1968 Sugar Bowl

1968 Sugar Bowl
LSU Tigers Wyoming Cowboys
(6-3-1) (10-0)
20 13
Head coach: 
Charles McClendon		 Head coach: 
Lloyd Eaton
AP Coaches
6 5
1 2 3 4 Total
LSU 0 0 7 13 20
Wyoming 0 13 0 0 13
Date January 1, 1968
Season 1967
Stadium Tulane Stadium
Location New Orleans, Louisiana
Sugar Bowl
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The 1968 Sugar Bowl featured the 5th ranked Wyoming Cowboys and the unranked LSU Tigers.

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.

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