2019 Sugar Bowl

2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl
CFP New Year's Six
85th Sugar Bowl
Texas Longhorns Georgia Bulldogs
(9–4) (11–2)
Big 12 SEC
28 21
Head coach: 
Tom Herman		 Head coach: 
Kirby Smart
APCoachesCFP
141415
APCoachesCFP
665
1234 Total
Texas 101008 28
Georgia 07014 21
DateJanuary 1, 2019
Season2018
StadiumMercedes-Benz Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPSam Ehlinger (QB, Texas)[1]
FavoriteGeorgia by 11[2]
National anthemRobin Barnes
RefereeMike Mothershed (Pac-12)
Attendance71,449[3]
PayoutUS$40 million to each team[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Sean McDonough (play-by-play)
Todd Blackledge (analyst)
Holly Rowe (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons
Nielsen ratings7.3 (13.30 million viewers)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
AnnouncersRoberto Abramowitz, Jerry Olaya
Sugar Bowl
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The 2019 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2019.[5] It was the 85th edition of the Sugar Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Allstate insurance company, the game was officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl. About an hour before the game Texas live mascot, Bevo attacked Georgia's mascot, Uga.

  1. ^ @JeffBarker_ (January 1, 2019). "Some new hardware for Sam Ehlinger. Sugar Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. ^ @ChuckCarltonDMN (January 1, 2019). "Sugar Bowl attendance announced as 71,449" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Dosh, Kristi (January 1, 2018). "How College Football Playoff's Payouts Compare With BCS's: A Conference-By-Conference Breakdown". Forbes. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.