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The 1980 Sugar Bowl was the 46th edition of the college football bowl game , played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana , on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1979–80 bowl game season, it matched the undefeated and second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the #6 Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Favored Alabama won 24–9,[2] [3] [4] and gained their third national championship of the decade.[5]
Alabama [ edit ]
Alabama entered the game undefeated, and had won two national championships already in the decade, in 1973 and 1978 . Three of their conference victories in 1979 were by close margins, including a 3–0 win at LSU .
Arkansas [ edit ]
Led by head coach Lou Holtz , the Razorbacks entered the game at 10–1, sharing the SWC title with 1979 Houston Cougars and the Texas Longhorns. Greg Kolenda was an All-American
Game summary [ edit ]
The game kicked off shortly after 1 p.m. CST , televised by ABC , at the same time as the Cotton Bowl on CBS .[6]
Arkansas scored first in the first quarter, on a 34-yard Ish Ordonez field goal, to give the Razorbacks a 3–0 advantage. Alabama running back Major Ogilvie scored on touchdown runs of 22 and 1 yard and Alabama led 14–3 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Alan McElroy kicked a 25-yard field goal for the Crimson Tide, and they held a 17–3 advantage at halftime.[3]
In the third quarter, Kevin Scanlon of Arkansas threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Robert Farrell and the score tightened to 17–9. In the fourth quarter, Steve Whitman scored on a 12-yard run as Alabama won by a 24–9 margin. Ogilvie was named Sugar Bowl MVP. He rushed for a touchdown in three consecutive Sugar Bowls, all Crimson Tide victories.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ALA
ARK
1 12:54
3 8 ARK
34-yard field goal by Ish Ordonez
0
3
1 6:37
82 7 ALA
Major Ogilvie 22-yard touchdown run, Alan McElroy kick good
7 3
1 3:48
22 4 ALA
Major Ogilvie 1-yard touchdown run, Alan McElroy kick good
14 3
2 0:25
ALA
25-yard field goal by Alan McElroy
17 3
3 11:37
80 11 ARK
Robert Farrell 3-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Scanlon, 2-point run no good
17 9
4 8:59
98 9 ALA
Steve Whitman 12-yard touchdown run, Alan McElroy kick good
24 9
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24 9
Statistics [ edit ]
Statistics
Alabama
Arkansas
First downs
18 21
Rushing yards
53–284
41–97
Passing yards
70 245
Passing
4–7–2
22–40–2
Total offense
60–354
81–342
Punts–average
8–36.2
7–36.2
Fumbles–lost
1–1
1–1
Turnovers
3 3
Penalties–yards
7–61
1–15
Source: [2] [3] [4]
Aftermath [ edit ]
Later in the day at the Rose Bowl , Ohio State was defeated 17–16 by USC .[7] 1964 , Alabama was voted to the top spot in both final polls .[8] [9] 1966 .
References [ edit ]
^ a b c "Alabama defense stymies Arkansas, 24-9, for Sugar Bowl triumph" . Wilmington Morning Star . (North Carolina). Associated Press. January 2, 1980. p. 3B.
^ a b DelNagro, Mike (January 14, 1980). "A good thing came to those who waited" . Sports Illustrated . p. 30.
^ "46th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1980." Article. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
^ "Bowl guide: Sugar" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). January 1, 1980. p. 21.
^ Looney, Douglas S. (January 14, 1980). "A beautiful Rose, even for Bama" . Sports Illustrated . p. 28.
^ Browning, Al (January 3, 1980). "Could be best ever, Bryant says of champ" . Tuscaloosa News . (Alabama). p. 11.
^ "It's Bama" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1980. p. 23.
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The 2006 game took place in Atlanta, Georgia due to Hurricane Katrina .
The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition , Bowl Alliance , or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004.
There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972, 1995 and 2022.
The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.
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