1950 Sugar Bowl

(10-0)

(8-2)

Head coach:
Bud Wilkinson

Head coach:
Gaynell Tinsley

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	14	7	14	35
LSU	0	0	0	0	0

Date

January 2, 1950

Season

1949

Stadium

Tulane Stadium

Location

New Orleans, Louisiana

The 1950 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the second ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the 9th ranked LSU Tigers.

Prior to the game, former LSU player Piggy Barnes was caught spying on Oklahoma practices with a telescope and a camera.^[1]

After a scoreless first quarter, Leon Heath scored on touchdown runs of 86 and 34 yards in the second quarter, as Oklahoma built a 14-0 lead. He would finish the game with 170 yards on 15 carries with two scores. In the third quarter, Pearson threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Thomas as Oklahoma extended its lead to 21-0. In the fourth quarter, Thomas and Royal scored on runs of 5 yard each as Oklahoma won 35-0. Leon Heath was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

References

↑ http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/10834768

1949–50 NCAA football bowl game season

Refrigerator (Dec. 3) Glass (Dec. 3) Junior Sugar (Dec. 9) Junior Rose (Dec. 10) Gold Dust (Dec. 16) Silver (Dec. 17) Raisin (Dec. 31) Rose (Jan. 2) Sugar (Jan. 2) Orange (Jan. 2) Cotton (Jan. 2) Sun (Jan. 2) Oleander (Jan. 2) Pineapple (Jan. 2) Gator (Jan. 2) Salad (Jan. 2) Tangerine (Jan. 2)

All-Star Games: North-South Shrine Game (Dec. 26) Blue-Gray Football Classic (Dec. 26) East–West Shrine Game (Dec. 31) Senior Bowl

Sugar Bowl Game

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Notes	The 2006 game was played in Atlanta, Georgia because of Hurricane Katrina. Bolded years indicate the game was also the national championship game for Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series.

LSU Tigers bowl games

Pound sign (#) denotes BCS National Championship Game.

Oklahoma Sooners bowl games

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