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summary" style="font-size:125%;"><span class="dtstart">1978</span> Sugar Bowl</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-style:italic;">44th <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">edition</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table class="nowraplinks" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1977_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State Buckeyes</a></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1977_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(9–2)</td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(10–1)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a></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;">6</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">35</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Woody Hayes</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>9</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>8</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>3</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>3</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"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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background:#efefef">6</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">6</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">13</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">8</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">35</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 2, 1978</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1977 NCAA Division I football season">1977</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</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/Jeff_Rutledge" title="Jeff Rutledge">Jeff Rutledge</a> (Alabama QB)</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 1 point<sup id="cite_ref-bwobher_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bwobher-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-emilis_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emilis-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">Percy Penn (<a href="/wiki/Southwest_Conference" title="Southwest Conference">SWC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">76,811</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_College_Football_on_ABC" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN College Football 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/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a> and <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Ara Parseghian</a></span></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/1977_Sugar_Bowl" title="1977 Sugar Bowl"> 1977</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>1978 <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a></b> was the 44th <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">edition</a> of the <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a>, played at the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>, on Monday, January 2. Part of the <a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_I_football_season#Bowl_games" title="1977 NCAA Division I football season">1977–78 bowl game</a> season, it matched the <a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings" title="1977 NCAA Division I football rankings">third-ranked</a> <a href="/wiki/1977_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC) and the #9 <a href="/wiki/1977_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State Buckeyes</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-huntde_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-huntde-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sivbbal_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sivbbal-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The teams were led by their respective <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">hall of fame</a> head coaches, <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Bear Bryant</a></span> and <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Woody Hayes</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sonsgr_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sonsgr-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> who were the winningest active coaches. Slightly <span class="nowrap">favored,<sup id="cite_ref-bwobher_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bwobher-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-emilis_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emilis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> Alabama won in <span class="nowrap">a rout, 35–6.<sup id="cite_ref-sivbbal_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sivbbal-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-srrout_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-srrout-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </p><p><a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Day" title="New Year's Day">New Year's Day</a> was on Sunday in 1978, and the major college bowl games were played the following day. </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=1978_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><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">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1977 NCAA Division I football season">1977 NCAA Division I football season</a></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=1978_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Alabama"><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">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1977_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team</a></div> <p>Alabama finished the regular season as SEC champions with a record of <span class="nowrap">10–1;</span> the only loss was at <a href="/wiki/1977_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1977 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a> <span class="nowrap">(31–24)</span> in week two.<sup id="cite_ref-hutd_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hutd-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 19, bowl officials announced that Alabama would face Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-November_20,_1977_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-November_20,_1977-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The appearance marked the eighth for Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, and their 31st overall bowl appearance. It was the Tide's second game against a Big Ten opponent, the first was at <a href="/wiki/1928_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1928 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1928_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1928 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">1928</a> regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-November_20,_1977_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-November_20,_1977-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sonsgr_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sonsgr-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ohio_State">Ohio State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ohio State"><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">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1977_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team</a></div> <p>Ohio State finished the regular season as co-champions of the Big Ten with a record of <span class="nowrap">9–2.</span> Their only defeats were to <a href="/wiki/1977_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> by a point <span class="nowrap">(29–28)</span> on a <a href="/wiki/The_Kick_(college_football)" title="The Kick (college football)">disputed late field goal</a> in week three and at <a href="/wiki/Michigan%E2%80%93Ohio_State_football_rivalry" title="Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry">rival</a> <a href="/wiki/1977_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1977 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan Wolverines</a> <span class="nowrap">(14–6)</span> to close the regular season. On November 19, bowl officials announced that Michigan would play in the <a href="/wiki/1978_Rose_Bowl" title="1978 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a> and that Ohio State would face Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-November_20,_1977_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-November_20,_1977-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-November_19,_1977_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-November_19,_1977-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The appearance marked the first for Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl, and their 12th overall bowl appearance. This was the first edition of the Sugar Bowl to feature a Big Ten team.<sup id="cite_ref-November_20,_1977_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-November_20,_1977-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the Buckeyes' first game against an SEC team <span class="nowrap">since <a href="/wiki/1935_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">1935</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sonsgr_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sonsgr-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> when they defeated <a href="/wiki/1935_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="1935 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a> in the season opener. </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=1978_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The game kicked off at around 1 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CST</a>, as did the <a href="/wiki/1978_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1978 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-spontv_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spontv-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama scored on a one-yard <a href="/wiki/Tony_Nathan" title="Tony Nathan">Tony Nathan</a> touchdown run to cap a 10-play, 76-yard drive.<sup id="cite_ref-January_3,_1978_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-January_3,_1978-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On their next offensive possession, Bama scored again on a 27-yard <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Rutledge" title="Jeff Rutledge">Jeff Rutledge</a> touchdown pass to Bruce Bolton to take a 13–0 lead at the half.<sup id="cite_ref-January_3,_1978_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-January_3,_1978-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the third quarter, Rutledge had his second touchdown on a 3-yard pass to Rick Neal. Following a successful <a href="/wiki/Two-point_conversion" title="Two-point conversion">two-point conversion</a> pass to Nathan, Alabama led 21–0, the score at the quarter's end.<sup id="cite_ref-January_3,_1978_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-January_3,_1978-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Buckeyes scored their only points of the game early in the fourth when Rod Gerald threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jim Harrell, but failed on the two-point try and the score was 21–6.<sup id="cite_ref-January_3,_1978_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-January_3,_1978-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bama closed the game with a pair of touchdown runs, the first from one yard by Major Ogilvie, and the second by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Davis_(American_football)" title="Johnny Davis (American football)">Johnny Davis</a> on a seven-yard run to make the final score 35–6.<sup id="cite_ref-January_3,_1978_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-January_3,_1978-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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">Ohio State </th> <th scope="col">Alabama </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">11:31 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">76 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Nathan" title="Tony Nathan">Tony Nathan</a> 1-yard touchdown run, Roger Chapman kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </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">4:08 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">11 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">76 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Bruce Bolton 27-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Rutledge" title="Jeff Rutledge">Jeff Rutledge</a>, Chapman kick no good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">1:13 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">13 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">67 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Rick Neal 3-yard touchdown reception from Rutledge, 2-point pass good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">13:34 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Ohio State </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Jim Harrell 38-yard touchdown reception from Rod Gerald, 2-point pass failed </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">6:30 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">84 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Major Ogilvie 1-yard touchdown run, Chapman kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">5:09 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">24 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Davis_(American_football)" title="Johnny Davis (American football)">Johnny Davis</a> 7-yard touchdown run, Chapman kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">35 </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">6 </th> <th scope="row">35 </th></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><span style="font-size: 85%;">Source:</span><sup id="cite_ref-huntde_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-huntde-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th>  Alabama  </th> <th>Ohio State </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>25</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing yards</td> <td>68–280</td> <td>38–160 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>109</td> <td>103 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing</td> <td>8–11–0</td> <td>7–17–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total offense</td> <td>79–389</td> <td>55–263 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Punts–average</td> <td>1–33.0</td> <td>4–37.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fumbles–lost</td> <td>0–0</td> <td>10–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Turnovers</td> <td>0</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Penalties–yards</td> <td>1–5</td> <td>4–40 </td></tr></tbody></table></dd></dl> <dl><dd><span style="font-size: 85%;">Source:</span><sup id="cite_ref-huntde_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-huntde-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sivbbal_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sivbbal-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-srrout_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-srrout-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While #3 Alabama won easily, top-ranked <a href="/wiki/1977_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1977 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> and #2 <a href="/wiki/1977_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> were both upset by large margins in their bowl games. Fifth-ranked <a href="/wiki/1977_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a>'s <span class="nowrap">38–10</span> rout of #1 Texas in the <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1978 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl</a></span> gained them the top spot in both <a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings" title="1977 NCAA Division I football rankings">final polls</a>; Alabama was the runner-up and <a href="/wiki/1978_Orange_Bowl" title="1978 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> winner <a href="/wiki/1977_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="1977 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> was third.<sup id="cite_ref-agreeind_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-agreeind-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-imntadd_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imntadd-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notre Dame finished ahead of Alabama despite losing 20-13 to <a href="/wiki/1977_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1977 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a>, which lost 34-13 to Alabama the week before. The Tide fell to Nebraska the same day the Rebels ousted the Fighting Irish. </p><p>Alabama returned to the Sugar Bowl the <a href="/wiki/1979_Sugar_Bowl" title="1979 Sugar Bowl">following year</a> and won the <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national championship</a>. </p><p>This was the final major bowl game for Woody Hayes; Ohio State played in the <a href="/wiki/1978_Gator_Bowl" title="1978 Gator Bowl">Gator Bowl</a> in December <a href="/wiki/1978_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">1978</a>, his last game as head coach. </p> <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=1978_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=7" 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-bwobher-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bwobher_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bwobher_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></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 id="CITEREFBrowning1978" class="citation news cs1">Browning, Al (January 2, 1978). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CG00AAAAIBAJ&sjid=B54EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6319%2C555346">"Bryant: Worthy of being here?"</a>. <i>Tuscaloosa News</i>. 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(Alabama). January 3, 1978. p. 12<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 14,</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=Tuscaloosa+News&rft.atitle=How+Bama+won+Sugar&rft.pages=12&rft.date=1978-01-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DCW00AAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DB54EAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6589%252C656587&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1978+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-agreeind-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-agreeind_12-0">^</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=OLlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5580%2C2771519">"AP, UPI agree – it's Notre Dame"</a>. <i>St. Petersburg Times</i>. (Florida). AP, UPI. January 4, 1978. p. 1C.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=St.+Petersburg+Times&rft.atitle=AP%2C+UPI+agree+%E2%80%93+it%27s+Notre+Dame&rft.pages=1C&rft.date=1978-01-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DOLlaAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DbFkDAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D5580%252C2771519&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1978+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-imntadd-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-imntadd_13-0">^</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=P_hVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7028%2C772477">"It might not add up, but Irish are clearly No. 1"</a>. <i>Eugene Register-Guard</i>. (Oregon). AP, UPI. 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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> 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Bowl">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Sugar_Bowl" title="2025 Sugar Bowl">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0E1941;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE0E2D, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE0E2D;;width:1%">Notes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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 rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Alabama_Crimson_Tide_bowl_games168" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B30838;color:white;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link 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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 Bowl">1970 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Orange_Bowl" title="1972 Orange Bowl">1972 Orange Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1973 Cotton Bowl Classic">1973 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Sugar_Bowl" title="1973 Sugar Bowl">1973 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Orange_Bowl" title="1975 Orange Bowl">1975 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Sugar_Bowl" title="1975 Sugar Bowl">1975 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Liberty_Bowl" title="1976 Liberty Bowl">1976 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1978 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Sugar_Bowl" title="1979 Sugar Bowl">1979 Sugar Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Sugar_Bowl" title="1980 Sugar Bowl">1980 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1981 Cotton Bowl Classic">1981 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1982 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 Bowl">1993 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1995 Florida Citrus Bowl">1995 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Outback_Bowl" title="1997 Outback Bowl">1997 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Music_City_Bowl" title="1998 Music City Bowl">1998 Music City Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Orange_Bowl" title="2000 Orange Bowl">2000 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Independence_Bowl" title="2001 Independence Bowl">2001 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Music_City_Bowl" title="2004 Music City Bowl">2004 Music City Bowl</a></li> 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Sugar Bowl">2014 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sugar_Bowl" title="2015 Sugar Bowl">2015 Sugar Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">2015 Cotton Bowl Classic</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2016 College Football Playoff National Championship">2016 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Peach_Bowl" title="2016 Peach Bowl">2016 Peach Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2017 College Football Playoff National Championship">2017 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sugar_Bowl" title="2018 Sugar Bowl">2018 Sugar Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2018 College Football Playoff National Championship">2018 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Orange_Bowl" title="2018 Orange Bowl">2018 Orange Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2019 College Football Playoff National Championship">2019 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Citrus_Bowl" title="2020 Citrus Bowl">2020 Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Rose_Bowl" title="2021 Rose Bowl">2021 Rose Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2021 College Football Playoff National Championship">2021 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2021 Cotton Bowl Classic">2021 Cotton Bowl Classic</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2022 College Football Playoff National Championship">2022 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="2022 Sugar Bowl (December)">2022 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Rose_Bowl" title="2024 Rose Bowl">2024 Rose Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_ReliaQuest_Bowl_(December)" title="2024 ReliaQuest Bowl (December)">2024 ReliaQuest Bowl</a></li></ul> <p><i># denotes national championship game; † denotes <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinal game</i> </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Ohio_State_Buckeyes_bowl_games106" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" 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Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Rose_Bowl" title="1974 Rose Bowl">1974 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Rose_Bowl" title="1975 Rose Bowl">1975 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Rose_Bowl" title="1976 Rose Bowl">1976 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Orange_Bowl" title="1977 Orange Bowl">1977 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1978 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Gator_Bowl" title="1978 Gator Bowl">1978 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Rose_Bowl" title="1980 Rose Bowl">1980 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1980 Fiesta Bowl">1980 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Liberty_Bowl" title="1981 Liberty Bowl">1981 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Holiday_Bowl" title="1982 Holiday Bowl">1982 Holiday Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1984 Fiesta Bowl">1984 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Rose_Bowl" title="1985 Rose Bowl">1985 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1985 Florida Citrus Bowl">1985 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1987 Cotton Bowl Classic">1987 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Hall_of_Fame_Bowl" title="1990 Hall of Fame Bowl">1990 Hall of Fame Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Liberty_Bowl" title="1990 Liberty Bowl">1990 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Hall_of_Fame_Bowl" title="1992 Hall of Fame Bowl">1992 Hall of Fame Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1993 Florida Citrus Bowl">1993 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Holiday_Bowl" title="1993 Holiday Bowl">1993 Holiday Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1995 Florida Citrus Bowl">1995 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1996 Florida Citrus Bowl">1996 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a 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