1993 Sugar Bowl
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The 1993 Sugar Bowl took place on January 1, 1993, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the final game of the 1992 college football season and served as the first National Championship game selected by the Bowl Coalition, predecessor to the Bowl Alliance, BCS, and later the College Football Playoff. The game featured two unbeaten teams in the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Miami Hurricanes. Alabama would get the win over Miami, 34–13, to finish the season 13-0 and lay claim to the 12th national championship in program history. It was Alabama’s first national championship since 1979.
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59th edition Bowl Coalition National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Alabama RB Derrick Lassic[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Miami by 8 points (36) [2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Rogers Redding (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 76,789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ABC Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Keith Jackson, Bob Griese and Jack Arute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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