 City:
New Orleans, La. Stadium: Louisiana
Superdome. Capacity: 77,446. Playing surface:
AstroTurf. First game: Jan. 1, 1935. Playing
sites: Tulane Stadium (1935-74) and Superdome
(since 1975). Corporate title sponsors:
USF&G Financial Services (1987-95)
and Nokia cellular telephones of Finland (starting
in 1995). Automatic
berths: SEC champion vs. at-large opponent
(1976-91 seasons); SEC champion vs. one of first
five picks from 8-team Bowl Coalition pool (1992-94
seasons); #4 vs. #6 on Dec. 31, 1995; #1 vs. #2
on Jan. 2, 1997; and #3 vs. #5 on Jan. 1, 1998;
Bowl Championship Series: SEC champion, if available,
vs. at-large (1998-99, 2000-02, 2004-05 seasons)
and #1 vs. #2 on Jan. 4, 2000 and Jan. 2004.
Multiple wins:
Alabama (8); Mississippi (5); Florida St., Georgia
Tech, LSU, Oklahoma and Tennessee (4); Nebraska
(3); Florida, Georgia, Miami-FL, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh,
Santa Clara and TCU (2). |
Interesting Fact:
World's largest steel-constructed room unobstructed
by posts
| Winners &
MVPs |
| DATE |
WINNER |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
MVP |
| 01/01/2003 |
Georgia |
Florida State |
26-13 |
Musa Smith,
running back, Georgia |
| 01/01/2002 |
LSU |
Illinois |
47-34 |
Rohan Davey,
quarterback, LSU |
| 01/02/2001 |
Miami |
Florida |
37-20 |
Ken Dorsey,
Miami, quarterback |
| 01/04/2000 |
Florida State |
Virginia
Tech |
46-29 |
Peter Warrick,
Florida State, wide receiver |
| 01/01/1999 |
Ohio State |
Texas A&M |
24-14 |
David Boston,
Ohio State, receiver |
| 01/01/1998 |
Florida State |
Ohio State |
31-14 |
E.G. Green,
Florida State, receiver |
| 01/02/1997 |
Florida |
Florida State |
52-20 |
Danny Wuerffel,
Florida, quarterback |
| 12/31/1995 |
Virginia
Tech |
Texas |
28-10 |
Bryan Still,
Virginia Tech, wide receiver |
| 01/02/1995 |
Florida State |
Florida |
23-17 |
Warrick Dunn,
Florida State, running back |
| 01/01/1994 |
Florida |
West Virginia |
41-7 |
Errict Rhett,
Florida, running back |
| 01/01/1993 |
Alabama |
Miami (Fla.) |
34-13 |
Derrick Lassic,
Alabama, running back |
| 01/01/1992 |
Notre Dame |
Florida |
39-28 |
Jerome Bettis,
Notre Dame, fullback |
| 01/01/1991 |
Tennessee |
Virginia |
23-22 |
Andy Kelly,
Tennessee, quarterback |
| 01/01/1990 |
Miami (Fla.) |
Alabama |
33-25 |
Craig Erickson,
Miami (Fla.), quarterback |
| 01/01/1989 |
Florida State |
Auburn |
13-7 |
Sammie Smith,
Florida State, running back |
| 01/01/1988 |
*Auburn |
Syracuse |
16-16 |
Don McPherson,
Syracuse, quarterback |
| 01/01/1987 |
Nebraska |
LSU |
30-15 |
Steve Taylor,
Nebraska, quarterback |
| 01/01/1986 |
Tennessee |
Miami (Fla.) |
35-7 |
Daryl Dickey,
Tennessee, quarterback |
| 01/01/1985 |
Nebraska |
LSU |
28-10 |
Craig Sundberg,
Nebraska, quarterback |
| 01/02/1984 |
Auburn |
Michigan |
9-7 |
Bo Jackson,
Auburn, running back |
| 01/01/1983 |
Penn State |
Georgia |
27-23 |
Todd Blackledge,
Penn State, quarterback |
| 01/01/1982 |
Pittsburgh |
Georgia |
24-20 |
Dan Marino,
Pittsburgh, quarterback |
| 01/01/1981 |
Georgia |
Notre Dame |
17-10 |
Herschel
Walker, Georgia, running back |
| 01/01/1980 |
Alabama |
Arkansas |
24-9 |
Major Ogilvie,
Alabama, running back |
| 01/01/1979 |
Alabama |
Penn State |
14-7 |
Barry Krauss,
Alabama, linebacker |
| 01/01/1978 |
Alabama |
Ohio State |
35-6 |
Jeff Rutledge,
Alabama, quarterback |
| 01/01/1977 |
Pittsburgh |
Georgia |
27-3 |
Matt Cavanaugh,
Pittsburgh, quarterback |
| 12/31/1975 |
Alabama |
Penn State |
13-6 |
Richard Todd,
Alabama, quarterback |
| 12/31/1974 |
Nebraska |
Florida |
13-10 |
Tony Davis,
Nebraska, fullback |
| 12/31/1973 |
Notre Dame |
Alabama |
24-23 |
Tom Clements,
Notre Dame, quarterback |
| 12/31/1972 |
Oklahoma |
Penn State |
14-0 |
Tinker Owens,
Oklahoma, flanker |
| 01/01/1972 |
Oklahoma |
Auburn |
40-22 |
Jack Mildren,
Oklahoma, quarterback |
| 01/02/1971 |
Tennessee |
Air Force |
34-13 |
Bobby Scott,
Tennessee, quarterback |
| 01/01/1970 |
Mississippi |
Arkansas |
27-22 |
Archie Manning,
Mississippi, quarterback |
| 01/01/1969 |
Arkansas |
Georgia |
16-2 |
Chuck Dicus,
Arkansas, flanker |
| 01/01/1968 |
LSU |
Wyoming |
20-13 |
Glenn Smith,
LSU, halfback |
| 01/01/1967 |
Alabama |
Nebraska |
34-7 |
Kenny Stabler,
Alabama, quarterback |
| 01/01/1966 |
Missouri |
Florida |
20-18 |
Steve Spurrier,
Florida, quarterback |
| 01/01/1965 |
LSU |
Syracuse |
13-10 |
Doug Moreau,
LSU, flanker |
| 01/01/1964 |
Alabama |
Mississippi |
12-7 |
Tim Davis,
Alabama, Kicker |
| 01/01/1963 |
Mississippi |
Arkansas |
17-13 |
Glynn Griffing,
Mississippi, quarterback |
| 01/01/1962 |
Alabama |
Arkansas |
10-3 |
Mike Fracchia,
Alabama, fullback |
| 01/02/1961 |
Mississippi |
Rice |
14-6 |
Jake Gibbs,
Mississippi, quarterback |
| 01/01/1960 |
Mississippi |
LSU |
21-0 |
Bobby Franklin,
Mississippi, quarterback |
| 01/01/1959 |
LSU |
Clemson |
7-0 |
Billy Cannon,
LSU, halfback |
| 01/01/1958 |
Mississippi |
Texas |
39-7 |
Raymond Brown,
Mississippi, quarterback |
| 01/01/1957 |
Baylor |
Tennessee |
13-7 |
Del Shofner,
Baylor, halfback |
| 01/02/1956 |
Georgia Tech |
Pittsburgh |
7-0 |
Franklin
Brooks, Georgia Tech, guard |
| 01/01/1955 |
Navy |
Mississippi |
21-0 |
Joe Gattuso,
Navy, fullback |
| 01/01/1954 |
Georgia Tech |
West Virginia |
42-19 |
"Pepper"
Rodgers, Georgia Tech, quarterback |
| 01/01/1953 |
Georgia Tech |
Mississippi |
24-7 |
Leon Hardemann,
Georgia Tech, halfback |
| 01/01/1952 |
Maryland |
Tennessee |
28-13 |
Ed Modzelewski,
Maryland, fullback |
| 01/01/1951 |
Kentucky |
Oklahoma |
13-7 |
Walt Yowarsky,
Kentucky, tackle |
| 01/02/1950 |
Oklahoma
State |
LSU |
35-0 |
Leon Heath,
Oklahoma, quarterback |
| 01/01/1949 |
Oklahoma |
North Carolina |
14-6 |
Jack Mitchell,
Oklahoma, quarterback |
| 01/01/1948 |
Texas |
Alabama |
27-7 |
Bobby Layne,
Texas, quarterback |
| 01/01/1947 |
Georgia |
North Carolina |
20-10 |
None |
| 01/01/1946 |
Oklahoma
State |
St. Mary's
(Cal.) |
33-13 |
None |
| 01/01/1945 |
Duke |
Alabama |
29-26 |
None |
| 01/01/1944 |
Georgia Tech |
Tulsa |
20-18 |
None |
| 01/01/1943 |
Tennessee |
Tulsa |
14-7 |
None |
| 01/01/1942 |
Fordham |
Missouri |
2-0 |
None |
| 01/01/1941 |
Boston College |
Tennessee |
19-13 |
None |
| 01/01/1940 |
Texas A&M |
Tulane |
14-13 |
None |
| 01/02/1939 |
Texas Christian |
Carnegie
Mellon |
15-7 |
None |
| 01/01/1938 |
Santa Clara |
LSU |
6-0 |
None |
| 01/01/1937 |
Santa Clara |
LSU |
21-14 |
None |
| 01/01/1936 |
Texas Christian |
LSU |
3-2 |
None |
| 01/01/1935 |
Tulane |
Temple |
20-14 |
None |
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