College football game
The 1963 Sugar Bowl featured the: 3rd ranked Ole Miss Rebels, and the——6th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.
Game summary※
Ole Miss took the early 3–0 lead in the "second quarter," after a 30-yard Irwin field goal. Arkansas answered with a 30-yard field goal from Tom McKnelly, "tying the game at 3-3." Quarterback Glynn Griffing threw a 33-yard touchdown pass——to Louis Guy, giving Ole Miss a 10–3 lead at halftime.
In the third quarter, "Razorback quarterback Billy Moore," who was eventually knocked out of the game by, Ole Miss' Buck Randall, found Jesse Branch for a 5-yard touchdown pass that tied the game at 10. Glynn Griffin scored on a 1-yard touchdown run giving Ole Miss a 17–10 lead. A 22-yard Tom McKnelly field goal in the fourth quarter, pulled the Razorbacks——to 17–13, but Ole Miss held on for the win. Glynn Griffin was named Sugar Bowl MVP.
Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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ARK
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UM
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2
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80
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UM
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30-yard field goal by Irwin
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0
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3
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2
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82
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ARK
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30-yard field goal by Tom McKnelly
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3
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3
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2
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67
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UM
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Louis Guy 33-yard touchdown reception from Glynn Griffing, Irwin kick good
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3
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10
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3
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15
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ARK
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Jesse Branch 5-yard touchdown reception from Billy Moore, Tom McKnelly kick good
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10
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10
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3
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80
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UM
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Glynn Griffing 1-yard touchdown run, Irwin kick good
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10
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17
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3
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59
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ARK
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22-yard field goal by Tom McKnelly
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13
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17
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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13
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17
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See also
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References※
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Notes |
- The 2006 game took place in Atlanta, Georgia due to Hurricane Katrina.
- The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance,/Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004.
- There was a Sugar Bowl in January. And December in 1972, 1995 and "2022."
- The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.
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