| 1966 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 32nd edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tulane Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Steve Spurrier (Florida QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Missouri by 2½ points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Earl Jansen (Big 8; split crew: Big Eight, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 67,421 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Simpson, Bud Wilkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1966 Sugar Bowl was the 32nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Saturday, January 1. As a part of the 1965–66 bowl game season, it matched the sixth-ranked Missouri Tigers of the Big Eight Conference and the unranked Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Missouri was slightly favored[1] and won 20–18.[2]
- ^ a b "Missouri fears Gator running". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 31, 1965. p. 8.
- ^ "Missouri dumps Florida, 20-18". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 2, 1966. p. 14A.