1968 Sugar Bowl

(10–0)

(6–3–1)

Head coach:
Lloyd Eaton

Head coach:
Charles McClendon

AP	Coaches
6	5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wyoming	0	13	0	0	13
LSU	0	0	7	13	20

Date

January 1, 1968

Season

1967

Stadium

Tulane Stadium

Location

New Orleans, Louisiana

Referee

James M. Artley (SEC)
(split crew, SEC and WAC)

The 1968 Sugar Bowl featured the fifth-ranked Wyoming Cowboys and the unranked LSU Tigers. Wyoming was the only undefeated team in the nation., among major schools.

Wyoming scored first in the second quarter, on a 1-yard touchdown run from Jim Kiick, as Wyoming took a 7–0 lead. Jerry DePoyster added field goals of 24 and 49 yards as Wyoming extended its lead to 13–0 at halftime. In the third quarter, LSU running back Glenn Smith scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, making it 13–7. In the fourth quarter, LSU quarterback Nelson Stokley hit end Tommy Morel with touchdown passes of 8 and 14 yards, as LSU rallied for a 20–13 win. Glenn Smith was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

References

Sugar Bowl Game

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Notes	The 2006 game took place in Atlanta, Georgia due to Hurricane Katrina. The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004. There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972 and 1995. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015 edition.

LSU Tigers bowl games

Pound sign (#) denotes BCS National Championship Game.

Wyoming Cowboys bowl games

1951 Gator Bowl 1956 Sun Bowl 1958 Sun Bowl (December) 1966 Sun Bowl 1968 Sugar Bowl 1976 Fiesta Bowl 1987 Holiday Bowl 1988 Holiday Bowl 1990 Copper Bowl 1993 Copper Bowl 2004 Las Vegas Bowl 2009 New Mexico Bowl 2011 New Mexico Bowl 2016 Poinsettia Bowl

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