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

Sugar Bowl

January 1, 2002

— LSU 47, Illinois 34 —

Sugar Bowl Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2019

1. Sugar Bowl Marker

Inscription.
Rohan Davey passed for a Sugar Bowl record 444 yards and Domanick Davis scored a Sugar Bowl record four rushing TDs, including three in the first half, as LSU overpowered seventh-ranked Illinois, 47-34 in New Orleans. The win marked LSU's first New Year's Day bowl victory since beating Wyoming in the 1968 Sugar Bowl. LSU built a 20-0 lead just 20 minutes into the contest and led 34-7 at halftime. Illinois got to within 41-28 in the fourth quarter, but Davis' 4-yard run with 8:39 left put the game out of reach. LSU set Sugar Bowl records for total offense (595) and points in a half (34), while Josh Reed set Sugar Bowl marks for receptions (14) and receiving yards (239) as LSU finished the with a 10-3 record.

Erected by LSU, Gayle L. Martien - Edgar R. Martien, Sr.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 2002.

Location. 30° 24.643′ N, 91° 10.992′ 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 walking distance of this marker: Texas Bowl (here, next to this marker); a different marker

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also named Sugar Bowl (here, next to this marker); Outback Bowl (here, next to this marker); Cotton Bowl (here, next to this marker); Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) (here, next to this marker); Chick-Fil-A Bowl (here, next to this marker); Peach Bowl (here, next to this marker); BCS National Championship (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

The Lawrence X. Boucvalt, Jr. wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 27, 2019

2. The Lawrence X. Boucvalt, Jr. wall

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.