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
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Date	January 1, 1947
Season	1946
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance	73,300
< 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.

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↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 33. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved September 30, 2011.

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

[0] National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 33. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved September 30, 2011.

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