1938 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1942 Cotton Bowl Classic">1942 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Orange_Bowl" title="1943 Orange Bowl">1943 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Sugar_Bowl" title="1945 Sugar Bowl">1945 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Rose_Bowl" title="1946 Rose Bowl">1946 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Sugar_Bowl" title="1948 Sugar Bowl">1948 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Orange_Bowl" title="1953 Orange Bowl">1953 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1954 Cotton Bowl Classic">1954 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Liberty_Bowl" title="1959 Liberty Bowl">1959 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1960 Bluebonnet Bowl">1960 Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Sugar_Bowl" title="1962 Sugar Bowl">1962 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Orange_Bowl" title="1963 Orange Bowl">1963 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Sugar_Bowl" title="1964 Sugar Bowl">1964 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Orange_Bowl" title="1965 Orange Bowl">1965 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Orange_Bowl" title="1966 Orange Bowl">1966 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Sugar_Bowl" title="1967 Sugar Bowl">1967 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1968 Cotton Bowl Classic">1968 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Gator_Bowl" title="1968 Gator Bowl">1968 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Liberty_Bowl" title="1969 Liberty Bowl">1969 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1970 Astro-Bluebonnet 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Cotton Bowl Classic">1982 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Liberty_Bowl" title="1982 Liberty Bowl">1982 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Sun_Bowl" title="1983 Sun Bowl">1983 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Aloha_Bowl" title="1985 Aloha Bowl">1985 Aloha Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Sun_Bowl" title="1986 Sun Bowl">1986 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Hall_of_Fame_Bowl" title="1988 Hall of Fame Bowl">1988 Hall of Fame Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Sun_Bowl" title="1988 Sun Bowl">1988 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Sugar_Bowl" title="1990 Sugar Bowl">1990 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1991 Fiesta Bowl">1991 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Blockbuster_Bowl" title="1991 Blockbuster Bowl">1991 Blockbuster Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Sugar_Bowl" title="1993 Sugar Bowl">1993 Sugar Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Gator_Bowl" title="1993 Gator 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