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Alabama scored in the second quarter, then Penn State answered in the third, then Alabama took a 14–7 lead on a touchdown set up by a 62-yard punt return. [18] Penn State had a chance to tie in the fourth, but Chuck Fusina threw an interception into the Alabama end zone.
The 1979 Sugar Bowl was the 45th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 1.Part of the 1978–79 bowl game season, it matched the top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions (11–0) and the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide (10–1) of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Alabama completed the regular season as SEC champions with a 10–1 record. The only defeat was a 20–7 non-conference loss to Missouri in week one. On November 17, bowl officials announced that Alabama would face Penn State in the Sugar Bowl. [2]
Playing the first Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome, Alabama defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions 13–6 and ended a seven-game bowl losing streak in the process. [48] [49] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Penn State to 1–1. [50]
No. 12 Arizona State at No. 5 Penn State. No. 11 Alabama at No. 6 Notre Dame. ... Fiesta Bowl: No. 4 Boise State vs. Penn State ... No. 1 Oregon vs. Ohio State-Tennessee winner. College Football ...
Texas (9-1), Penn State (9-1) and Indiana (10-0) round out the top five. BYU (9-1) dropped eight spots in the rankings to No. 14 after the loss to Kansas, the Cougars' first loss of the season.
Penn State had a chance to tie in the fourth, but quarterback Chuck Fusina threw an interception into the Alabama end zone. [16] Then Alabama had a chance to put the game away, but fumbled the football back to Penn State at the Nittany Lion 19-yard-line with four minutes to go. [15] Penn State drove to a first and goal at the Alabama eight.
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