- 1981 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1981 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1981
Year=1980
Visitor School=University of Georgia
Visitor Name Short=Georgia
Visitor Nickname=Bulldogs
Visitor Record=11-0
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=1
Visitor Coach=Vince Dooley
Visitor1=10
Visitor2=7
Visitor3=0
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Visitor Total=17
Home School=University of Notre Dame
Home Name Short=Notre Dame
Home Nickname=Fighting Irish
Home Record=9-1-1
Home
Home Coaches=7
Home Coach=Dan Devine
Home1=3
Home2=0
Home3=7
Home4=0
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Home Total=10
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Louisiana Superdome
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1981 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked
Georgia Bulldogs , and the seventh rankedNotre Dame Fighting Irish .In the first quarter, Notre Dame scored on a 50 yard Oliver field goal, giving the Irish a 3-0 lead. Georgia's Robinson answered with a 46 yard field goal to tie the game at 3. Georgia's
Herschel Walker scored on a 1 yard touchdown run as Georgia led 10-3. He would finish the game with 150 yards rushing on 36 carries. In the second quarter, Walker scored on a 3 yard run making the score 17-3. In the third quarter, Notre Dame scored on a 1 yard run to make the score 17-10.Herschel Walker was named Sugar Bowl MVP.
References
*ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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