1943 Sugar Bowl

1943 Sugar Bowl
9th Sugar Bowl
Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl.
Tennessee Volunteers Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8–1–1) (10–0) SEC MVC 14 7 Head coach:  John Barnhill Head coach:  Henry Frnka AP 7 AP 4
1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 0 6 2 6 14 Tulsa 0 7 0 0 7
Date	January 1, 1943
Season	1942
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Referee	R.A. Carrington
Attendance	70,000 [1]
Sugar Bowl  < 1942   1944 >

The 1943 Sugar Bowl featured the fourth ranked Tulsa, and the seventh ranked Tennessee.

Tulsa took a 7–0 lead on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Glenn Dobbs to Cal Purdin in the second quarter. Tennessee scored on a three-yard run by Gold, but the extra point missed leaving the score 7–6. In the third quarter, Tennessee blocked a Tulsa punt out of the end zone for a safety, giving them an 8–7 advantage. And in the fourth quarter, a one-yard Clyde "IG" Fuson run made the final score 14–7.

References

1. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 33. Retrieved September 30, 2011.