| 2017 Allstate Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year’s Six 83rd Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Baker Mayfield (QB, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Oklahoma by 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Cast members of The Lion King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John O'Neill (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 54,077[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer and Kaylee Hartung (ESPN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 5.6 (9.5 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 Sugar Bowl is a bowl game that was played on January 2, 2017 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This 83rd Sugar Bowl was played between a team from the Big 12 Conference and the Southeastern Conference. It is one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Allstate insurance company, the game is officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The game was notable as Oklahoma's last under longtime head coach Bob Stoops prior to his retirement.