1987 Sugar Bowl

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1987 Sugar Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers LSU Tigers
(9-2) (9-2)
30 15
Head coach: 
Tom Osborne		 Head coach: 
Bill Arnsparger
AP Coaches
6 6
AP Coaches
5 5
1 2 3 4 Total
Nebraska 0 10 7 13 30
LSU 7 0 0 8 15
Date January 1, 1987
Stadium Louisiana Superdome
Location New Orleans, Louisiana

The 1987 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the fifth ranked LSU Tigers, and the sixth ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers.

LSU scored first on a 1 yard touchdown run from Williams, giving the Tigers a 7-0 first quarter lead.In the second quarter, Nebrsaka's Klein kicked a 42 yard field goal making the score 7-3. Nebraska quarterback Steve Taylor scored on a 2 yard touchdown run as Nebraska led 10-7 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Knox scored on a 1 yard touchdown run as Nebraska led 17-7. In the fourth quarter, Steve Taylor found Milikan on a 3 yard touchdown pass as Nebraska led 24-7. Knox added a 1 yard touchdown run to make it 30-7. LSU's Hodson threw a 24 yard touchdown pass to Moss as Nebraska won by a 30-15 margin.

Nebraska's Steve Taylor was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

[edit] References

  • ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
Preceded by
1986 Sugar Bowl		 1987 Sugar Bowl
1987		 Succeeded by
1988 Sugar Bowl
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