1980 Sugar Bowl

The 1980 Sugar Bowl featured the second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and the sixth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. Alabama defeated Arkansas, 24–9, winning their third national championship of the decade.^[1]

Teams

Arkansas

The Razorbacks entered the game at 10–1, sharing the Southwest Conference title with Houston. Greg Kolenda was an All-American offensive tackle. Arkansas' defense gave up 9.8 points per game on the year, the sixth-best scoring defense.

Alabama

Alabama entered the game undefeated, and had won two national championships already in the decade. The Tide did have three close calls however, including a 3–0 win at LSU.

Game summary

Arkansas scored first in the first quarter, on a 34-yard Ish Ordonez field goal, to give the Razorbacks a 3–0 advantage. Alabama running back Major Ogilvie scored on touchdown runs of 22 and 1 yard as Alabama led 14–3 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Alan McElroy kicked a 25-yard field goal giving the Crimson Tide a 17–3 advantage. In the third quarter, Kevin Scanlon threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Robert Farrell as the score became 17–9. In the fourth quarter, Steve Whitman scored on a 12-yard run as Alabama won by a 24–9 margin.

Ogilvie was named Sugar Bowl MVP. He rushed for a touchdown in three consecutive Sugar Bowls.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	UA	ARK
1	12:54		3	8	ARK	34-yard field goal by Ish Ordonez	0	3
1	6:37		82	7	UA	Major Ogilvie 22-yard touchdown run, Alan McElroy kick good	7	3
1	3:48		22	4	UA	Major Ogilvie 1-yard touchdown run, Alan McElroy kick good	14	3
2	0:25				UA	25-yard field goal by Alan McElroy	17	3
3	11:37		80	11	ARK	Robert Farrell 3-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Scanlon, 2-point run no good	17	9
4	8:59		98	9	UA	Steve Whitman 12-yard touchdown run, Alan McElroy kick good	24	9
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	9

References

↑ "46th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1980." Article. Retrieved August 11, 2010.

1979–80 NCAA football bowl game season

Garden State (Dec. 15) Independence (Dec. 15) Holiday (Dec. 21) Tangerine (Dec. 22) Liberty (Dec. 22) Sun (Dec. 22) Fiesta (Dec. 25) Gator (Dec. 28) Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 29) Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Peach (Dec. 31) Sugar (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1) Rose (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.

Alabama Crimson Tide bowl games

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Arkansas Razorbacks bowl games

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