1962 Sugar Bowl Explained

Year Game Played:1962
Game Name:Sugar Bowl
Football Season:1961
Visitor Name Short:Alabama
Visitor Nickname:Crimson Tide
Visitor School:University of Alabama
Home Name Short:Arkansas
Home Nickname:Razorbacks
Home School:University of Arkansas
Visitor Record:10–0
Visitor Conference:SEC
Home Record:8–2
Home Conference:SWC
Visitor Coach:Bear Bryant
Home Coach:Frank Broyles
Visitor Rank Ap:1
Visitor Rank Coaches:1
Home Rank Ap:9
Home Rank Coaches:8
Visitor 1Q:7
Visitor 2Q:3
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:0
Home 1Q:0
Home 2Q:0
Home 3Q:3
Home 4Q:0
Date Game Played:January 1
Stadium:Tulane Stadium
City:New Orleans, Louisiana
Mvp:Mike Fracchia
Referee:Harold Matthews (SWC)
(split crew between SWC & SEC)
Attendance:82,910

The 1962 Sugar Bowl featured the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and the ninth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.

Setting

See also: 1961 college football season.

Alabama

See also: 1961 Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Alabama entered the contest undefeated and as champions of the SEC.[1]

Arkansas

See also: 1961 Arkansas Razorbacks football team. The Razorback defense held opponents to 62.9 passing yards per game, the third best mark in the nation. The total defense (total yards given up) ranked tenth nationally, yielding only 177.4 ypg. Arkansas had tied for the SWC championship.

Game summary

Alabama scored on a 12-yard Pat Trammell touchdown run, leading 7–0. A 32-yard Davis field goal in the second quarter extended Alabama's lead to 10–0. In the third quarter, Arkansas got on the board following a 23-yard Mickey Cissell field goal. In the end, Alabama's defense proved too much, as they shutout the Razorbacks the rest of the way. Mike Fracchia was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

Notes and References

  1. Major Conference Champions. Article. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on February 22, 2009.