1978 Sugar Bowl
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The 1978 Sugar Bowl was the 44th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 2. Part of the 1977–78 bowl game season, it matched the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the #9 Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference.[3][4]
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44th edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 2, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Jeff Rutledge (Alabama QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Alabama by 1 point[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Percy Penn (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 76,811 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The teams were led by their respective hall of fame head coaches, Bear Bryant and Woody Hayes,[5] who were the winningest active coaches. Slightly favored,[1][2] Alabama won in a rout, 35–6.[4][6]
New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1978, and the major college bowl games were played the following day.