- 1947 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1947 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1947
Year=1946
Visitor School=University of Georgia
Visitor Name Short=Georgia
Visitor Nickname=Bulldogs
Visitor Record=10-0
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=3
Visitor Coach=Wallace Butts
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=0
Visitor3=13
Visitor4=7
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Visitor Total=20
Home School=University of North Carolina
Home Name Short=North Carolina
Home Nickname=Tar Heels
Home Record=8-1-1
Home
Home Coaches=9
Home Coach=Carl Snavely
Home1=0
Home2=7
Home3=3
Home4=0
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Home Total=10
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Tulane Stadium
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1947 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the third ranked
Georgia Bulldogs , and the ninth rankedNorth Carolina Tar Heels .In the second quarter, North Carolina scored on a 4 yard Pupa run to take a 7-0 halftime lead.In the third quarter, Georgia scored on a 4 yard touchdown run by Rauch, tieing the game at 7. North Carolina's Fox kicked a 27 yard field goal as North Carolina led 10-7. Georgia scored on a 67 yard touchdown pass from Trippi to Edwards to take a 13-10 lead. In the fourth quarter, Rauch scored on a 13 yard touchdown run from Rauch to win 20-10.
References
*ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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