Bobby Scott
Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame
Tennessee
Sugar Bowl: 1971
Inducted: 2022
The Air Force game plan for its 1971 Sugar Bowl match-up with Tennessee didn’t take into account Bobby Scott. With the Falcons focused on shutting down the Volunteers’ potent run attack, Scott proceeded to pick them apart with his passing acumen. He led the Vols to 24 unanswered points to open the game and finished 22-of-40 for 288 yards in a 34-13 victory after which he earned Most Outstanding Player honors. Scott took over at quarterback for Tennessee as a junior in 1969 and led them to the SEC Championship. The 1970 season saw them earn a second-place finish in the SEC, but with only one overall loss, they were invited to the Sugar Bowl. Following his standout college career, he played 10 years with the New Orleans Saints before stints in the USFL with the New Jersey Generals and the Chicago Blitz.
