Sugar Bowl Tickets

As one of college football's classic bowl games, the Sugar Bowl has produced plenty of thrills over the years. Sugar Bowl tickets are always a hot item among football fans!

Sugar Bowl Tickets: Historical Overview

Only the Rose Bowl has been around longer than the Sugar Bowl as a college football postseason game. The first game was played on New Year's Day in 1935 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. In 1975, the Sugar Bowl moved from Tulane Stadium into its current home at the Louisiana Superdome (capacity of 76,468).

Since 1950, the champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) has usually been one of the participants in the game. The Sugar Bowl is one of the four games that is part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). Every four years, New Orleans will host the BCS title game in addition to the regular Sugar Bowl contest. Unless the SEC champion is involved in the BCS National Championship Game, the best SEC squad will be involved in the Sugar Bowl matchup.   

Sugar Bowl Tickets: Memorable Highlights

The Sugar Bowl has experienced its share of memorable highlights and exciting finishes during the last 76 years.

In the 1959 game, the local fans were thrilled as top-ranked LSU finished off its perfect national championship season with a 7-0 victory over Clemson.

On New Year's Eve in 1973, Notre Dame upset top-ranked Alabama in one of the most exciting Sugar Bowls by a final of 24-23. Led by head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, the Crimson Tide would respond by winning four of the next six Sugar Bowl matchups.

The 1979 game is regarded by many as the best Sugar Bowl ever. A dramatic goal line stand enabled second-ranked Alabama to hold off #1 Penn State in a clash for the national championship.

Four years later, the Nittany Lions would gain some redemption in the Sugar Bowl. Head coach Joe Paterno won his first national championship as #2 Penn State stopped top-ranked Georgia by a final of 27-23 in another clash for the national title.

In yet another matchup of the top two teams in the country at the Sugar Bowl, second-ranked Alabama rolled to an easy upset victory over top-ranked Miami in the 1993 contest.

Sugar Bowl Tickets: 2011 Season

For the 2011 season, the Sugar Bowl will be held on Monday, January 2, 2012. Sugar Bowl tickets enable fans to witness the very best in college football action.