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Sugar Bowl

January 1, 1965

— LSU 13, Syracuse 10 —

 
 
Sugar Bowl Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2019
1. Sugar Bowl Marker
Inscription.
Doug Moreau hauled in a 57-yard touchdown pass from Billy Ezell and then kicked a 28-yard field goal with just under four minutes to go to lead LSU to a 13-10 comeback win over Syracuse. Despite LSU's late-game offensive explosion, it was the Tigers defense that came up big, holding the powerful Syracuse offense scoreless for the final three quarters. LSU's only points in the first half came on a safety when defensive tackle George Rice dumped Syracuse All-America Floyd Little for a loss in the endzone. Down 10-2, LSU tied the contest when Moreau, the MVP of the game, hauled in the 57-yard touchdown pass from Ezell, who then tied the game at 10-10 on a swing pass to Joe LaBruzzo for the two-point conversion. Moreau's fourth-quarter field goal was the difference, as the Tigers won a Sugar Bowl contest for the second time in six tries. LSU finished the year 8-2-1.
 
Erected by LSU, Bowl Victory Recognized by Boss Holdings, LLC.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1965.
 
Location. 30° 24.646′ N, 91° 10.994′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It is on South Stadium Drive west of Fieldhouse Drive, on the
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right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cotton Bowl (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Cotton Bowl (here, next to this marker); Orange Bowl (here, next to this marker); Gator Bowl (here, next to this marker); Independence Bowl (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Independence Bowl (here, next to this marker); Tangerine Bowl (here, next to this marker); Sun Bowl (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.
 
More about this marker. Located on the Lawrence X. Boucvalt, Jr. wall at Gate 24 of Tiger Stadium
 
Lawrence X. Boucvalt, Jr. wall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 27, 2019
2. Lawrence X. Boucvalt, Jr. wall
Marker is 5th from left
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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