Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Sugar Bowl

January 1, 1968

— LSU 20, Wyoming 13 —

Sugar Bowl Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2019

1. Sugar Bowl Marker

Inscription.
Second-string running back Glenn Smith entered late in the third quarter to rush for 71 yards and added a key 39-yard reception to help lead the Tigers to a 20-13 win over previously undefeated and sixth-ranked Wyoming. Down 13-0 at halftime, LSU turned to Smith and the passing of Nelson Stokley to mount the comeback. Smith scored on a 1-yard plunge and Štokley threw TD passes of 8 and 14 yards to Tommy Morel, the last coming with 4:22 in the game that broke a 13-13 tie. LŠU withstood à last-minute Wyoming drivè that ended at the Tigers 5-yard line as time expired. LSU's defense stood tall in the second half, intercepting four passes and forcing a fumble. Smith was named the MVP of the game for the Tigers as LSU won its third Sugar Bowl and finished the year with a 7-3-1 mark.

Erected by LSU, Jared and Jason Monk.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1968.

Location. 30° 24.646′ N, 91° 10.995′ 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 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

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walking distance of this marker: Gator Bowl (here, next to this marker); Cotton Bowl (here, next to this marker); Independence Bowl (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Cotton Bowl (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Sugar Bowl (here, next to this marker); Orange Bowl (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Sugar Bowl (here, next to this marker); Peach 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 seventh from left.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.