1981 Sugar Bowl

1981 Sugar Bowl
47th edition
1234 Total
Georgia 10700 17
Notre Dame 3070 10
DateJanuary 1, 1981
Season1980
StadiumLouisiana Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPHerschel Walker (Georgia RB)
FavoriteNotre Dame by 1 point[1]
RefereeClint Fuller (SWC)
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson and Frank Broyles
Sugar Bowl
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The 1981 Sugar Bowl was the 47th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday, January 1. Part of the 1980–81 bowl game season, it matched the undefeated and top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference, and the seventh-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A slight underdog,[1] Georgia won, 17–10.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1981. p. 25.
  2. ^ Musick, Phil (January 2, 1981). "Georgia stakes claim to No. 1". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13.
  3. ^ Looney, Douglas S. (January 12, 1981). "The ball bounces Georgia's way". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  4. ^ "'How 'bout them Dawgs?'". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). wire services. January 2, 1981. p. 19.
  5. ^ "Georgia's convince Dawgs are No. 1". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. p. 1D.