1963 Sugar Bowl

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1963 Sugar Bowl
29th Sugar Bowl
TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg
Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl.
Ole Miss Rebels Arkansas Razorbacks
(9–0)(9–1)
SEC SWC
1713
Head coach: 
Johnny Vaught 		Head coach: 
Frank Broyles
AP Coaches
33
AP Coaches
66
1234Total
Ole Miss0107017
Arkansas0310013
DateJanuary 1, 1963
Season 1962
Stadium Tulane Stadium
Location New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP Glynn Griffing
Referee Charles W. Bowen (SEC)
(split crew between SEC & SWC)
Attendance82,096
United States TV coverage
Network NBC
Sugar Bowl
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The 1963 Sugar Bowl featured the 3rd ranked Ole Miss Rebels, and the 6th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.

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Game summary

Ole Miss took the early 3–0 lead in the second quarter, after a 30-yard Irwin field goal. Arkansas answered with a 30-yard field goal from Tom McKnelly, tying the game at 3-3. Quarterback Glynn Griffing threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Louis Guy, giving Ole Miss a 10–3 lead at halftime.

In the third quarter, Razorback quarterback Billy Moore, who was eventually knocked out of the game by Ole Miss' Buck Randall, found Jesse Branch for a 5-yard touchdown pass that tied the game at 10. Glynn Griffin scored on a 1-yard touchdown run giving Ole Miss a 17–10 lead. A 22-yard Tom McKnelly field goal in the fourth quarter, pulled the Razorbacks to 17–13, but Ole Miss held on for the win. Glynn Griffin was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

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