| 1967 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 33rd edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tulane Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ken Stabler (Alabama QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Alabama by 9 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Marguerite Piazza | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Earl Jansen (Big Eight; split crew, Big Eight and SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 82,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Simpson, Charlie Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1967 Sugar Bowl was the 33rd edition of the college football bowl game, played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 2 . Part of the 1966–67 bowl game season, it matched the undefeated and third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the #6 Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference. Favored by nine points,[1] Alabama won 34–7.[2][3]
New Year's Day was on a Sunday in 1967, so the game was played the following day.