College football game
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]
- ^ "Bryant's Crimson Tide faces Razorbacks' stern challenge". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1980. p. 20.
- ^ Browning, Al (January 2, 1980). "High Tide swamps Hogs, 24-9". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 1.
- ^ "Alabama defense stymies Arkansas, 24-9, for Sugar Bowl triumph". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. January 2, 1980. p. 3B.
- ^ 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.