- 2007 Sugar Bowl
NCAAFootballSingleGameHeader
Name=2007 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 3 ,2007
Year=2006
Type=bg
Stadium=Louisiana Superdome
City=New Orleans,Louisiana
Visitor School=University of Notre Dame
Visitor Name Short=Notre Dame
Visitor Nickname=Fighting Irish
Visitor Record=10-2
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=11
Visitor BCS=11
Visitor Coach=Charlie Weis
Visitor1=7
Visitor2=7
Visitor3=0
Visitor4=0
Home School=Louisiana State University
Home Name Short=LSU
Home Nickname=Tigers
Home Record=10-2
Home
Home Coaches=4
Home BCS=4
Home Coach=Les Miles
Home1=14
Home2=7
Home3=13
Home4=7
MVP=LSU QBJaMarcus Russell
Odds=LSU by 8½
Anthem=Irvin Mayfield
Halftime=LSU and Notre Dame Marching Bands
Attendance=77,781
US Network=FOX
US Announcers=Kenny Albert ,Terry Bradshaw ,Howie Long
Ratings=17.4The 2007
Allstate Sugar Bowl Game was acollege football bowl game , which formed part of the 2006-2007Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the2006 NCAA Division I-BS football season . Played onJanuary 3 ,2007 , in theLouisiana Superdome inNew Orleans , it was the 73rdSugar Bowl . The game matched the2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team against the2006 LSU Tigers football team and was televised on Fox.This game received extra attention because it was the return of the Sugar Bowl to New Orleans. In 2006, the game was played at the
Georgia Dome inAtlanta, Georgia due to the damage caused byHurricane Katrina to the Superdome. LSU won the 2007 contest 41-14, tying the Notre Dame-LSU series at 5-5.coring summary
First quarter
*LSU -
Keiland Williams 3 yardtouchdown run (David kick good). (11:16). 7-0 LSU
*LSU -Dwayne Bowe 11 yard touchdown reception fromJaMarcus Russell . (David kick good). (6:03). 14-0 LSU
*Notre Dame -David Grimes 24 yard Touchdown reception fromBrady Quinn . (Gioia kick good). (1:26). 14-7 LSUecond quarter
*Notre Dame -
Jeff Samardzija 10 yard touchdown reception fromBrady Quinn . (Gioia kick good). (2:25). 14-14 Tie
*LSU -JaMarcus Russell 5 yard touchdown run. (David kick good). (1:15). 21-14 LSUThird quarter
*LSU -
Colt David 26 yard field goal. (9:34). 24-14 LSU
*LSU -Colt David 37 yard field goal. (3:49). 27-14 LSU
*LSU -Brandon LaFell 58 yard touchdown reception fromJaMarcus Russell . (David kick good). 34-14 LSUFourth quarter
*LSU -
Keiland Williams 20 yard touchdown run. (Gaudet kick good). 41-14 LSUAftermath
*After the game, Russell stated that he did not know whether he would enter the
2007 NFL Draft . He did, and was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the #1 overall pick.
*With the loss, Notre Dame lost a record-setting nine bowl games in a row,cite web|url=http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/010407aaa.html|title=Irish Fall In Sugar Bowl|publisher=UND.com|date=2007-01-04|accessdate=2007-11-13] including losing their three BCS bowl games by wide point margins.References
External links
* [http://www.allstatesugarbowl.com/ Sugar Bowl Official Website]
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