1947 Sugar Bowl

1947 Sugar Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs North Carolina Tar Heels (10–0) (8–1–1) 20 10 Head coach:  Wallace Butts Head coach:  Carl Snavely AP 3 AP 9 1 2 3 4 Total University of Georgia 0 0 13 7 20 University of North Carolina 0 7 3 0 10
Date	January 1, 1947
Season	1946
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance	73,300
Sugar Bowl  < 1946  1948 >

The 1947 Sugar Bowl was played between the third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs and the ninth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. Georgia won 20–10.

In the second quarter, North Carolina scored on a four-yard Walt Pupa touchdown run to take a 7–0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Georgia scored on a 4-yard touchdown run by John Rauch to tie the game at 7. North Carolina's Fox kicked a 27-yard field goal as North Carolina led 10–7. Georgia scored on a 67-yard touchdown pass from Charley Trippi to Dan Edwards to take a 13–10 lead. In the fourth quarter, Rauch scored on a 13-yard touchdown to seal the Georgia victory 20–10.

References

• Rare video of the game from the Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection
• ESPN College Football Encyclopedia