2008 Sugar Bowl

Because the SEC champion (LSU) was slated to participate in the BCS National Championship Game, the number-five Georgia Bulldogs were selected to host the number-ten, WAC champion Hawaii Warriors, the last undefeated major college football team going into the bowl season.^[6]

The Warriors were only the third team not in any of the six BCS conferences (not counting major independent Notre Dame) to play in a BCS game. Boise State qualified for the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, and Utah made the same game two years earlier. Both teams won their respective games.

The final result was less exciting than the build-up. Georgia turned the lights out on Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl en route to an easy 41-10 win. It was already a one-sided affair at halftime with a 24-3 score and it was 41-3 at one point early in the 4th. The closest Hawaii got was 7-3 after a Dan Kelly field goal.

Scoring summary

Pre-game

Hawaii wins the toss, selects to receive.

First Quarter

UGA Touchdown, by Knowshon Moreno, rush for 17 yards. Brandon Coutu makes PAT. (9:49) 7-0 UGA
UH Field goal, by Dan Kelly, 42 yards. (4:26) 7-3 UGA
UGA Touchdown, by Moreno, rush for 11 yards. Coutu makes PAT. (1:02) 14-3 UGA

Second Quarter

UGA Field goal, by Coutu, 52 yards. (9:36) 17-3 UGA
UGA Touchdown, 11-yard pass from Matthew Stafford to Sean Bailey, Coutu makes PAT. (8:05) 24-3 UGA

Third Quarter

UGA Fumble recovery, touchdown by Marcus Howard. Coutu makes PAT. (8:57) 31-3 UGA
UGA Touchdown, by Thomas Brown, 1-yard rush. Coutu makes PAT. (1:40) 38-3 UGA

Fourth Quarter

UGA Field goal, by Coutu, 45 yards. (14:37) 41-3 UGA
UH Touchdown, pass from Tyler Graunke to Ryan Grice-Mullen, 16 yards. PAT made by Dan Kelly. (10:38) 41-10 UGA^[7]

Aftermath

With Hawaii's defeat, the 2007-08 college football season ended with no undefeated teams, something that had not happened since the 2003-04 season. This is also the second time in the BCS era that this has occurred.

Georgia DE Marcus Howard was named the MVP of the Sugar Bowl Game, the first time in its history that a purely defensive player has received the honor.

With the win, Georgia Head Coach Mark Richt became the first head coach in Georgia history to win more than one Sugar Bowl (his previous victory was over Florida State University following the 2002 season). Vince Dooley and Wally Butts won one Sugar Bowl each, with Dooley's only win securing the 1980 National Championship. Dooley lost four other Sugar Bowl games.

On January 8, Hawaii Head Coach June Jones left Hawaii to become the head coach at Southern Methodist University. He signed a five-year contract.^[8]

References

↑ Fiutak, Pete (2007-12-27). "2008 Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs. Hawaii". Scout.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
↑ Thamel, Pete (2008-01-02). "Georgia Runs Over Hawaii in Sugar Bowl, 41-10". New York Times. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
↑ http://www.new-orleans-resort.com/2007_2008_football_bowl_games_and_payouts.shtml
↑ Fox, David (2007-12-13). "Rivals.com Bowl Viewer's Guide". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
↑ Reardon, Dave (2008-01-05). "SMU ponying up big bucks". honolulustarbulletin.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
↑ The FOX BCS Selection Show on December 2, 2007
↑ NCAA Football Full Play-by-Play - Hawaii vs. Georgia Retrieved 2 January 2007.
↑ ESPN - Jones says challenge of rebuilding SMU led him to leave Hawaii - College Football

2007–08 NCAA football bowl game season

Poinsettia (Dec. 20) New Orleans (Dec. 21) PapaJohns.com (Dec. 22) New Mexico (Dec. 22) Las Vegas (Dec. 22) Hawaii (Dec. 23) Motor City (Dec. 26) Holiday (Dec. 27) Emerald (Dec. 28) Texas (Dec. 28) Champs Sports (Dec. 28) Meineke Car Care (Dec. 29) Alamo (Dec. 29) Liberty (Dec. 29) Independence (Dec. 30) Music City (Dec. 31) Sun (Dec. 31) Insight (Dec. 31) Chick-fil-A (Dec. 31) Humanitarian (Dec. 31) Armed Forces (Dec. 31) Outback (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Gator (Jan. 1) Capital One (Jan. 1) International (Jan. 5) GMAC (Jan. 6)

Bowl Championship Series games: Rose Bowl (Jan. 1) Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1) Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 2) Orange Bowl (Jan. 3) BCS National Championship (Jan. 7)

All-Star Games: Hula Bowl (Jan. 12) East-West Shrine Game (Jan. 19) Senior Bowl (Jan. 26) Texas vs. The Nation Game (Feb. 2)

Sugar Bowl Game

History & conference tie-ins	History Tulane Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Superdome College Football Playoff Broadcasters Southeastern Conference Big 12 Conference

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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.

Georgia Bulldogs bowl games

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors bowl games

1989 Aloha Bowl 1992 Holiday Bowl 1999 Oahu Bowl 2002 Hawaii Bowl 2003 Hawaii Bowl 2004 Hawaii Bowl 2006 Hawaii Bowl 2008 Sugar Bowl 2008 Hawaii Bowl 2010 Hawaii Bowl 2016 Hawaii Bowl

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