- 1943 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1943 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1943
Year=1942
Visitor School=University of Tennessee
Visitor Name Short=Tennessee
Visitor Nickname=Volunteers
Visitor Record=8-1-1
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=6
Visitor Coach=Robert Neyland
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=6
Visitor3=2
Visitor4=6
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Visitor Total=14
Home School=University of Tulsa
Home Name Short=Tulsa
Home Nickname=Golden Hurricane
Home Record=10-0
Home
Home Coaches=4
Home Coach=Henry Frnka
Home1=0
Home2=7
Home3=0
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Home Total=7
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Tulane Stadium
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1941 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the fourth ranked
Tulsa Golden Hurricane , and the seventh rankedTennessee Volunteers .Tulsa took a 7-0 lead on a 9 yard touchdown pass from Glenn Dobbs to Cal Purdin in the second quarer. Tennessee scored on a 3 yard run by Gold, but the extra point missed leaving ti 7-6. In the third quarter, Tennessee blocked a Tulsa punt out of the end zone for a safety, giving them an 8-7 advantage. And in the fourth quarter, a 1 yard Fulson run made the final score 14-7.
References
*ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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