History of the Allstate Sugar Bowl
The mission of the Allstate Sugar Bowl is to sponsor and promote amateur sporting events which will foster revenue and spark economic growth in the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana. Through all of its year-round slate of events, the organization has generated over $2.5 billion of economic impact for the city and the state in the last decade alone.
Allstate Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame (established 2017)
The Sugar Bowl: Preserving the Past, Ensuring the Future
Origin & Purpose of the Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl Charter Club Members
Past Game Information (Year-by-Year Breakdown)
Sugar Bowl History Book 1-3-2021 (PDF)
Sugar Bowl Record Book 7-13-2020 (PDF)
All-Time Sugar Bowl Game Program Covers
Miller-Digby Award – All-Time MVPs of the Sugar Bowl
Heisman Trophy Winners in the Sugar Bowl
College Football Hall of Famers in the Sugar Bowl
Top 10 Sugar Bowls of All-Time
The National Anthem at the Sugar Bowl
CFB150 – As part of the 150th anniversary of the start of college football in 2019, the Allstate Sugar Bowl highlighted 150 Stars of the Sugar Bowl.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl Believes in Champions (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)
In 2016, the Allstate Sugar Bowl posted a five-part series of features focusing on standout athletes from five different sports who went on to tremendous success following their Sugar Bowl appearances. This was followed by an additional four stories in the fall of 2017 and four more in early 2019. In 2020, the Sugar Bowl began a series of “Champions” stories focusing on alums of its annual football classic who proved themselves to be champions away from the gridiron.
Feature No. 21: Jake Gibbs, Ole Miss Football
Feature No. 20: Charles Davis, Tennessee Football
Feature No. 19: Caleb Hurd, Virginia Tech Football
Feature No. 18: Dusty Renfro, Texas Football
Feature No. 17: Wayne Messam, Florida State Football
Feature No. 16: Stephen McGuire, Miami Football
Feature No. 15: Frank Ros, Georgia Football
Feature No. 14: Haley Moore, University of Arizona
Feature No. 13: Davey O’Brien, TCU
Feature No. 12: Sean Tuohy, Newman School/Ole Miss
Feature No. 11: Aleia Hobbs, McMain High School/LSU
Feature No. 10: Shaquille O’Neal, LSU/NBA/USA Basketball
Feature No. 9: Archie Manning, Ole Miss/New Orleans Saints
Feature No. 8: Julio Jones, Foley High School/University of Alabama/NFL
Feature No. 7: Barbara Farris, St. Martin’s Episcopal/Tulane/WNBA/John Curtis Christian School
Feature No. 6: Hal Sutton, Centenary College/PGA Tour
Feature No. 5: Janice Davis, Natchez High School/Stanford University
Feature No. 4: Jemima Jelaget Sumgong, Crescent City Classic/Kenya
Feature No. 3: Patrick Mullins, Jesuit High School/University of Maryland/MLS
Feature No. 2: Bob Cousy, Holy Cross College/Boston Celtics
Feature No. 1: Derek Wolfe, University of Cincinnati/Denver Broncos
The Evolution of College Football’s Postseason (2014)
In its Official Game Program for the Jan. 2, 2014 Sugar Bowl Classic, the Allstate Sugar Bowl ran a set of stories relating to the evolution of the postseason of college football:
Part 1: The Bowls – A Historical Perspective
Part 2: The Father of the BCS
Part 3: Looking Back at the BCS
Part 4: The Allstate Sugar Bowl and the College Football Playoff
Sugar Bowl Impact (2012-13)
The Allstate Sugar Bowl posted a series of stories relating to its impact on the city of New Orleans the state of Louisiana in early 2013:
Part 1: Sweet Economics – Sugar Bowl Dollars Make Sense for New Orleans and Louisiana
Part 2: More Than Football – The Allstate Sugar Bowl is Far More Than Just a Premier Football Game
Part 3: The Revitalization of Joe Brown Park
Part 4: The House the Sugar Bowl Built – The Gateway to Big-Time Football in New Orleans
75th Anniversary Stories (2008)
What I Love About the Sugar Bowl by Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN
Defense Lifts Alabama to 1993 National Championship by Ron Higgins, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Bowden’s Legendary Career Highlighted by 2000 Sugar Bowl by Stewart Mandel, Sports Illustrated
Vince Dooley: Walking His ‘Dogs to New Orleans by Marty Mulé, Sugar Bowl Historian
LSU Makes Major Impact on BCS and Sugar Bowl by Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com
Seventy-Five Years of Showstoppers by Marty Mulé, Sugar Bowl Historian
The Bear Still Casts a Huge Shadow on the Game by Marty Mulé, Sugar Bowl Historian
Auburn Wins 1984 Sugar Bowl, but No National Title by Tony Barnhart, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1936 Sugar Bowl was Big for Baugh and TCU by Patricia K. Benoit, Temple Daily Telegram
Johnny Majors, a Legend of the Game by Marty Mulé, Sugar Bowl Historian
Spurrier Has Built a Sugar Bowl Legacy by Jack Hairston
Dodd Leads Georgia Tech to Three Sugar Bowls by Furman Bisher
Riding the Tennessee Special to Notre Dame by Peter Finney, New Orleans Times-Picayune
More Sugar Bowl Historical Stories
Voices of the Game – Frank Broyles and Keith Jackson by Marty Mulé for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, 9/26/08
Remembering the 1979 Goal Line Stand by Ron Higgins for SECSports.com, Sept. 2010
Notre Dame, Alabama Played Classic Game in 1973 Sugar Bowl by Paul Newberry for Associated Press, 1/7/13
Epic Battle of Opposites: Irish vs. Tide in 1973 by Bill Pennington for New York Times, 12/8/12
Catching Up With…Ed Modzelewski by Mike Klingamen for the Baltimore Sun, 10/31/13
Bobby Grier and Pitt Lost That Day, But Won So Much More by Gene Collier for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11/2/13
Kimbrough, 1939 team made its mark as A&M’s best by Robert Cessna for the Bryan-College Station Eagle, 11/1/14
Looking Back to the First Sugar Bowl by Marty Mulé for the New Orleans Advocate, 12/4/14
Woody Hayes and Bear Bryant: An all-time coaching class at the 1978 Sugar Bowl by Marty Mulé for the New Orleans Advocate, 12/31/14
Retiring Steve Spurrier Will Always Be a Sugar Bowl Legend, October 13, 2015
Ole Miss Return to Sugar Bowl Has Rich Backstory by Will Peneguy for SportsNola.com, 12/19/15
Ole Miss Sugar Bowl Appearance is Especially Meaningful to Manning, McAllister by David Ching for ESPN.com, 12/22/15
Big 12-SEC Matchups Not New for Sugar Bowl by Marty Mule, 1/1/16
SEC Historical Spotlight – Steve Spurrier by Ted Lewis, 1/2/17
Big 12 Historical Spotlight – Bud Wilkinson by Ted Lewis, 1/2/17
Remembering Marty Mulé, Sugar Bowl Historian by Ted Lewis, 1/2/17
Frank Broyles: A Sugar Bowl Legend by Ted Lewis, 1/1/18
SEC Historical Spotlight: Raymond Brown by Ted Lewis, 1/1/19
Big 12 Historical Spotlight: Davey O’Brien by Ted Lewis, 1/1/19
Paul Hoolahan: At the Top of the Game by Trey Iles, 1/1/19
Loss of Arm Never Slowed Sugar Bowler Ellis Jones by Jordan Hofeditz for Abilene Reporter-News, 5/2/19
SEC Historical Spotlight: Vince Dooley by Ted Lewis, 1/1/20
Big 12 Historical Spotlight: Darrell Royal by Ted Lewis, 1/1/20
Building Tradition on Tradition: The Big 12, the SEC and the Sugar Bowl by Trey Iles, 1/1/20
For the Teachers: The Sugar Bowl Benefits Local Educators by Trey Iles, 1/1/20
New Orleans Successfully Hosts CFP National Championship by Trey Iles, 1/20/20
Phil Brady Remembers Fake Punt from ’06 Sugar Bowl by Joe Brocato, WV Metro News, June 3, 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic by Trey Iles, 12/17/20
Sugar Bowl Committee Members
The Voice of the Sugar Bowl – Jerry Romig by Trey Iles, 1/1/16
Father-Son Days at the Sugar Bowl by Trey Iles, 1/1/16
A Lifetime of Service – Sam Corenswet by Trey Iles, 1/2/17
