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The 1984 Sugar Bowl was the 50th edition of the college football bowl game , played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana , on Monday, January 2. Part of the 1983–84 bowl game season, it matched the third-ranked Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the #8 Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference .[3] shut out until the third quarter, but rallied with three field goals to win 9–7.[4] [5] [6] [7]
New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1984, and the college bowl games were played the following day.
Michigan [ edit ]
Game summary [ edit ]
The game kicked off shortly after 7 p.m. CST , televised by ABC , at the same time as the Orange Bowl on NBC .[3] [8]
The only scoring in the first half was on a four-yard touchdown run by Michigan quarterback Steve Smith . It was set up by a 19-yard completion from Smith to Triando Makray, and 38 yards rushing by Rick Rogers . The Wolverines finished the first quarter with a 116–61 differential in yardage and took that 7–0 lead into halftime.
Auburn used a tremendous Wishbone rushing attack throughout the game and attempted only six passes. They finished with 301 rushing yards on 21 first downs, with 130 yards by Bo Jackson , the game's MVP . Midway through the third quarter, Auburn kicker Al Del Greco made a 31-yard field goal to get the Tigers on the scoreboard and the quarter ended with Michigan leading 7–3. In the fourth quarter, Del Greco added two more field goals, of 32 and 19 yards, the latter in the last half-minute, to seal a 9–7 victory for Auburn.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Scoring [ edit ]
First quarter
Second quarter
No scoring
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Auburn – Del Greco 32-yard field goal
Auburn – Del Greco 19-yard field goal
Source: [4] [5]
Statistics [ edit ]
Statistics
Auburn
Michigan
First Downs
21 12
Rushes–yards
67–301
31–118
Passing yards
21 125
Passing (C–A–I)
2–6–1
9–25–1
Total Offense
73–332
56–243
Return yards
8 13
Punts–average
4–42.0
8–38.3
Fumbles–lost
4–3
2–1
Turnovers
4 2
Penalties–yards
3–15
6–49
Time of possession
37:32
22:28
Source: [4] [5]
Aftermath [ edit ]
Despite Auburn's victory and a loss in the Cotton Bowl by No. 2 Texas , who Auburn had lost to by 13 points at home on September 17, the Tigers were not voted national champions in either of the final wire service polls . The #5 Miami Hurricanes vaulted past Auburn to the top spot with their 31–30 victory over top-ranked Nebraska in the Orange Bowl ; Auburn remained at third in both final polls.[9]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Today's bowl games: Sugar" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). January 2, 1984. p. 3B.
^ a b c d Gugger, John (January 3, 1984). "Michigan falls to field goal with 23 seconds left" . Toledo Blade . (Ohio). p. 22.
^ a b c d "No. 3 Auburn makes bid, too" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1984. p. 1D.
^ a b Gustkey, Earl (January 3, 1984). "Auburn nips Michigan, makes No. 1 pitch" . Pittsburgh Press . (Los Angeles Times). p. D4.
^ a b Sons, Ray (January 3, 1984). " . Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio) . (Chicago Sun-Times). p. 14.
^ "Bowl lineup" . Toledo Blade . (Ohio). January 2, 1984. p. 17.
^ "There's only one No. 1: Miami" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire service reports. January 4, 1984. p. 1D.
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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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