| 1984 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 50th edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bo Jackson (Auburn RB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Auburn by 4 to 4½ points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dixon Holman (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,893 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1984 Sugar Bowl was the 50th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 2. Part of the 1983–84 bowl game season, it matched the third-ranked Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the #8 Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference.[3] Favored Auburn was shut out until the third quarter, but rallied with three field goals to win 9–7.[4][5][6][7]
New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1984, and the college bowl games were played the following day.
- ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 2, 1984. p. 22.
- ^ "Harrah's Odds: college football". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 2, 1984. p. 17.
- ^ "Today's bowl games: Sugar". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 2, 1984. p. 3B.
- ^ Gugger, John (January 3, 1984). "Michigan falls to field goal with 23 seconds left". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 22.
- ^ "No. 3 Auburn makes bid, too". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1984. p. 1D.
- ^ Gustkey, Earl (January 3, 1984). "Auburn nips Michigan, makes No. 1 pitch". Pittsburgh Press. (Los Angeles Times). p. D4.
- ^ Sons, Ray (January 3, 1984). "'Chip shot' carries Auburn to sweet win over Michigan". Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio). (Chicago Sun-Times). p. 14.