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