1984 Sugar Bowl

1984 Sugar Bowl
50th edition
Auburn Tigers Michigan Wolverines
(10–1) (9–2)
SEC Big Ten
9 7
Head coach: 
Pat Dye		 Head coach: 
Bo Schembechler
APCoaches
33
APCoaches
88
1234 Total
Auburn 0036 9
Michigan 7000 7
DateJanuary 2, 1984
Season1983
StadiumLouisiana Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPBo Jackson (Auburn RB)
FavoriteAuburn by 4 to 4½ points[1][2]
RefereeDixon Holman (SWC)
Attendance77,893
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson, Frank Broyles
Sugar Bowl
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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] Favored Auburn was 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.

  1. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 2, 1984. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Harrah's Odds: college football". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 2, 1984. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Today's bowl games: Sugar". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 2, 1984. p. 3B.
  4. ^ Gugger, John (January 3, 1984). "Michigan falls to field goal with 23 seconds left". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 22.
  5. ^ "No. 3 Auburn makes bid, too". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1984. p. 1D.
  6. ^ Gustkey, Earl (January 3, 1984). "Auburn nips Michigan, makes No. 1 pitch". Pittsburgh Press. (Los Angeles Times). p. D4.
  7. ^ Sons, Ray (January 3, 1984). "'Chip shot' carries Auburn to sweet win over Michigan". Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio). (Chicago Sun-Times). p. 14.