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1968 Sugar Bowl

American college football game

Field	Value
year_game_played	1968
game_name	Sugar Bowl
image	File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg
caption	Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl.
subheader	34th Sugar Bowl
football_season	1967
visitor_name_short	Wyoming
visitor_nickname	Cowboys
visitor_school	University of Wyoming
visitor_record	10–0
visitor_conference	WAC
visitor_coach	Lloyd Eaton
visitor_rank_AP	6
visitor_rank_coaches	5
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	13
visitor_3q	0
visitor_4q	0
home_name_short	LSU
home_nickname	Tigers
home_school	Louisiana State University
home_record	6–3–1
home_conference	SEC
home_coach	Charles McClendon
home_1q	0
home_2q	0
home_3q	7
home_4q	13
date_game_played	January 1
stadium	Tulane Stadium
city	New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	Glenn Smith (LSU RB)
odds	LSU by 7
referee	James M. Artley (SEC);
split crew: SEC, WAC)
attendance	78,963
us_network	NBC
us_announcers_link	List of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcers	Charlie Jones
Elmer Angsman

split crew: SEC, WAC) Elmer Angsman The 1968 Sugar Bowl was the 34th edition of the college football bowl game, played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 1. The unranked LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) rallied to top the undefeated and sixth-ranked Wyoming Cowboys of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), 20–13.

Entering the bowl season, Wyoming was the only undefeated team in the nation among major schools, but LSU was favored by a touchdown, largely because it had faced a tougher schedule than the Cowboys and virtual home field advantage, as the Tigers were playing just 80 mi from their campus.

Teams

Main article: 1967 NCAA University Division football season

Wyoming

Main article: 1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team

LSU

Main article: 1967 LSU Tigers football team

Game summary

The first game of a major bowl tripleheader (Rose, Orange) on NBC, it kicked off at 1 pm CST. Following morning rains, the game was played on soggy natural turf in clammy 45 F temperatures.

After a scoreless first quarter, Wyoming drove eighty yards and scored on a one-yard sweep run from halfback Jim Kiick; Jerry DePoyster added field goals of 24 and 49 yards and the Cowboys led 13–0 at halftime.

In the third quarter, LSU running back Glenn Smith came off of the bench and scored on a one-yard touchdown run, making the score 13–7. In the fourth quarter, Tiger quarterback Nelson Stokley completed touchdown passes of eight and fourteen yards to end Tommy Morel as LSU rallied for a 20–13 win. The last score occurred with more than four minutes remaining; quarterback Paul Toscano advanced the Cowboys deep into LSU territory, but Wyoming flanker Gene Huey was tackled in-bounds on the five-yard line and time ran out.

Smith, a third-string sophomore from New Orleans' Holy Cross High School, entered the game late in the third quarter and was named the game's most valuable player.

Scoring

First quarter :No scoring Second quarter

Wyo – Jim Kiick 1 run (Jerry DePoyster kick), 14:56
Wyo – DePoyster 24 FG, 2:58
Wyo – DePoyster 49 FG, 0:01 Third quarter
LSU – Glenn Smith 1 run (Roy Hurd kick), 2:10 Fourth quarter
LSU – Tommy Morel 8 pass from Nelson Stokley (Hurd kick), 11:39
LSU – Morel 14 pass from Stokley (Hurd kick), 4:22

:Source:

Statistics

:{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! Wyoming !! LSU |- |First downs||20||12 |- |Rushing yards||48–167||48–151 |- |Passes||14–24–4||6–20–1
|- |Passing yards||239||91 |- |Total offense||72–406||68–242 |- |Punts–average||4–49.0||9–37.1 |- |Fumbles lost||1||0 |- |Turnovers||5||1 |- |Penalties–yards||5–65||3–25 |} :Source:

Aftermath

This was the only victory for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) this bowl season: Ole Miss lost the Sun Bowl, Alabama the Cotton, and Tennessee the Orange.

LSU's next major bowl appearance was three years later in the Orange Bowl. They did not return to the Sugar Bowl until 1985, and their next major bowl win was the 2002 Sugar Bowl.

This remains Wyoming's only New Year's Day bowl appearance.

References

(December 31, 1967). "New Year's bowl crowds to total 325,000". Pittsburgh Press.
(January 2, 1968). "LSU rallies in Sugar Bowl to spoil Wyoming dream". Victoria Advocate.
(January 2, 1968). "Tigers upset Wyoming". Eugene Register-Guard.
(January 2, 1968). "LSU digs down deep pulls out gem in Sugar". Pittsburgh Press.
(November 21, 1967). "Wyoming gets bid; Cowboys' 10–0 year brings Sugar berth". The Bulletin.
(January 2, 1968). "LSU rallies in 2nd half to defeat Wyoming, 20-13". Milwaukee Journal.

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