1991 Sugar Bowl

1991 USF&G Sugar Bowl
57th edition
1234 Total
Virginia 9706 22
Tennessee 00320 23
DateJanuary 1, 1991
Season1990
StadiumLouisiana Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPAndy Kelly (Tennessee QB)
FavoriteTennessee by 5 points[1]
RefereeDean Cramer (Big Eight)
Attendance75,132
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersAl Michaels, Frank Gifford,
and Dan Dierdorf
Sugar Bowl
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The 1991 Sugar Bowl was the 57th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1990–91 bowl game season, it matched the unranked Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the #10 Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[2]

Favored Tennessee rallied with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win by a point, 23–22.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Latest line". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). January 1, 1991. p. 4C.
  2. ^ Wilson, Austin (January 1, 1991). "Vols aim to match '86 feat". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 2C.
  3. ^ Wilson, Austin (January 2, 1991). "Vols use late TD to beat Virginia". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 3C.
  4. ^ "Vols savor dramatic comeback". Free Lance-Star. (Fredericksburg, Virginia). Associated Press. January 2, 1991. p. 10.