- 1984 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1984 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 2 ,1984
Year=1983
Visitor School=Auburn University
Visitor Name Short=Auburn
Visitor Nickname=Tigers
Visitor Record=10-1
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Visitor Coaches=3
Visitor Coach=Pat Dye
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Visitor3=3
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Visitor Total=9
Home School=University of Michigan
Home Name Short=Michigan
Home Nickname=Wolverines
Home Record=9-2
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Home Coaches=8
Home Coach=Bo Schembechler
Home1=7
Home2=0
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Home Total=7
Type=Sugar Bowl
Stadium=Louisiana Superdome
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1984 Sugar Bowl was the 50th edition to the annual game. It featured the third ranked
Auburn Tigers , and the eighth rankedMichigan Wolverines . Auburn won the game by a 9-7 margin.The only scoring in the first half was on a 4 yard touchdown run by Michigan quarterback
Steve Smith . It was set up by a 19 yard completion from Smith toTriando Makray , and 38 yards rushing byRick Rogers . Michigan took a 7-0 lead into halftime. Michigan finished the first quarter with a 116-61 differential in yardage.Auburn used a tremendous rushing attack throughout the game. They would finish with 301 rushing yards on 21 first downs. Midway through the third quarter, Auburn kicker
Al Del Greco kicked a 31 yard field goal, making it 7-3 Michigan.In the fourth quarter, Del Greco would add two more field goals of 32 and 19 yards to seal the victory for the Auburn Tigers, 9-7.External links
*http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/bowls/1984sugr.htm
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