1962 Sugar Bowl

1962 Sugar Bowl
1962 Sugar Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide	Arkansas Razorbacks
(10–0)	(8–2)
SEC	SWC
10	3
Head coach: ; Bear Bryant	Head coach: ; Frank Broyles
AP	Coaches
1	1
AP	Coaches
9	8
Date	January 1, 1962
Season	1961
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	Mike Fracchia
Referee	Harold Matthews (SWC); (split crew between SWC & SEC)
Attendance	82,910

The 1962 Sugar Bowl featured the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and the ninth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.

Setting

Alabama

Alabama entered the contest undefeated and as champions of the SEC.[1]

Arkansas

The Razorback defense held opponents to 62.9 passing yards per game, the third best mark in the nation. The total defense (total yards given up) ranked tenth nationally, yielding only 177.4 ypg. Arkansas had tied for the SWC championship.[1]

Game summary

Alabama scored on a 12-yard Pat Trammell touchdown run, leading 7–0. A 32-yard Davis field goal in the second quarter extended Alabama's lead to 10–0. In the third quarter, Arkansas got on the board following a 23-yard Mickey Cissell field goal. In the end, Alabama's defense proved too much, as they shutout the Razorbacks the rest of the way. Mike Fracchia was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ALA	ARK
1			79		ALA	Pat Trammell 12-yard touchdown run, Davis kick good	7	0
2			4		ALA	32-yard field goal by Davis	10	0
3			83		ARK	23-yard field goal by Mickey Cissell	10	3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	3

References

Major Conference Champions. Article. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on February 22, 2009.

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[cc-1] Major Conference Champions. Article. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on February 22, 2009.

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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, or 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, and 2021 editions.