1967 Sugar Bowl

1967 Sugar Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Alabama Crimson Tide
(9–1)	(10–0)
7	34
Head coach: ; Bob Devaney	Head coach: ; Bear Bryant
AP	Coaches
6	6
AP	Coaches
3	3
Date	January 2, 1967
Season	1966
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	Ken Stabler, Alabama QB
Favorite	Alabama by 9 points[1]
Referee	Earl Jansen (Big Eight); (split crew, Big 8 and SEC)
Attendance	82,000
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC

The 1967 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1966 bowl game season, was plated on Monday, January 2, 1967, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. Undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) met the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). Alabama was favored by nine points,^[1] and won 34–7.^[2]

Alabama

Alabama finished the regular season as SEC champions with a record of 10–0. Although undefeated and playing as two-time defending national champions, Alabama did not win the national title in 1966.^[3] Instead voters rewarded Notre Dame after coach Ara Parseghian, with his team tied 10–10 with Michigan State with 1:10 to go, chose to play for the tie rather than attempt to win the game.^[3] The Fighting Irish and Spartans both finished 9–0–1, did not play in a bowl game, and were ranked first and second in the polls, while Alabama was third;^[3] both major polls released their final editions in early December, prior to the bowl games. It was the fifth time for Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, and their twentieth bowl appearance.

Nebraska

Nebraska finished the regular season as Big 8 Champions with a record of 9–1. The only loss of the season came in their final game against Oklahoma by a score of 10–9.^[4] In a rematch of the previous season's Orange Bowl, it was the first time for Nebraska in the Sugar Bowl, and their seventh bowl appearance.^[4]

Game summary

Alabama scored on its first three offensive possessions to take a 17–0 lead.^[2] Leslie Kelley and Ken Stabler scored touchdowns on runs of one and 14 yards, with Steve Davis adding a 30-yard field goal late in the quarter.^[5] A six-yard Wayne Trimble touchdown run in the second quarter gave the Crimson Tide a 24–0 lead at the half.^[5]

Alabama extended their lead to 27–0 after a 40-yard Steve Davis field goal, Nebraska scored their first points early in the fourth quarter. Dick Davis made a 15-yard touchdown reception from Bob Churchich to cut the lead to 27–7.^[5] Alabama closed the game with a 45-yard Ray Perkins touchdown reception from Stabler to bring the final score to 34–7.^[5] Alabama quarterback Ken Stabler was selected as the games Most Valuable Player for completing 12 of 18 passes for 218 yards and two total touchdowns.^[6]

It was Alabama's last win in a bowl for nine years, until the Sugar Bowl in December 1975. Nebraska returned the favor five years later in the 1972 Orange Bowl, with a decisive 38–6 win to repeat as national champions.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Nebraska	Alabama
1	10:03		8 plays, 72 yards		Alabama	Leslie Kelley 1-yard touchdown run, Steve Davis kick good	0	7
1	7:27		4 plays, 71 yards		Alabama	Ken Stabler 14-yard touchdown run, Steve Davis kick good	0	14
1	00:26		4 plays, 8 yards		Alabama	30-yard field goal by Steve Davis	0	17
2	7:01		10 plays, 71 yards		Alabama	Wayne Trimble 6-yard touchdown run, Steve Davis kick good	0	24
3	3:31				Alabama	40-yard field goal by Steve Davis	0	27
4			70 yards		Nebraska	Dick Davis 15-yard touchdown reception from Bob Churchich, Larry Wachholtz kick good	7	27
4			6 plays, 80 yards		Alabama	Ray Perkins 45-yard touchdown reception from Ken Stabler, Steve Davis kick good	7	34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							7	34

References

1 2 "Alabama solid choice over Huskers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1967. p. 17.
1 2 "Alabama's passes rip Nebraska, 34-7". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. January 3, 1967. p. 1, part 2.
1 2 3 "Notre Dame No. 1, Tide's third". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. December 6, 1966. p. 6. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
1 2 "Alabama hopes to prove it's No. 1". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. December 31, 1966. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
1 2 3 4 Land, Charles (January 3, 1967). "Tide makes believer of Nebraska, 34–7". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 9. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
↑ Land, Charles (January 3, 1967). "Ken Stabler named MVP". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 10.

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[solnin-1] 1 2 "Alabama solid choice over Huskers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1967. p. 17.

[albprn-2] 1 2 "Alabama's passes rip Nebraska, 34-7". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. January 3, 1967. p. 1, part 2.

[December_6,_1966-3] 1 2 3 "Notre Dame No. 1, Tide's third". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. December 6, 1966. p. 6. Retrieved January 22, 2011.

[December_31,_1966-4] 1 2 "Alabama hopes to prove it's No. 1". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. December 31, 1966. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2011.

[January_3,_1967-5] 1 2 3 4 Land, Charles (January 3, 1967). "Tide makes believer of Nebraska, 34–7". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 9. Retrieved January 22, 2011.

[MVP-6] Land, Charles (January 3, 1967). "Ken Stabler named MVP". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 10.

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