1985 Sugar Bowl

(9-2)

(8-2-1)

Head coach:
Tom Osborne

Head coach:
Bill Arnsparger

AP	Coaches
5	4

AP	Coaches
11	12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	7	7	14	28
LSU	3	7	0	0	10

Date

January 1, 1985

Season

1984

Stadium

Louisiana Superdome

Location

New Orleans, Louisiana

Referee

Dixon Holman (SWC)

Attendance

75,608

United States TV coverage

Network

ABC

Announcers

Keith Jackson and Frank Broyles

The 1985 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the fifth ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the eleventh ranked LSU Tigers.

In the first quarter, Lewis kicked a 37-yard field goal to give LSU an early 3-0 lead. In the second quarter, running back Dalton Hilliard scored on a 2-yard touchdown run as LSU built a 10-0 lead. Nebraska quarterback Craig Sundberg threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Dubose as Nebraska got to 10-7. In the third quarter, Sundberg scored on a 9-yard run giving the Huskers a 14-10 lead. In the fourth quarter, Sundberg threw touchdown passes of 24 and 17 yards to Frain as Nebraska won by a 28-10 margin.

Craig Sundberg was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

References

ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

1984–85 NCAA football bowl game season

Independence (Dec. 15) 1984 California (Dec. 15) Holiday (Dec. 21) Florida Citrus (Dec. 22) Sun (Dec. 22) Cherry (Dec. 22) Freedom (Dec. 26) Liberty (Dec. 27) Gator (Dec. 28) Aloha (Dec. 29) Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 29) Peach (Dec. 31) Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Cotton (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1)

Sugar Bowl Game

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Notes	The 2006 game took place in Atlanta, Georgia due to Hurricane Katrina. The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004. There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972 and 1995. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015 edition.

LSU Tigers bowl games

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Nebraska Cornhuskers bowl games

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