1985 Sugar Bowl

1985 Sugar Bowl
51st edition
Nebraska Cornhuskers LSU Tigers
(9–2) (8–2–1)
Big 8 SEC
28 10
Head coach: 
Tom Osborne		 Head coach: 
Bill Arnsparger
APCoaches
54
APCoaches
1112
1234 Total
Nebraska 07714 28
LSU 3700 10
DateJanuary 1, 1985
Season1984
StadiumLouisiana Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPCraig Sundberg (Nebraska QB)
FavoriteNebraska by 7½ points[1][2]
RefereeDixon Holman (SWC)
Attendance75,608
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson, Frank Broyles
Sugar Bowl
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The 1985 Sugar Bowl was the 51st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1984–85 bowl game season, it matched the fifth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the #11 LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[3][4] The teams had met two years earlier in the Orange Bowl. Favored Nebraska trailed early, but rallied to win 28–10.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Betting line: Sugar Bowl". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 1, 1985. p. 15.
  2. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1985. p. 39.
  3. ^ "Sugar Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 1985. p. 2B.
  4. ^ "Louisiana State's talent-laden offense is test for Nebraska defense in Sugar Bowl". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 1, 1985. p. 26.
  5. ^ Tracy, Steve (January 2, 1985). "Nebraska too much for Tigers". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). (Dallas Morning News). p. 34.
  6. ^ "Huskers huff, puff in 2nd-half rally, whip LSU, 28-10". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 2, 1985. p. 22.
  7. ^ "Nebraska rallies to conquer LSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1985. p. 5C.