1935 Sugar Bowl

The 1935 Sugar Bowl was the first Sugar Bowl game. Tulane (9–1) hosted unbeaten Temple (7–0–2) before a crowd of 22,206 in New Orleans with the kickoff at 1:30 pm CST. Temple took a 14–0 lead before Tulane came back to win the game, 20–14.^[2] The game was played at Tulane's home field, so it was technically a home game for the Green Wave. Temple had been ranked 15th in a November 15, 1934, AP football poll.^[3]

1935 Sugar Bowl
1st Sugar Bowl
Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave (7–0–2) (9–1) Independent SEC 14 20 Head coach:  Pop Warner Head coach:  Ted Cox
1 2 3 4 Total Temple 7 7 0 0 14 Tulane 0 7 7 6 20
Date	January 1, 1935
Season	1934
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Referee	Everett Strupper
Attendance	22,206[1]
Payout	US$27,800 (each)
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The Mid-Winter Sports Association of New Orleans was formed in 1934 to formulate plans for an annual New Year’s Day football classic. On December 2, 1934, the Association’s executive board selected Tulane and unbeaten Temple to play in the first game. Columbia and Colgate were also considered by the Association to represent the east.^[4]

The most notable play of the game came in the second quarter when Tulane's quarterback John McDaniel caught a Temple kickoff, ran to the right to draw tacklers, then threw a lateral pass to his teammate Monk Simons who ran 75 yards for the touchdown. Two more Tulane touchdowns in the second half outweighed Temple's early lead.^[5]