1950 Sugar Bowl

1950 Sugar Bowl
1950 Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners	LSU Tigers
(10?0)	(8?2)
Big 7	SEC
35	0
Head coach: ; Bud Wilkinson	Head coach: ; Gaynell Tinsley
	AP
	2
	AP
	9
Date	January 2, 1950
Season	1949
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Referee	Alvin Bell ( SEC ; ; split crew: SEC, Big Seven )
Attendance	82,000
Sugar Bowl
< 1949	1951 >

The 1950 Sugar Bowl featured the second ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the 9th ranked LSU Tigers .

Prior to the game, former LSU player Piggy Barnes was caught spying on Oklahoma practices with a telescope and a camera. ^[1]

After a scoreless first quarter, Leon Heath scored on touchdown runs of 86 and 34 yards in the second quarter, as Oklahoma built a 14?0 lead. He would finish the game with 170 yards on 15 carries with two scores. In the third quarter, Pearson threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Thomas as Oklahoma extended its lead to 21?0. In the fourth quarter, Thomas and Royal scored on runs of 5 yard each as Oklahoma won 35?0. Leon Heath was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

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