- 1949 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1949 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1949
Year=1948
Visitor School=University of Oklahoma
Visitor Name Short=Oklahoma
Visitor Nickname=Sooners
Visitor Record=9-1
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Visitor Coaches=5
Visitor Coach=Bud Wilkinson
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Home School=University of North Carolina
Home Name Short=North Carolina
Home Nickname=Tar Heels
Home Record=9-0-1
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Home Coaches=3
Home Coach=Carl Snaveley
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Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Tulane Stadium
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1949 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the third ranked
North Carolina Tar Heels and the fifth rankedOklahoma Sooners .In the first quarter, Oklahoma scored on a 1 yard Mitchell touchdown run as the Sooners jumped out to a 7-0 lead. North Carolina answered with a 2 yard touchdown run from Rodgers as the score became 7-6. In the third quarter, Oklahoma scored on an 8 yard touchdown run from Pearson. Oklahoma won the game 14-6. Oklahoma's Jake Mitchell was named Sugar Bowl MVP.
References
*ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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