Past Winners of the Sugar Bowl

All the Winning Teams and Final Scores in the History of the Sugar Bowl

University of Pittsburgh quarterback Dan Marino attempts to quiet the crowd at the Sugar Bowl, 1982
University of Pittsburgh quarterback Dan Marino attempts to quiet the crowd at the Sugar Bowl, 1982. Bettmann /Getty Images
By Tim Hyland
Updated on 11/04/19

The Sugar Bowl has been played each year in New Orleans, Lousiana since 1935. The only exception was in 2006 when the game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, due to the massive damage to the Louisiana Superdome caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The first edition of the Sugar Bowl was played the same year as the first year of the Orange Bowl, making these two games the second-oldest major bowl games in college football. Only the Rose Bowl, first played in 1902, is older.

Sugar Bowl Winning Teams and Scores

The past winners of the Sugar Bowl—now called the Allstate Sugar Bowl—are listed here:

Year Winning Team Final Score
1935 Tulane Tulane 20, Temple 14
1936 TCU TCU 3, LSU 2
1937 Santa Clara Santa Clara 21, LSU 14
1938 Santa Clara Santa Clara 6, LSU 0
1939 TCU TCU 15, Carnegie Tech 7
1940 Texas A&M Texas A&M 14, Tulane 13
1941 Boston College Boston College 19, Tennessee 13
1942 Fordham Fordham 2, Missouri 0
1943 Tennessee Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7
1944 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18
1945 Duke Duke 29, Alabama 26
1946 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State 33, Saint Mary's (CA) 13
1947 Georgia Georgia 20, North Carolina 10
1948 Texas Texas 27, Alabama 7
1949 Oklahoma Oklahoma 14, North Carolina 6
1950 Oklahoma Oklahoma 35, LSU 0
1951 Kentucky Kentucky 13, Oklahoma 7
1952 Maryland Maryland 28, Tennessee 13
1953 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 24, Mississippi 7
1954 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 42, West Virginia 19
1955 Navy Navy 21, Mississippi 0
1956 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 7, Pittsburgh 0
1957 Baylor Baylor 13, Tennessee 7
1958 Mississippi Mississippi 39, Texas 7
1959 LSU LSU 7, Clemson 0
1960 Mississippi Mississippi 21, LSU 0
1961 Mississippi Mississippi 14, Rice 6
1962 Alabama Alabama 10, Arkansas 3
1963 Mississippi Mississippi 17, Arkansas 3
1964 Alabama Alabama 12, Mississippi 7
1965 LSU LSU 13, Syracuse 10
1966 Missouri Missouri 20, Florida 18
1967 Alabama Alabama 34, Nebraska 7
1968 LSU LSU 20, Wyoming 13
1969 Arkansas Arkansas 16, Georgia 2
1970 Mississippi Mississippi 27, Arkansas 22
1971 Tennessee Tennessee 34, Air Force 13
1972 Oklahoma Oklahoma 40, Auburn 22
1973 (Played on 12/31/72) Oklahoma Oklahoma 14, Penn State 0
1974 (Played on 12/31/73) Notre Dame Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23
1975 (Played on 12/31/74) Nebraska Nebraska 13, Florida 10
1976 (Played on 12/31/75) Alabama Alabama 13, Penn State 6
1977 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 27, Georgia 3
1978 Alabama Alabama 35, Ohio State 6
1979 Alabama Alabama 14, Penn State 7
1980 Alabama Alabama 24, Arkansas 9
1981 Georgia Georgia 17, Notre Dame 10
1982 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20
1983 Penn State Penn State 27, Georgia 23
1984 Auburn Auburn 9, Michigan 7
1985 Nebraska Nebraska 28, LSU 10
1986 Tennessee Tennessee 35, Miami 7
1987 Nebraska Nebraska 30, LSU 15
1988 Auburn Auburn 16, Syracuse 16
1989 Florida State Florida State 13, Auburn 7
1990 Miami Miami 33, Alabama 25
1991 Tennessee Tennessee 23, Virginia 22
1992 Notre Dame Notre Dame 39, Florida 28
1993 Alabama Alabama 34, Miami 13
1994 Florida Florida 41, West Virginia 7
1995 Florida State Florida State 23, Florida 17
1996 (Played on 12/31/95) Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 28, Texas 10
1997 Florida Florida 52, Florida State 20
1998 Florida State Florida State 31, Ohio State 14
1999 Ohio State Ohio State 24, Texas A&M 14
2000 Florida State Florida State 46, Virginia Tech 29
2001 Miami Miami 37, Florida 20
2002 LSU LSU 47, Illinois 34
2003 Georgia Georgia 26, Florida State 13
2004 LSU LSU 21, Oklahoma 14
2005 Auburn Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13
2006 West Virginia West Virginia 38, Georgia 35
2007 LSU LSU 41, Notre Dame 14
2008 Georgia Georgia 41, Hawaii 10
2009 Utah Utah 31, Alabama 17
2010 Florida Florida 51, Cincinnati 24
2011 Ohio State Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26
2012 Michigan Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20
2013 Louisville Louisville 33, Florida 23​
2014 Oklahoma Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31
2015 Ohio State Ohio State 42, Alabama 35
2016 Mississippi Mississippi 48, Oklahoma State 20
2017 Oklahoma Oklahoma 35, Auburn 19