1980 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl

46th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1980
#1 Alabama 24 (Final: 12-0-0, #1)
#6 Arkansas 9 (Final: 10-2-0, #8)

Alabama repeated as national champions before 77,484 in the Superdome as the Tide rode the running of Major Ogilvie to a win over Arkansas.

The wishboning of Steadman Shealy stripped the Hogs of their main defensive asset - quickness. He pitched to Ogilvie, the game's "MVP", for scoring runs of one and 22 yards. Ogilvie became the first player to score a TD in three successive Sugar Bowls.

After an Alan McElroy field goal, Steve Whitman clinched the game with a 12-yard spurt up the middle to cap a 98-yard drive.

Arkansas scored first on an Ish Ordonez field goal following a fumble by Alabama on the opening kickoff.

Louisiana Superdome
Att: 77,484

Alabama 14 3 0 7 - 24
Arkansas 3 0 6 0 - 9

SCORING SUMMARY
Ark: Ordonez 34-yard field goal
Ala: Ogilvie 22-yard run (McElroy kick)
Ala: Ogilvie 1-yard run (McElroy kick)
Ala: McElroy 25-yard kick
Ark: Farrell 3-yard pass from Scanlon (Run failed)
Ala: Whitman 12-yard run (McElroy kick)

Alabama	Team Stats	Arkansas
18	First Downs	21
53-284	Rushing	41-97
4-7-2	Passing	22-40-2
70	Passing Yards	245
60-354	Total Offense	81-342
8-36.2	Punts	7-36.2
1-1	Fumbles-Lost	1-1
7-61	Penalties-Yds	1-15

Rushing
Ala.: Jackson 13-120; Ogilvie 14-67, 2 TDs; Whitman 6-37, 1 TD
Ark.: Bowles 15-46; Anderson 6-28

Passing
Ala.: Shealy 4-7-0, 70 yards
Ark.: Scanlon 22-39-1, 245 yards, 1 TD

Receiving
Ala.: Jackson 3-62
Ark.: Anderson 7-53; Farrell 3-51, 1 TD

Miller-Digby Award recipient: Major Ogilvie, Alabama running back