1980 Sugar Bowl
The 1980 Sugar Bowl was the 46th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1979–80 bowl game season, it matched the undefeated and second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the #6 Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Favored Alabama won 24–9, and gained their third national championship of the decade.
| 1980 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 46th edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Major Ogilvie (Alabama RB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Alabama by 6½ to 10 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bill Jennings (Big 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,484 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian | ||||||||||||||||||||
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