| 1982 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 48th edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Dan Marino (Pittsburgh QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia by 1½ points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ken Faulkner (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,224 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson and Frank Broyles | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1982 Sugar Bowl was the 48th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1981–82 bowl game season, it matched the #2 Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the defending national champions, and the #8 Pittsburgh Panthers, an independent. The slight underdog Panthers won the game 24–20.[2][3][4]