| Year Game Played: | 1943 |
| Game Name: | Sugar Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1942 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Tennessee |
| Visitor Nickname: | Volunteers |
| Visitor School: | University of Tennessee |
| Home Name Short: | Tulsa |
| Home Nickname: | Golden Hurricane |
| Home School: | University of Tulsa |
| Visitor Record: | 8–1–1 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Home Record: | 10–0 |
| Home Conference: | MVC |
| Visitor Coach: | John Barnhill |
| Home Coach: | Henry Frnka |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 7 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 4 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 6 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 2 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 6 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Stadium: | Tulane Stadium |
| City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Referee: | R.A. Carrington |
| Attendance: | 70,000[1] |
The 1943 Sugar Bowl featured the fourth ranked Tulsa, and the seventh ranked Tennessee.
Tulsa took a 7–0 lead on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Glenn Dobbs to Cal Purdin in the second quarter. Tennessee scored on a three-yard run by Gold, but the extra point missed leaving the score 7–6. In the third quarter, Tennessee blocked a Tulsa punt out of the end zone for a safety, giving them an 8–7 advantage. And in the fourth quarter, a one-yard Clyde "IG" Fuson run made the final score 14–7.