1981 Sugar Bowl

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1981 Sugar Bowl

Georgia Bulldogs

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

(11-0)

(9-1-1)

Head coach:
Vince Dooley

Head coach:
Dan Devine

AP		Coaches
1		1

AP		Coaches
7		7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	10	7	0	0	17
Notre Dame	3	0	7	0	10

Date

January 1, 1981

Stadium

Louisiana Superdome

Location

New Orleans, Louisiana

The 1981 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked Georgia Bulldogs, and the seventh ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

In the first quarter, Notre Dame scored on a 50 yard Oliver field goal, giving the Irish a 3-0 lead. Georgia's Robinson answered with a 46 yard field goal to tie the game at 3. Georgia's Herschel Walker scored on a 1 yard touchdown run as Georgia led 10-3. He would finish the game with 150 yards rushing on 36 carries. In the second quarter, Walker scored on a 3 yard run making the score 17-3. In the third quarter, Notre Dame scored on a 1 yard run to make the score 17-10.

Herschel Walker was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

[edit] References

ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

Preceded by 1980 Sugar Bowl	1981 Sugar Bowl 1981	Succeeded by 1982 Sugar Bowl

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