1935 Sugar Bowl

1935 Sugar Bowl
1234 Total
Temple 7700 14
Tulane 0776 20
Date January 1, 1935
Season 1934
Stadium Tulane Stadium
Location New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance 22,206[1]
Payout US$27,800 (each)

The 1935 Sugar Bowl was the first Sugar Bowl game. Tulane (9–1) hosted unbeaten Temple (7–0–2) before a crowd of 22,206 in New Orleans. Temple took a 14–0 lead before Tulane came back to win the game, 20–14.[2] The game was played at Tulane's home field, so it was technically a home game for the Green Wave. Temple had been ranked 15th in a November 15, 1934 AP Football poll.[3]

The most notable play of the game came in the second quarter when Tulane's quarterback John McDaniel caught a Temple kickoff, ran to the right to draw tacklers, then threw a lateral pass to his teammate Monk Simons who ran 75 yards for the touchdown. Two more Tulane touchdowns in the last half outweighed Temple's early lead.[4]

The Mid-Winter Sports Association of New Orleans was formed in 1934 to formulate plans for an annual New Year’s Day football classic. On December 2, 1934, the Association’s executive board selected Tulane and unbeaten Temple to play in the first game. Columbia and Colgate were also considered by the Association to represent the east.[5]

References

  1. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 33. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  2. "Tulane Victory Assures More N.O. Games". San Antonio Light. January 2, 1935. p. 10.
  3. "11/15/1934 AP Football Poll". Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  4. "Sport: At Rest". TIME. January 14, 1935. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  5. "Name 'Sugar Bowl' Elevens Tonight". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 3, 1934. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
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