| 1988 USF&G Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 54th edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Don McPherson (Syracuse QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Auburn by 2½ points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John McClintock (Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson (Play by Play) Bob Griese (Color) Mike Adamle (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1988 Sugar Bowl was the 54th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1987–88 bowl game season, it featured sixth-ranked Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the undefeated #4 Syracuse Orangemen, an independent.[1][2]
The game ended in a 16–16 tie after slightly-favored Auburn made a thirty-yard field goal in the final seconds.[3][4][5][6] It is the only tie in Sugar Bowl history.[7]
- ^ a b Bouchette, Ed (January 1, 1988). "One goal out of Syracuse's reach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 27.
- ^ Oates, Bob (January 1, 1988). "Orange looking for 12-0 season". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 3D.
- ^ Bouchette, Ed (January 2, 1988). "Syracuse fit to be tied with 16-16 Sugar Bowl outcome". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Oates, Bob (January 2, 1988). "Dye settles for a tie with Syracuse". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 3B.
- ^ Shearer, Ed (January 2, 1988). "Last play FG allows Auburn to tie Syracuse". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ^ Goldgerg, Dave (January 2, 1988). "Tigers' Searels upset with decision to tie". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. p. 14.
- ^ "Turn Back the Clock to 1988: Syracuse Left Fuming By Auburn Decision". Sugar Bowl. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.