1949 Sugar Bowl

The 1949 Sugar Bowl to the Sugar Bowl featured the third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels and the fifth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners.

1949 Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners North Carolina Tar Heels (9–1) (9–0–1) 14 6 Head coach:  Bud Wilkinson Head coach:  Carl Snavely AP 5 AP 3
1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 7 0 7 0 14 North Carolina 6 0 0 0 6
Date	January 1, 1949
Season	1948
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana

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 "General" Jack Mitchell was named Sugar Bowl MVP.[1]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)