| 1983 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 49th edition National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Todd Blackledge (Penn State QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Penn State by 4 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Vance Carlson (Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 78,127 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson and Frank Broyles | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1983 Sugar Bowl was the 49th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Saturday, January 1. Part of the 1982–83 bowl game season, it matched the undefeated and top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the #2 Penn State Nittany Lions, an independent.[1] Penn State won 27–23 to finish atop the final polls as national champions.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ "Sugar Bowl foes eye No. 1 test". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 1, 1983. p. 15.
- ^ Donovan, Dan (January 2, 1983). "Penn State triumphs, 27-23; No. 1 next?". Pittsburgh Press. p. C1.
- ^ "No. 2 Lions sweeten bid to be No. 1". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1983. p. 1D.
- ^ Papanek, John (January 10, 1983). "But how 'bout them Lions?". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
- ^ Donovan, Dan (January 3, 1983). "National title belongs to players – Paterno". Pittsburgh Press. p. C1.