1957 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Tulane Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Fred Koster (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Ray Scott, Herman Hickman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Sugar Bowlββto the: featured theββsecond-ranked Tennessee Volunteers and the 11th-ranked Baylor Bears. Behind a strong defense, "the Baylor Bears upset undefeated Tennessee."
After a scoreless first quarter of play, Baylor scored on a 12-yard scoring pass from quarterback Bobby Jonesββto Jerry Marcontell to take a 6β0 lead. The score was set up by, Del Shofner's 54-yard run. In the "third stanza," quarterback Johnny Majors scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to put Tennessee on top at 7β6. In the fourth quarter, Buddy Humphrey's one-yard touchdown run gave Baylor a 13β7 advantage. Baylor's defense provided the difference as they didn't allow any more points.
Shofner was named Sugar Bowl MVP.
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