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{{short description|Annual American college football postseason game}}
{{about|the college football bowl game|other uses|Sugar bowl (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox college football bowl game
| name = Sugar Bowl
| full_name = [[Allstate]] Sugar Bowl
| nickname =
| defunct =
| logo = Sugar Bowl Logo.svg
| logo_size = 220px
| caption = 
| stadium = [[Caesars Superdome]]
| previous_stadiums = [[Tulane Stadium]] (1934–1974)
| location = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
| previous_locations = 
| temporary_venue = [[Georgia Dome]], [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] (2006){{efn|name=katrina|The January 2006 game was relocated because of damage from [[Hurricane Katrina]].}}
| years = 1935–present
| champ_affiliation = {{ubl|
 |[[College Football Playoff|CFP]] ([[2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014]]–present)
 |[[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] ([[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]]–[[2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2013]])
 |[[Bowl Alliance]] ([[1995 NCAA Division I-A football season|1995]]–[[1997 NCAA Division I-A football season|1997]])
 |[[Bowl Coalition]] ([[1992 NCAA Division I-A football season|1992]]–[[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season|1994]])
 }}
| conference_tie-ins = [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (unofficial 1935–1975, official 1976–present)<br />[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (2015–present)
| previous_tie-ins = <!--none-->
| payout = 17 million per team <small>({{As of|2014}})</small><ref name="info">{{cite web|title=2016-2017 College Football Bowl Game Schedule|url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_games_bowl_schedule.html|website=CollegeFootballPoll.com|access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://allstatesugarbowl.org/}}
| sponsors = [[USF&G]] Financial Services (1988–1995)<br />[[Nokia]] (1996–2006)<br />[[Allstate|Allstate Insurance]] (2007–present)
| former_names = {{ubl
 |Sugar Bowl (1935–1987)
 |USF&G Sugar Bowl (1987–1995)
 |Nokia Sugar Bowl (1996–2006)
 }}
| prev_matchup_year   = 2023 season<!--this is cleared to readers-->
| prev_matchup_season = 2023
| prev_matchup_teams  = [[2023 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]] vs. [[2023 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] ([[2024 Sugar Bowl|Washington 37–31]])
| prev_matchup_date   = <!--embedded above-->
| next_matchup_year   = 2024 season<!--this is cleared to readers-->
| next_matchup_season = 2024
| next_matchup_teams  = [[2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] vs. [[2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] ([[2025 Sugar Bowl|Notre Dame 23–10]])
| next_matchup_date   = <!--embedded above-->
}}

The '''Sugar Bowl''' is an annual American [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana. Played annually since January 1, 1935, it is tied with the [[Orange Bowl]] and [[Sun Bowl]] as the second-oldest bowl games in the country, surpassed only by the [[Rose Bowl Game]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/bowls.pdf |title={title} |access-date=2017-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510220255/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/Bowls.pdf |archive-date=2017-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

The Sugar Bowl was originally played at [[Tulane Stadium]] before moving to the [[Caesars Superdome|Superdome]] in 1975. When the Superdome and the rest of the city suffered damage due to both the winds from and the flooding in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005, the Sugar Bowl was temporarily moved to the [[Georgia Dome]] in [[Atlanta]] in 2006. Since 2007, the game has been sponsored by [[Allstate]] and officially known as the '''Allstate Sugar Bowl'''. Previous sponsors include [[Nokia]] (1996–2006) and [[USF&G]] Financial Services (1988–1995).

The Sugar Bowl has had a longstanding relationship with the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC). Through 91 editions, only 12 games have not featured a representative from the SEC. The SEC's opponent varied from year to year, but prior to the advent of the [[Bowl Coalition]], it was often a member of the [[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]], the [[Southwest Conference|SWC]], or a major independent. Starting in 2015, the Sugar Bowl also established a relationship with the [[Big 12 Conference]].<ref name="ESPN20121107">{{cite web |date=2012-11-07 |title=New Orleans to host Big 12-SEC game |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8601209/sugar-bowl-new-orleans-site-marquee-big-12-sec-game |access-date=2012-11-15 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref>

Beginning in [[1992 NCAA Division I-A football season|1992]], the Sugar Bowl joined with several other bowls to create the [[Bowl Coalition]] in an effort to produce an [[Bowl Championship Series|undisputed national champion]] in college football. It subsequently was part of the [[Bowl Alliance]] and [[Bowl Championship Series]]. From 1993 to 2006, the Sugar Bowl served as the national championship game of these systems in [[1993 Sugar Bowl|1993]], [[1997 Sugar Bowl|1997]], [[2000 Sugar Bowl|2000]], and [[2004 Sugar Bowl|2004]]. The Superdome and the Sugar Bowl Committee hosted the [[BCS National Championship Game]] in [[2008 BCS National Championship Game|2008]] and [[2012 BCS National Championship Game|2012]], in addition to the regular Sugar Bowl game.

In [[2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014]], the Sugar Bowl, along with the "[[New Year's Six]]" bowls, became a part of the [[College Football Playoff]]. As part of the four team playoff from 2014 to [[2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2023]], the Sugar Bowl served as a semifinal game in [[2015 Sugar Bowl|2015]], [[2018 Sugar Bowl|2018]], and [[2021 Sugar Bowl|2021]]. When not serving as a semifinal, the Sugar Bowl featured the best available teams from SEC and the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] conferences.<ref name="ESPN20121107" /> 

With the expansion of the College Football Playoff to twelve teams in the [[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2024–25 season]], the Sugar Bowl will serve as either a quarterfinal or semifinal each year. It served as a quarterfinal in [[2025 Sugar Bowl|2025]] and will do so again in 2026. When serving as a quarterfinal, the Sugar Bowl will host the higher-seeded SEC or Big 12 champion, if seeded in the top four. When serving as a semifinal, the game will be played one week after New Year's Day, and, if the SEC or Big 12 champion is one of the top two seeds, the higher-seeded team will be assigned to the Sugar Bowl.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the 12-Team College Football Playoff Format |url=https://collegefootballplayoff.com/sports/2024/5/29/12-team-format.aspx |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=College Football Playoff |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Tulane Stadium Sugar Bowl This Week in New Orleans Dec 4 1948.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.22|Sugar Bowl in Tulane Stadium in the 1940s]]

==History==
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In 1890, [[Pasadena, California]], held its first [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] to showcase the city's mild weather compared to the harsh winters in northern cities. As one of the organizers said: "In [[New York City|New York]], people are buried in snow. Here, our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear [fruit]. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." In [[1902 Rose Bowl|1902]], the annual festival was enhanced by adding a [[Rose Bowl Game|football game]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Tournament of Roses History | work = Pasadena Tournament of Roses | url = http://www.tournamentofroses.com/history/index.asp | access-date = 5 December 2006 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061202223149/http://www.tournamentofroses.com/history/index.asp | archive-date = 2 December 2006 }}</ref>

[[Image:Sugar Bowl Game 2004 from Flickr 29799042.jpg|thumb|left|[[2003 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] vs. [[2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] in <!--January 4,-->[[2004 Sugar Bowl|2004]]]] <!-- LSU does not go by the name Louisiana State without the word University being attached to it -->
In 1926, leaders in [[Miami]], Florida, decided to do the same with a "Fiesta of the American Tropics" that was centered around a New Year's Day football game. Although a second "Fiesta" was never held, Miami leaders later revived the idea with the "Palm Festival" (with the slogan "Have a Green Christmas in Miami"). The football game and associated festivities of the Palm Festival were soon named the "[[Orange Bowl]]."<ref>{{cite web | title = History of the Orange Bowl | work = FedEx Orange Bowl | url = http://www.orangebowl.org/OB.php?sec=history | access-date = 5 December 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061103020056/http://www.orangebowl.org/OB.php?sec=history <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 3 November 2006}}</ref>

In [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, the idea of a New Year's Day football game was first presented in 1927 by Colonel [[James M. Thomson (newspaper publisher)|James M. Thomson]], publisher of the ''[[New Orleans Item]]'', and Sports Editor [[Fred Digby]]. Every year thereafter, Digby repeated calls for action, and even came up with the name "Sugar Bowl" for his proposed football game.<ref>{{cite web | title = Sugar Bowl History | work = Allstate Sugar Bowl | url = http://66.175.13.176/football.php?content=history&section=football | access-date = 5 December 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070223203509/http://66.175.13.176/football.php?content=history&section=football <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 23 February 2007}}</ref>

By 1935, enough support had been garnered for the first Sugar Bowl. The game was played in [[Tulane Stadium]], which had been built in 1926 on Tulane University's campus (before 1871, Tulane's campus was [[Paul Foucher]]'s plantation, where Foucher's father-in-law, [[Etienne de Bore]], had first granulated sugar from [[cane syrup]]). Warren V. Miller, the first president of the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association, guided the Sugar Bowl through its difficult formative years of 1934 and 1935.  An unusual 2–0 score marked the [[1942 Sugar Bowl]], in which the sole scoring play was a safety.

In January 1956, [[Bobby Grier (American football player)|Bobby Grier]] became the first black player to participate in the Sugar Bowl. He is also regarded as the first black player to compete at a bowl game in the [[Deep South]], though others had played in bowls elsewhere, such as [[Wallace Triplett]] in the [[1948 Cotton Bowl Classic]] in Dallas. Grier's team, the Pittsburgh Panthers, was set to play against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.<ref name="fcflu">{{cite news |last=Sell |first=Jack |date=December 30, 1955 |title=Panthers defeat flu; face Ga. Tech next |page=1 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cs9RAAAAIBAJ&pg=4796%2C5131560}}</ref> However, Georgia's governor [[Marvin Griffin]] beseeched Georgia Tech to not participate in this racially integrated game.<ref>Zeise, Paul – [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05280/584401.stm Bobby Grier broke bowl's color line. The Panthers' Bobby Grier was the first African-American to play in Sugar Bowl] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 07, 2005</ref><ref name="Mulé">Mulé, Marty – {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070610185435/http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/publish/article_01392.shtml A Time For Change: Bobby Grier And The 1956 Sugar Bowl]}}. Black Athlete Sports Network, December 28, 2005</ref> Griffin was widely criticized by news media leading up to the game, and protests were held at his mansion by Georgia Tech students. Despite the governor's objections, Georgia Tech's president [[Blake R. Van Leer]] upheld the contract after he threatened to resign and the board of regents voted in his favor to compete in the bowl.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Jake |date=2019-11-14 |title=Rearview Revisited: Segregation and the Sugar Bowl |url=https://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/2019/11/14/20914927/rearview-revisited-segregation-and-the-sugar-bowl-georgia-tech-pittsburgh-bobby-grier-1955-1956-game |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=From The Rumble Seat |language=en}}</ref> In the game's first quarter, a pass interference call against Grier ultimately resulted in Yellow Jackets' 7–0 victory. Grier stated that he has mostly positive memories about the experience, including the support from teammates and letters from all over the world.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Thamel | first = Pete |author-link=Pete Thamel | title = Grier Integrated a Game and Earned the World's Respect | newspaper = New York Times | date = 2006-01-01 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/sports/ncaafootball/01grier.html | access-date=2009-04-15 }}</ref>

In November [[1967 NCAA University Division football season|1967]], [[1967 Army Cadets football team|Army]]'s success on the field (then at 7–1) made them a strong candidate to be selected for the [[1968 Sugar Bowl|1968]] game. However, Pentagon officials, in the midst of the [[Vietnam War]], refused to allow the team to play what would have been the academy's first bowl game ever—citing the "heavy demands on the players' time" as well as an emphasis on football being "not consistent with the academy's basic mission: to produce career Army officers."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aRUwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xjUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4279%2C1834709 |work=Rome News-Tribune |location=Georgia) |agency=UPI |title=Army blocked in bid to play in Sugar Bowl |date=November 17, 1967 |page=11}}</ref><ref name=nsbfcc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TmEtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VogFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6033%2C3624077 |work=Schenectady Gazette |location=New York |agency=Associated Press |title=No Sugar Bowls for Cadet Corps either |date=November 17, 1967 |page=16}}</ref>

[[Image:Superdome Sunset.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Caesars Superdome|Superdome]] in January [[2005 Sugar Bowl|2005]]]]
Tulane Stadium hosted<!--the game from 1935--> through December [[1974 Sugar Bowl|1974]], and it has since been at the  [[Caesars Superdome|Superdome]] (except [[2006 Sugar Bowl|2006]]). For the [[1972 Sugar Bowl (December)|1972]] season, the game was moved to New Year's Eve night<!--8 pm CST https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PalVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1746%2C8033334 -->;<ref name=sdcchpl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nJFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3316%2C2086207 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Change planned for Sugar Bowl |date=April 7, 1972 |page=15}}</ref> which lasted for four editions, returning to New Year's Day in January [[1977 Sugar Bowl|1977]]. The&nbsp;last time it was played on natural grass was in January [[1971 Sugar Bowl|1971]].

Compared to most bowl games, the Sugar Bowl has had steady [[naming rights]] sponsorship. Its first corporate title sponsor was [[USF&G]] Financial Services from 1987 to 1995, then [[Finland|Finnish]] [[mobile phone]] manufacturer [[Nokia]] from 1995 to 2006. In March 2006, [[Allstate|Allstate Insurance]] was announced as the new title sponsor, and has continued to sponsor the game since.

[[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC Sports]] televised the game from 1969 through 2006.  [[Fox Sports (USA)|Fox Sports]] televised the game from 2007 to 2010 as part of its contract with the BCS. [[ESPN]] started airing the game with the 2010–11 season, after outbidding Fox for the broadcasting rights.<ref name="sports.espn.go.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3709030|title=Fox pulls out of bidding for next round of BCS games|date=18 November 2008|access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref>

The [[2006 Sugar Bowl|2006]] game was relocated to the [[Georgia Dome]] in [[Atlanta]], Georgia, because of the extensive damage the Superdome suffered as a result of [[Hurricane Katrina]]. Big East Champion West Virginia went on to beat SEC champion Georgia in the game, 38–35. It returned to the refurbished Superdome in [[2007 Sugar Bowl|2007]]. The payout for the 2006 game was $14–17&nbsp;million per participating team.  According to ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', the 2007 salary for Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan was $607,500.<ref>Murphy, Austin, and Dan Wetzel, "Does It Matter?", ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', 15 November 2010, p. 45.</ref>

Prior to the [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]], the game traditionally hosted the [[Southeastern Conference|Southeastern Conference (SEC)]] champion against a top-tier at-large opponent.  This was formalized in 1975, when the SEC champion was granted an automatic bid to the Sugar Bowl starting with the end of the 1976 season.  This continued throughout the time of the [[Bowl Coalition]], a precursor to the BCS.  However, the Sugar Bowl agreed to release the SEC champion if necessary to force a national championship game.  Under this format, the Sugar Bowl hosted the first Bowl Coalition national championship game, when SEC champion Alabama upended [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]] at the end of the 1992 season. When the Bowl Coalition became the [[Bowl Alliance]] at the start of the 1995 season, the Sugar Bowl would still release the SEC champion to go to the national championship game if they were ranked in the top two in the nation.

Under the now-defunct BCS format, the Sugar Bowl continued to host the SEC champion against a top-tier at-large opponent, unless the SEC champion went to the [[BCS National Championship Game]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Selection Procedures | work = BCS | url = http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/eligibility | access-date = 27 November 2006 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081208002438/http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/eligibility | archive-date = 8 December 2008 }}</ref>  When this happened, the Sugar Bowl usually selected the highest-ranked SEC team still available in the BCS pool. The SEC champion played for the national championship in every one of the eight final editions of the BCS (2006–2013).

The Sugar Bowl maintains an archive of past programs, images, newsreels, and other materials. The archive, originally housed in the Superdome, survived Hurricane Katrina, but a more secure home was needed. During the summer of 2007, the Sugar Bowl donated its materials to [[The Historic New Orleans Collection]], designating it the permanent home of its archive.

[[2010 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] vacated its [[2011 Sugar Bowl]] victory over [[2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] in response to [[NCAA]] allegations over a memorabilia-for-cash scandal.<ref>{{cite web | title = Ohio State vacating Sugar Bowl win, other 2010 victories | work = [[WWL-TV]] | url = http://www.wwltv.com/sports/Ohio-State-vacating-Sugar-Bowl-win-other-2010-victories-125223954.html | access-date = 8 July 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140315185834/http://www.wwltv.com/sports/Ohio-State-vacating-Sugar-Bowl-win-other-2010-victories-125223954.html | archive-date = 15 March 2014 }}</ref>

The [[2012 Sugar Bowl|2012]] game, pitting the [[2011 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines]] against the [[2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech Hokies]], was the first Sugar Bowl since 2000—and only the sixth since World War II—without an SEC team. Both of the SEC's BCS participants, [[2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] and [[2011 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]], played in the [[2012 BCS National Championship Game|National Championship Game]] (in the Superdome), and under BCS rules only two teams per conference were eligible for BCS bowls.

In May 2012, the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] and SEC announced plans to create a new bowl game, the "Champions Bowl," that would play host to the champions of those two conferences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/stewart_mandel/05/18/Big-12-SEC-bowl-game/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522061441/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/stewart_mandel/05/18/Big-12-SEC-bowl-game/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 22, 2012 |title=SEC, Big 12 use bowl game deal to get leverage in BCS playoff |author= Stewart Mandel |website=Sports Illustrated – SI.com|date=2012-05-18 |access-date=2012-09-11}}</ref> That November, it was officially announced that the Champions Bowl had been awarded to New Orleans under a 12-year contract beginning in 2015, and would retain the Sugar Bowl name (stating that "Champions Bowl" was only a working title). In addition, it was announced that the Sugar Bowl would host one of two national semi-final games every three seasons (in the 2014, 2017, 2020, and 2023 seasons) as part of the new [[College Football Playoff]] system replacing the BCS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/sports/2012/11/sugar_bowl_is_awarded_sec_vs_b.html|title=Sugar Bowl is awarded SEC vs. Big 12 Champions Bowl for New Orleans|last=Solomon|first=Jon|date=2012-11-07|website=al|language=en|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/en/Daily/Issues/2012/11/07/Colleges/Champions%20Bowl.aspx|title=New Orleans To Host Champions Bowl With SEC, Big 12 Champs In 12-Year Deal|website=Sports Business Daily|language=en|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref>

The game for the 2022 season was moved to December 31, 2022 with a noon ET kickoff; out of respect to the [[NFL]], no bowl games are played on January 1 if it falls on a Sunday, while broadcaster ESPN is also committed to airing ''[[Monday Night Football]].'' It was only the sixth edition of the game played on New Year's Eve.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allstate Sugar Bowl to be Played on New Year's Eve |url=http://big12sports.com/news/2022/2/18/football-allstate-sugar-bowl-to-be-played-on-new-years-eve.aspx |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=big12sports.com |date=18 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-26 |title=Sugar Bowl moved to Dec. 31 to avoid conflict with NFL game |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/33988834/sugar-bowl-moved-dec-31-avoid-conflict-nfl-game |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

The [[2023 Washington Huskies football team|Washington Huskies]], by virtue of being ranked #2 in the CFP rankings at the end of the [[2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2023 season]], became the first [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] team to play in the Sugar Bowl, where they faced #3 [[2023 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] in a winning effort, [[2024 Sugar Bowl|37–31]].

==Game results==
[[File:Sugar Bowl Classic trophy, 1956.png|thumb|Trophy given to the winning team, from the 1956 [[Programme (booklet)|game program]]|221x221px]]
All rankings are taken from the [[AP poll]] (inaugurated in [[1936 college football rankings|1936]]), before each game was played.  ''Italics denote a tie game.''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl|color=white}};"|Date Played
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl|color=white}};" colspan="2"| Winning team
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl|color=white}};" colspan="2"| Losing team
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl|color=white}};"|Venue
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl|color=white}};"|Attnd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/bowls.pdf |title=Bowl/All Star Game Records |publisher=NCAA |access-date=2018-08-27}}</ref>
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl|color=white}};"|Notes
|-
| January 1, 1935 || '''[[1934 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]''' || '''20''' || [[1934 Temple Owls football team|Temple]] || 14 || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="41" | [[Tulane Stadium]] || 22,026 || [[1935 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1936 || '''[[1935 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]''' || '''3''' || [[1935 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 2 || 35,000 || [[1936 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1937 || '''[[1936 Santa Clara Broncos football team|Santa Clara]]''' || '''21''' || [[1936 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 14 || 41,000 || [[1937 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1938 || '''[[1937 Santa Clara Broncos football team|Santa Clara]]''' || '''6''' || [[1937 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 0 || 45,000 || [[1938 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 1939 || '''#1 [[1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]''' || '''15''' || #6 [[1938 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team|Carnegie Tech]] || 7 || 50,000 || [[1939 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1940 || '''#1 [[1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]''' || '''14''' || #5 [[1939 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]] || 13 || 73,000|| [[1940 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1941 || '''#4 [[1940 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]]''' || '''19''' || #6 [[1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]] || 13 || 73,181 || [[1941 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1942 || '''#6 [[1941 Fordham Rams football team|Fordham]]''' || '''2''' || #7 [[1941 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 0 || 72,000 || [[1942 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1943 || '''#7 [[1942 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || '''14''' || #4 [[1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]] || 7 || 70,000 || [[1943 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1944 || '''#13 [[1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]''' || '''20''' || [[1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]] || 18 || 69,000 || [[1944 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1945 || '''#11 [[1944 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]]''' || '''29''' || [[1944 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 26 || 72,000 || [[1945 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1946 || '''#5 [[1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]''' || '''33''' || #7 [[1945 Saint Mary's Gaels football team|Saint Mary's (CA)]]|| 13 || 75,000 || [[1946 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1947 || '''#3 [[1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || '''20''' || #9 [[1946 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]] || 10 || 73,300 || [[1947 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1948 || '''#5 [[1947 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]''' || '''27''' || #6 [[1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 7 || 73,000 || [[1948 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1949 || '''#5 [[1948 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]''' || '''14''' || #3 [[1948 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]] || 6 || 82,000 || [[1949 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 1950 || '''#2 [[1949 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]''' || '''35''' || #9 [[1949 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 0 || 82,470 || [[1950 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1951 || '''#7 [[1950 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]''' || '''13''' || #1 [[1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] || 7 || 82,000 || [[1951 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1952 || '''#3 [[1951 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]''' || '''28''' || #1 [[1951 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]] || 13 || 82,000 || [[1952 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1953 || '''#2 [[1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]''' || '''24''' || #7 [[1952 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]] || 7 || 82,000 || [[1953 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1954 || '''#8 [[1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]''' || '''42''' || #10 [[1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]] || 19 || 76,000 || [[1954 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1955 || '''#5 [[1954 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]]''' || '''21''' || #6 [[1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]] || 0 || 82,000 || [[1955 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 1956 || '''#7 [[1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]''' || '''7''' || #11 [[1955 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]] || 0 || 76,535–80,175 || [[1956 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1957 || '''#11 [[1956 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]''' || '''13''' || #2 [[1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]] || 7 || 81,000 || [[1957 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1958 || '''#7 [[1957 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]''' || '''39''' || #11 [[1957 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || 7 || 82,000 || [[1958 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1959 || '''#1 [[1958 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || '''7''' || #12 [[1958 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] || 0 || 82,000 || [[1959 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1960 || '''#2 [[1959 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]''' || '''21''' || #3 [[1959 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 0 || 83,000 || [[1960 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 1961 || '''#2 [[1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]''' || '''14''' || [[1960 Rice Owls football team|Rice]] || 6 || 82,851 || [[1961 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1962 || '''#1 [[1961 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''10''' || #9 [[1961 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] || 3 || 82,910 || [[1962 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1963 || '''#3 [[1962 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]''' || '''17''' || #6 [[1962 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] || 13 || 82,900 || [[1963 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1964 || '''#8 [[1963 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''12''' || #7 [[1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]] || 7 || 80,785 || [[1964 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1965 || '''#7 [[1964 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || '''13''' || [[1964 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]] || 10 || 65,000 || [[1965 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1966 || '''#6 [[1965 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]''' || '''20''' || [[1965 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 18 || 67,421 || [[1966 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 1967 || '''#6 [[1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''34''' || #3 [[1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] || 7 || 82,000 || [[1967 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1968 || '''[[1967 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || '''20''' || #5 [[1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]] || 13 || 78,963 || [[1968 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1969 || '''#9 [[1968 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]]''' || '''16''' || #4 [[1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 2 || 82,113 || [[1969 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1970 || '''#13 [[1969 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]''' || '''27''' || #3 [[1969 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] || 22 || 82,500 || [[1970 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1971 || '''#4 [[1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || '''34''' || #11 [[1970 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] || 13 || 78,655 || [[1971 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1972 || '''#3 [[1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]''' || '''40''' || #5 [[1971 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] || 22 || 84,031 || [[1972 Sugar Bowl (January)|notes]]
|-
| December 31, 1972 || '''#2 [[1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]''' || '''14''' || #5 [[1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]|| 0 || 80,123 || [[1972 Sugar Bowl (December)|notes]]
|-
| December 31, 1973 || '''#3 [[1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || '''24''' || #1 [[1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 23 || 85,161 || [[1973 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 31, 1974 || '''#8 [[1974 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]''' || '''13''' || #18 [[1974 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 10 || 67,890 || [[1974 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 31, 1975 || '''#3 [[1975 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''13''' || #7 [[1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] || 6 || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="30" | [[Caesars Superdome|Louisiana Superdome]] || 75,212 || [[1975 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1977 || '''#1 [[1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]''' || '''27''' || #4 [[1976 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 3 || 76,117 || [[1977 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 1978 || '''#3 [[1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''35''' || #9 [[1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 6 || 76,811 || [[1978 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1979 || '''#2 [[1978 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''14''' || #1 [[1978 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] || 7 || 76,824 || [[1979 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1980 || '''#2 [[1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''24''' || #6 [[1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] || 9 || 77,486 || [[1980 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1981 || '''#1 [[1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || '''17''' || #7 [[1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 10 || 77,895 || [[1981 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1982 || '''#10 [[1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]''' || '''24''' || #2 [[1981 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 20 || 77,224 || [[1982 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1983 || '''#2 [[1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]''' || '''27''' || #1 [[1982 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 23 || 78,124 || [[1983 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 1984 || '''#3 [[1983 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]''' || '''9''' || #8 [[1983 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 7 || 77,893 || [[1984 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1985 || '''#5 [[1984 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]''' || '''28''' || #11 [[1984 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 10 || 75,608 || [[1985 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1986 || '''#8 [[1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || '''35''' || #2 [[1985 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (Florida)]] || 7 || 77,432 || [[1986 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1987 || '''#6 [[1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]''' || '''30''' || #5 [[1986 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 15 || 76,234 || [[1987 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1988 || ''#4 [[1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]'' || ''16'' || ''#6 [[1987 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]'' || ''16'' || 75,495 || [[1988 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 1989 || '''#4 [[1988 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]''' || '''13''' || #7 [[1988 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] || 7 || 61,934 || [[1989 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1990 || '''#2 [[1989 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (Florida)]]''' || '''33''' || #7 [[1989 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 25 || 77,452 || [[1990 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1991 || '''#6 [[1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]'''|| '''23''' || [[1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]] || 22 || 75,132 || [[1991 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1992 || '''#18 [[1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || '''39''' ||#3 [[1991 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 28 || 76,447 || [[1992 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1993{{ref|BC|BC}} || '''#2 [[1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''34''' || #1 [[1992 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (Florida)]] || 13 || 76,789 || [[1993 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1994 || '''#8 [[1993 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]''' || '''41''' || #3 [[1993 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]] || 7 || 75,437 || [[1994 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 1995 || '''#7 [[1994 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]''' || '''23''' || #5 [[1994 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 17 || 76,224 || [[1995 Sugar Bowl (January)|notes]]
|-
| December 31, 1995 || '''#13 [[1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]]''' || '''28''' || #9 [[1995 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || 10 || 70,283 || [[1995 Sugar Bowl (December)|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 1997{{ref|BA|BA}} || '''#3 [[1996 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]''' || '''52''' || #1 [[1996 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]] || 20 || 78,344 || [[1997 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1998 || '''#4 [[1997 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]''' || '''31''' || #9 [[1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 14 || 67,289 || [[1998 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 1999 || '''#3 [[1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]''' || '''24''' || #8 [[1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] || 14 || 76,503 || [[1999 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| [[2000 BCS Championship Game|January 4, 2000]]{{ref|BCS|BCS}} || '''#1 [[1999 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]''' || '''46''' || #2 [[1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]] || 29 || 79,280 || [[2000 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 2001 || '''#2 [[2000 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (Florida)]]''' || '''37''' || #7 [[2000 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 20 || 64,407 || [[2001 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2002 || '''#12 [[2001 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || '''47''' || #7 [[2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]] || 34 || 77,688 || [[2002 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2003 || '''#4 [[2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || '''26''' || #16 [[2002 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]] || 13 || 74,269 || [[2003 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| [[2004 BCS Championship Game|January 4, 2004]]{{ref|BCS|BCS}} || '''#2 [[2003 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || '''21''' || #3 [[2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] || 14 || 79,342 || [[2004 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 3, 2005 || '''#3 [[2004 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]''' || '''16''' || #9 [[2004 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]] || 13 || 77,349 || [[2005 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 2006 || '''#11 [[2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]''' || '''38''' || #8 [[2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 35 || style="text-align:center;" | [[Georgia Dome]]{{efn|name=katrina}} || 74,458 || [[2006 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 3, 2007 || '''#4 [[2006 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || '''41'''|| #11 [[2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 14 || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" | [[Caesars Superdome|Louisiana Superdome]] || 77,781 || [[2007 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2008 || '''#4 [[2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || '''41'''|| #10 [[2007 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]] || 10 || 74,383 || [[2008 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 2009 || '''#7 [[2008 Utah Utes football team|Utah]]''' || '''31''' || #4 [[2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 17 || 71,872 || [[2009 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2010 || '''#5 [[2009 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]''' || '''51''' || #4 [[2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]] || 24 || 65,207 || [[2010 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 4, 2011 || #6 [[2010 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]{{efn|name=vacated|Ohio State [[Vacated victory|vacated]] its victory over Arkansas in the January 2011 edition due to NCAA sanctions.}} || 31 || #8 [[2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] || 26 || 73,879 || [[2011 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 3, 2012 || '''#13 [[2011 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]''' || '''23''' || #17 [[2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]] || 20 || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="10" | [[Caesars Superdome|Mercedes-Benz Superdome]] || 64,512 || [[2012 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 2013 || '''#22 [[2012 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]]''' || '''33''' ||  #4 [[2012 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 23 || 54,178 || [[2013 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|- 
| January 2, 2014 || '''#10 [[2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]''' || '''45''' ||  #3 [[2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| 31 || 70,473 || [[2014 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2015{{ref|SF|SF}} || '''{{abbr|#5|AP poll ranking}} [[2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]''' || '''42''' ||  #1 [[2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 35 || 74,682 || [[2015 Sugar Bowl|notes]] 
|-
| January 1, 2016 || '''{{abbr|#16|AP poll ranking}} [[2015 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]''' || '''48''' ||  {{abbr|#13|AP poll ranking}} [[2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]] || 20 || 72,117 || [[2016 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 2, 2017 || '''#7 [[2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]'''  || '''35''' || {{abbr|#17|AP poll ranking}} [[2016 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] || 19 || 54,077 || [[2017 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2018{{ref|SF|SF}} || '''#4 [[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]'''  || '''24''' || #1 [[2017 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]  || 6 || 72,360 || [[2018 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2019 || '''{{abbr|#14|AP poll ranking}} [[2018 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]''' || '''28''' || {{abbr|#6|AP poll ranking}} [[2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 21 || 71,449 || [[2019 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2020 || '''#5 [[2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || '''26''' || {{abbr|#8|AP poll ranking}} [[2019 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]] || 14 || 55,211 || [[2020 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2021{{ref|SF|SF}} || '''#3 [[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]''' || '''49''' || #2 [[2020 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] || 28 || 3,000 || [[2021 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2022 || '''#7 [[2021 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]''' || '''21''' || #8 [[2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]] || 7 || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" | [[Caesars Superdome]] || 66,479 || [[2022 Sugar Bowl (January)|notes]]
|-
| December 31, 2022 || '''#5 [[2022 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''45''' || #11 [[2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]] || 20 ||  60,437 || [[2022 Sugar Bowl (December)|notes]]
|-
| January 1, 2024{{ref|SF|SF}} || '''#2 [[2023 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]''' || '''37''' || #3 [[2023 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || 31 || 68,791 || [[2024 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-<!--AP RANKINGS ONLY-->
| January 2, 2025{{ref|QF|QF}}{{efn|name=attack|The 2025 game was moved from January 1 to January 2 due to security concerns following the [[2025 New Orleans truck attack]].}} || '''#3 [[2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || '''23''' || #2 [[2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 10 || 57,267 || [[2025 Sugar Bowl|notes]]
|-<!--AP RANKINGS ONLY-->
|}<!--
EDITORS: Above table uses AP poll rankings.
--> 
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/Bowls.pdf |magazine=Bowl/All Star Game Records |title=Sugar Bowl |pages=4–5 |via=NCAA.org |publisher=NCAA |date=2020 |access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>

:{{note|BC|BC}} Denotes [[Bowl Coalition]] Championship game
:{{note|BA|BA}} Denotes [[Bowl Alliance]] Championship game
:{{note|BCS|BCS}} Denotes [[BCS National Championship Game]]
:{{note|QF|QF}} Denotes [[College Football Playoff]] quarterfinal game
:{{note|SF|SF}} Denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game
{{notelist}}

===Future games===
{{main|New Year's Six#Future games}}

==Most Outstanding Players (Miller-Digby Award)==
[[File:Miller Memorial Trophy, 1956.png|thumb|386x386px|The Miller Memorial Trophy, from the 1956 game program]]
The Miller-Digby Award is presented to the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) in the Sugar Bowl, as voted by sports journalists covering the game. The award was initially established in 1948 following the death of Warren V. Miller, the first president of the Bowl; it was renamed the Miller-Digby Memorial Trophy in 1959, to also honor [[Fred Digby|Fred J. Digby]], the first general manager and fellow founding member of the Bowl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allstatesugarbowl.org/classic/most-valuable-players/|title=Miller-Digby Award|website=allstatesugarbowl.org|date=2018|access-date=April 2, 2018}}</ref> When the Sugar Bowl acts as a CFP semifinal, both an offensive and defensive MVP are named; this has been the case in 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2023.
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{|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Year}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|MOP}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Team}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Position}}
|-
|[[1948 Sugar Bowl|1948]] || [[Bobby Layne]] || Texas || QB
|-
|[[1949 Sugar Bowl|1949]] || [[Jack Mitchell (coach)|Jack Mitchell]] || Oklahoma || QB
|-
|[[1950 Sugar Bowl|1950]] || [[Leon Heath]] || Oklahoma || FB
|-
|[[1951 Sugar Bowl|1951]] || [[Walt Yowarsky]] || Kentucky || T
|-
|[[1952 Sugar Bowl|1952]] || [[Ed Modzelewski]] || Maryland || FB
|-
|[[1953 Sugar Bowl|1953]] || [[Leon Hardeman]] || Georgia Tech || HB
|-
|[[1954 Sugar Bowl|1954]] || [[Pepper Rodgers]] || Georgia Tech || QB
|-
|[[1955 Sugar Bowl|1955]] || Joe Gattuso || Navy || FB
|-
|[[1956 Sugar Bowl|1956]] ||Franklin Brooks || Georgia Tech || G
|-
|[[1957 Sugar Bowl|1957]] || [[Del Shofner]] || Baylor || HB
|-
|[[1958 Sugar Bowl|1958]] || [[Ray Brown (American football, born 1936)|Raymond Brown]] || Ole Miss|| QB
|-
|[[1959 Sugar Bowl|1959]] || [[Billy Cannon]] || LSU || HB
|-
|[[1960 Sugar Bowl|1960]] || [[Bobby Franklin (American football)|Bobby Franklin]] || Ole Miss || QB
|-
|[[1961 Sugar Bowl|1961]] || [[Jake Gibbs]] || Ole Miss || QB
|-
|[[1962 Sugar Bowl|1962]] || Mike Fracchia || Alabama || FB
|-
|[[1963 Sugar Bowl|1963]] || Glynn Griffin || Ole Miss || QB
|-
|[[1964 Sugar Bowl|1964]] || Tim Davis || Alabama || K
|-
|[[1965 Sugar Bowl|1965]] || [[Doug Moreau]] || LSU || FL
|-
|[[1966 Sugar Bowl|1966]] || [[Steve Spurrier]] || Florida || QB
|-
|[[1967 Sugar Bowl|1967]] || [[Ken Stabler]] || Alabama || QB
|-
|[[1968 Sugar Bowl|1968]] || Glenn Smith || LSU || HB
|-
|[[1969 Sugar Bowl|1969]] || [[Chuck Dicus]] || Arkansas || FL
|-
|[[1970 Sugar Bowl|1970]] || [[Archie Manning]] || Ole Miss|| QB
|-
|[[1971 Sugar Bowl|1971]] || [[Bobby Scott (American football)|Bobby Scott]] || Tennessee || QB
|-
|[[1972 Sugar Bowl (January)|Jan. 1972]] || [[Jack Mildren]] || Oklahoma || QB
|-
|[[1972 Sugar Bowl (December)|Dec. 1972]] ||| [[Tinker Owens]] || Oklahoma || FL
|-
|[[1973 Sugar Bowl|1973]] || [[Tom Clements]] || Notre Dame || QB
|-
|[[1974 Sugar Bowl|1974]] || [[Tony Davis (running back)|Tony Davis]] || Nebraska || FB
|-
|[[1975 Sugar Bowl|1975]] || [[Richard Todd (American football)|Richard Todd]] || Alabama || QB
|-
|[[1977 Sugar Bowl|1977]] || [[Matt Cavanaugh]] || Pittsburgh || QB
|-
|[[1978 Sugar Bowl|1978]] || [[Jeff Rutledge]] || Alabama || QB
|-
|[[1979 Sugar Bowl|1979]] || [[Barry Krauss]] || Alabama || LB
|-
|[[1980 Sugar Bowl|1980]] || Major Ogilvie || Alabama || RB
|-
|[[1981 Sugar Bowl|1981]] || [[Herschel Walker]] || Georgia || RB
|-
|[[1982 Sugar Bowl|1982]] || [[Dan Marino]] || Pittsburgh || QB
|-
|[[1983 Sugar Bowl|1983]] || [[Todd Blackledge]] || Penn State || QB
|-
|[[1984 Sugar Bowl|1984]] || [[Bo Jackson]] || Auburn || RB
|-
|[[1985 Sugar Bowl|1985]] || Craig Sundberg || Nebraska || QB
|-
|[[1986 Sugar Bowl|1986]] || [[Daryl Dickey]] || Tennessee || QB
|-
|[[1987 Sugar Bowl|1987]] || [[Steve Taylor (Canadian football)|Steve Taylor]] || Nebraska || QB
|-
|[[1988 Sugar Bowl|1988]] || [[Don McPherson]] || Syracuse || QB
|-
|[[1989 Sugar Bowl|1989]] || [[Sammie Smith]] || Florida State || RB
|}
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{|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Year}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|MOP}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Team}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Position}}
|-
|[[1990 Sugar Bowl|1990]] || [[Craig Erickson]] || Miami (Fla.) || QB
|-
|[[1991 Sugar Bowl|1991]] || [[Andy Kelly (American football)|Andy Kelly]] || Tennessee || QB
|-
|[[1992 Sugar Bowl|1992]] || [[Jerome Bettis]] || Notre Dame || FB
|-
|[[1993 Sugar Bowl|1993]] || [[Derrick Lassic]] || Alabama || RB
|-
|[[1994 Sugar Bowl|1994]] || [[Errict Rhett]] || Florida || RB
|-
|[[1995 Sugar Bowl (January)|Jan. 1995]] || [[Warrick Dunn]] || Florida State || RB
|-
|[[1995 Sugar Bowl (December)|Dec. 1995]] || [[Bryan Still]] || Virginia Tech || WR
|-
|[[1997 Sugar Bowl|1997]] || [[Danny Wuerffel]] || Florida || QB
|-
|[[1998 Sugar Bowl|1998]] || [[E. G. Green]] || Florida State || WR
|-
|[[1999 Sugar Bowl|1999]] || [[David Boston]] || Ohio State || WR
|-
|[[2000 Sugar Bowl|2000]] || [[Peter Warrick]] || Florida State || WR
|-
|[[2001 Sugar Bowl|2001]] || [[Ken Dorsey]] || Miami (Fla.) || QB
|-
|[[2002 Sugar Bowl|2002]] || [[Rohan Davey]] || LSU || QB
|-
|[[2003 Sugar Bowl|2003]] || [[Musa Smith]] || Georgia || TB
|-
|[[2004 Sugar Bowl|2004]] || [[Justin Vincent]] || LSU || RB
|-
|[[2005 Sugar Bowl|2005]] || [[Jason Campbell]] || Auburn || QB
|-
|[[2006 Sugar Bowl|2006]] || [[Steve Slaton]] || West Virginia || RB
|-
|[[2007 Sugar Bowl|2007]] || [[JaMarcus Russell]] || LSU || QB
|-
|[[2008 Sugar Bowl|2008]] || [[Marcus Howard]] || Georgia || DE
|-
|[[2009 Sugar Bowl|2009]] || [[Brian Johnson (American football coach)|Brian Johnson]] || Utah|| QB
|-
|[[2010 Sugar Bowl|2010]] || [[Tim Tebow]] || Florida || QB
|-
|[[2011 Sugar Bowl|2011]] || [[Terrelle Pryor]]{{dagger}} || Ohio State || QB
|-
|[[2012 Sugar Bowl|2012]] || [[Junior Hemingway]] || Michigan || WR
|-
|[[2013 Sugar Bowl|2013]] || [[Teddy Bridgewater]] || Louisville || QB
|-
|[[2014 Sugar Bowl|2014]] || [[Trevor Knight]] || Oklahoma || QB
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2015 Sugar Bowl|2015]] || [[Ezekiel Elliott]] || rowspan=2|Ohio State || RB
|-
| [[Darron Lee]] || LB
|-
|[[2016 Sugar Bowl|2016]] || [[Chad Kelly]] || Ole Miss || QB
|-
|[[2017 Sugar Bowl|2017]] || [[Baker Mayfield]] || Oklahoma || QB
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2018 Sugar Bowl|2018]] || [[Jalen Hurts]] || rowspan=2|Alabama || QB
|-
| [[Daron Payne]] || DT
|-
|[[2019 Sugar Bowl|2019]] || [[Sam Ehlinger]] || Texas || QB
|-
|[[2020 Sugar Bowl|2020]] || [[George Pickens]] || Georgia ||WR
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2021 Sugar Bowl|2021]] || [[Justin Fields]] || rowspan=2|Ohio State || QB
|-
| [[Tuf Borland]] || LB
|-
|[[2022 Sugar Bowl (January)|Jan. 2022]] || [[Terrel Bernard]] || Baylor || LB
|-
|[[2022 Sugar Bowl (December)|Dec. 2022]] || [[Bryce Young]] || Alabama || QB
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2024 Sugar Bowl|2024]] || [[Michael Penix Jr.]] ||rowspan=2|Washington || QB
|-
| [[Bralen Trice]] || DE
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2025 Sugar Bowl|Jan. 2025]] || [[Riley Leonard]]
|rowspan=2|Notre Dame || QB
|-
| [[Xavier Watts]] || S
|}
{{col-end}}
{{dagger}} Terrelle Pryor was later ruled ineligible and his statistics for the 2010 season, including the 2011 Sugar Bowl, were vacated.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/terrelle-pryor-by-the-numbers-20495006 |title=Terrelle Pryor by the Numbers |first=Randy |last=Lange |website=newyorkjets.com |date=April 2, 2018 |access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

==Most appearances==
Updated through the January 2025 edition (91 games, 182 total appearances).

;Teams with multiple appearances
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{|class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Rank}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Team}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Appearances}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Record}}
|-
|1 || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] || 17 || 10–7
|-
|2 || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] || 13 || 6–7
|-
|3 || [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] || 12 || 5–7
|-
|4 || [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] || 10 || 6–4
|-
|5 || [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] || 9 || 3–6
|-
|6 || [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] || 8 || 6–2
|-
|7 || [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] || 7 || 4–3
|-
|T8 || [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] || 6 || 4–2
|-
|T8 || [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] || 6 || 3–2 {{double dagger}}
|-
|T8 || [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]]|| 6 || 2–3–1
|-
|T8 || [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] || 6 || 1–5
|-
|T12 || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] || 5 || 3–2
|-
|T12 || [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] || 5 || 2–3
|-
|T14 || [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] || 4 || 4–0
|-
|T14 || [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] || 4 || 3–1
|-
|T14 || [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]] || 4 || 2–2
|-
|T14 || [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] || 4 || 1–3
|-
|T14 || [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] || 4 || 1–3
|}
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{|class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Rank}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Team}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Appearances}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Record}}
|-
|T19 || [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] || 3 || 2–1
|-
|T19 || [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] || 3 || 2–1
|-
|T19 || [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] || 3 || 1–2
|-
|T19 || [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] || 3 || 0–3
|-
|T23 || [[Santa Clara Broncos|Santa Clara]] || 2 || 2–0
|-
|T23 || [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]] || 2 || 2–0
|-
|T23 || [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T23 || [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T23 || [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T23 || [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T23 || [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T23 || [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] || 2 || 0–1–1
|-
|T23 || [[North Carolina Tarheels football|North Carolina]] || 2 || 0–2
|-
|T23 || [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]] || 2 || 0–2
|}
{{col-end}}
{{double dagger}} Ohio State's win–loss record excludes its [[Vacated victory|vacated win]] in the January 2011 game.

;Teams with a single appearance
Won (9): [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]], [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]], [[Fordham Rams football|Fordham]], [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]], [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]], [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]], [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]], [[Utah Utes football|Utah]], [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]
<br/>
Lost (11): [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]], [[Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Tech]], [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]], [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawai'i]], [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]], [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]], [[Rice Owls football|Rice]], [[Saint Mary's Gaels football|Saint Mary's (CA)]], [[Temple Owls football|Temple]], [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]], [[Wyoming Cowboys football|Wyoming]]

;Conference participation (as of the 2024 season)
*[[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]], [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]] and [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]] are the only current SEC members that have not appeared in the Sugar Bowl. Former members [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] and [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]] also appeared in the Sugar Bowl while in the SEC, although former member [[Sewanee Tigers football|Sewanee]] did not.
* [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]], [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]], [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]], [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]], [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]], [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] and [[UCF Knights football|UCF]] are the only current or former Big Eight or Big 12 members that have not appeared in the Sugar Bowl.
* Texas Tech, [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] and [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]] are the only former Southwest Conference members that have not played in the Sugar Bowl.

==Appearances by conference==
Updated through the January 2025 edition (91 games, 182 total appearances).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" rowspan=2|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Rank}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" rowspan=2|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Conference}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" colspan=5|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Record}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" colspan=4|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Appearances by year}}
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" |{{Color|#FFFFFF|Games}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" |{{Color|#FFFFFF|W}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" |{{Color|#FFFFFF|L}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" |{{Color|#FFFFFF|T}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" |{{Color|#FFFFFF|Win pct.}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" class=unsortable|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Won}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" class=unsortable|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Lost}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" class=unsortable|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Tied}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};" class=unsortable|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Vacated}}
|-
| 1 || [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] || 82 || {{WinLossPct|42|39|1}}
|<!--wins-->1935, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975{{sup|D}}, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022{{sup|D}}
|<!--lost-->1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1973{{sup|D}}, 1974{{sup|D}}, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2025
|<!--tied-->1988
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| 2 || [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]] || 26 || {{WinLossPct|13|12|1}}
|<!--wins-->1937, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1973{{sup|D}}, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2025
|<!--lost-->1935, 1939, 1946, 1956, 1965, 1971, 1972{{sup|D}}, 1975{{sup|D}}, 1979, 1981, 1986, 2007
|<!--tied-->1988
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| 3 || bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]'' || 13 || {{WinLossPct|6|7|0}}
|<!--wins-->1936, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1957, 1969
|<!--lost-->1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1980, 1995{{sup|D}}
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| {{sort|4|T4}} || bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]'' || 11 || {{WinLossPct|8|3|0}}
|<!--wins-->1949, 1950, 1966, 1972, 1972{{sup|D}}, 1974{{sup|D}}, 1985, 1987
|<!--lost-->1942, 1951, 1967
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| {{sort|4|T4}} || [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] || 11 || {{WinLossPct|3|8|0}}
|<!--wins-->1995, 1998, 2000
|<!--lost-->1959, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2018, 2021
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| 6 || [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] || 10 || {{WinLossPct|4|6|0}}
|<!--wins-->2014, 2017, 2019, 2022
|<!--lost-->1999, 2004, 2016, 2020, 2022{{sup|D}}, 2024
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| 7 || [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] || 9 || {{WinLossPct|4|4|0}} {{double dagger}}
|<!--wins-->1999, 2012, 2015, 2021
|<!--lost-->1978, 1984, 1998, 2002
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->2011
|-
| 8 || [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] || 8 || {{WinLossPct|4|4|0}}
|<!--wins-->1995{{sup|D}}, 2001, 2006, 2013
|<!--lost-->1993, 1994, 2000, 2010
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| 9 || bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Southern Conference|SoCon]]'' || 5 || {{WinLossPct|2|3|0}}
|<!--wins-->1945, 1952
|<!--lost-->1947, 1949, 1954
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| 10 || bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]'' || 3 || {{WinLossPct|1|2|0}}
|<!--wins-->1946
|<!--lost-->1943, 1944
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| 11 || bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]'' || 2 || {{WinLossPct|0|2|0}}
|<!--wins-->{{nbsp}}
|<!--lost-->1968, 2008
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| {{sort|12|T12}} || [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain{{nbsp}}West]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0|0}}
|<!--wins-->2009
|<!--lost-->{{nbsp}}
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| {{sort|12|T12}} || [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0|0}}
|<!--wins-->2024
|<!--lost-->{{nbsp}}
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|<!--vaca-->{{nbsp}}
|}
{{double dagger}} The Big Ten's win–loss record and [[winning percentage]] exclude a [[Vacated victory|vacated win]] by Ohio State.

* Games marked with an superscript D ({{sup|D}}) were played in December.
* Conferences that are defunct or not currently active in FBS are marked in ''italics''.
* Records reflect each team's conference affiliation at the time the game was played.
** Big Eight records include games when the conference was known as the Big Six or Big Seven.
** The [[American Athletic Conference]] (The American) retains the charter of the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|original Big East]], following its [[2010–2013 Big East Conference realignment|2013 realignment]].
* Independent appearances: Air Force (1971), Boston College (1941), Carnegie Tech (1939), Florida State (1989), Fordham (1942), Miami (Florida) (1986, 1990), Navy (1955), Notre Dame (Dec. 1973, 1981, 1992, 2007, 2025), Penn State (Dec. 1972, Dec. 1975, 1979, 1983), Pittsburgh (1956, 1977, 1982), Saint Mary's (California) (1946), Santa Clara (1937, 1938), Syracuse (1965, 1988), and Temple (1935).
* Three games have been contested between two SEC teams: 1953, 1960, and 1964.

==Game records==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Team}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Record, Team vs. Opponent}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Year}}
|-
|Most points scored (one team)
|52, Florida vs. Florida State
|1997
|-
|Most points scored (losing team)
|35, shared by:<br/>Georgia vs. West Virginia<br/>Alabama vs. Ohio State
|&nbsp;<br/>2006<br/>2015
|-
|Most points scored (both teams)
|81, LSU (47) vs. Illinois (34)
|2002
|-
|Fewest points allowed
|0, eight times, most recent:<br/>Oklahoma vs. Penn State
|&nbsp;<br/>Dec. 1972
|-
|Largest margin of victory
|35, Oklahoma (35) vs. LSU (0)
|1950
|-
|Total yards
|659, Florida (482 pass, 177 rush) vs. Cincinnati
|2010
|-
|Rushing yards
|439, Oklahoma vs. Auburn
|Jan. 1972
|-
|Passing yards
|482, Florida vs. Cincinnati
|2010
|-
|First downs 
|32, LSU vs. Illinois
|2002
|-
|Fewest yards allowed
|74, Ole Miss vs. LSU (-15 rush, 89 pass)
|1960
|-
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
| -39, Tennessee vs. Tulsa
| 1943
|-
|Fewest passing yards allowed
|0, three times, most recent:<br/>Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech
|&nbsp;<br/>1956
|-
|Sacks
|10, Baylor vs. Ole Miss
|Jan. 2022
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Individual}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Year}}
|-
|All-purpose yards || 282, [[Kevin Williams (wide receiver, born 1971)|Kevin Williams]], Miami (FL) vs. Alabama || 1993
|-
|Touchdowns (all-purpose) || 4, [[Domanick Davis]], LSU vs. Illinois || 2002
|-
|Rushing yards || 230, [[Ezekiel Elliott]], Ohio State vs. Alabama || 2015
|-
|Rushing touchdowns || 4, [[Domanick Davis]], LSU vs. Illinois || 2002
|-
|Passing yards || 482, [[Tim Tebow]], Florida vs. Cincinnati || 2010
|-
|Passing touchdowns || 6, [[Justin Fields]], Ohio State vs. Clemson || 2021
|-
|Receiving yards || 239, [[Josh Reed]], LSU vs. Illinois || 2002
|-
|Receiving touchdowns || 3, shared by:<br/>[[Ike Hilliard]], Florida vs. Florida State<br/>[[Laquon Treadwell]], Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State || &nbsp;<br/>1997<br/>2016
|-
|Tackles || 20, [[Tom Cousineau]], Ohio State vs. Alabama || 1978
|-
|Sacks || 3, shared by six players, most recent:<br/>[[Eric Striker]], Oklahoma vs. Alabama || &nbsp;<br/>2014
|-
|Interceptions || 3, shared by three players, most recent:<br/>[[Bobby Johns (American football)|Bobby Johns]], Alabama vs. Nebraska || &nbsp;<br/>1967
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Long Plays}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Year}}
|-
|Touchdown run  || 92, [[Ray Brown (American football, born 1936)|Ray Brown]], Ole Miss vs. Texas || 1958 
|-
|Touchdown pass  || 82, [[Ike Hilliard]] from [[Danny Wuerffel]], Florida vs. Florida State || Jan. 1995
|-
|Kickoff return  || 100, [[Andre Debose]], Florida vs. Louisville || 2013
|-
|Punt return || 78, [[Kevin Williams (wide receiver, born 1971)|Kevin Williams]], Miami (FL) vs. Alabama || 1993
|-
|Interception return || 96, Al Walcott, Baylor vs. Ole Miss || Jan. 2022
|-
|Fumble return || 26, shared by:<br/>Bobby Jackson, Illinois vs. LSU<br/>[[Geneo Grissom]], Oklahoma vs. Alabama || &nbsp;<br/>2002<br/>2014
|-
|Punt || 76, [[Glenn Dobbs]], Tulsa vs. Tennessee || 1943
|-
|Field goal || 53, John Carroll, Oklahoma vs. Auburn || Jan. 1972
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Miscellaneous}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Record, Team vs. Team}}
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sugar Bowl}};"|{{Color|#FFFFFF|Year}}
|-
|Game attendance || 85,161, Notre Dame vs. Alabama || 1973
|-
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://220fzh2tz1sq2pu40a44wqcw-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019-Record-Book.pdf |title=2019 History & Record Book |pages=68–77 |website=allstatesugarbowl.org |via=netdna-ssl.com |access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref>

==Broadcasting==
From 1999 to 2006, the game aired on ABC as part of its BCS package, where it had also been televised from 1969 through 1998. The Sugar Bowl was the only Bowl Alliance game to stick with ABC following the 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons; the Fiesta and Orange Bowls were televised by [[CBS Sports|CBS]]. Prior to that, [[NBC Sports|NBC]] aired the game for several years. From 2006 to 2010, [[Fox Sports (USA)|Fox]] broadcast the game, while [[ESPN]] picked up the Sugar Bowl after picking up the rest of the BCS beginning in the 2009–10 season.<ref name="sports.espn.go.com"/> For 2013, [[ESPN Deportes]] introduced a [[Spanish language]] telecast of the game.<ref>{{cite web|title=BCS National Championship and Bowl Games on ESPN Deportes|date=4 December 2012 |url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/12/bcs-national-championship-and-bowl-games-on-espn-deportes/|publisher=ESPN|access-date=24 December 2012}}</ref>

In November 2012, ESPN announced that it had reached a deal to maintain broadcast rights to the Sugar Bowl through 2026. ESPN pays $55 million yearly to broadcast the game beginning in the 2014–15 season under the new contract, which took effect upon the establishment of the College Football Playoff. ESPN made a similar deal to maintain broadcast rights to the [[Orange Bowl]] following the discontinuation of the BCS as well.<ref name=bbw-espnsugarorange>{{cite web|title=ESPN Reaches 12-Year College Football Agreement With Orange Bowl|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-15/espn-reaches-12-year-college-football-agreement-with-orange-bowl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128081800/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-15/espn-reaches-12-year-college-football-agreement-with-orange-bowl|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 28, 2012|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date=16 November 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of college bowl games]]
* [[Manning Award]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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