1957 Sugar Bowl

The 1957 Sugar Bowl to the featured the second-ranked Tennessee Volunteers and the 11th-ranked Baylor Bears. Behind a strong defense, the Baylor Bears upset undefeated Tennessee.

1957 Sugar Bowl
23rd Sugar Bowl
Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl.
Baylor Bears Tennessee Volunteers (8–2) (10–0) SWC SEC 13 7 Head coach:  Sam Boyd Head coach:  Bowden Wyatt AP Coaches 11 11 AP Coaches 2 2
1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 6 0 7 13 Tennessee 0 0 7 0 7
Date	January 1, 1957
Season	1956
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Referee	Fred Koster (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC)
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Ray Scott, Herman Hickman
Sugar Bowl  < 1956  1958 >

After a scoreless first quarter of play, Baylor scored on a 12-yard scoring pass from quarterback Bobby Jones to Jerry Marcontell to take a 6–0 lead. The score was set up by Del Shofner's 54-yard run. In the third stanza, quarterback Johnny Majors scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to put Tennessee on top at 7–6. In the fourth quarter, Buddy Humphrey's one-yard touchdown run gave Baylor a 13–7 advantage. Baylor's defense provided the difference as they didn't allow any more points.

Shofner was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

During the game, Tennessee guard Bruce Burnham and Baylor guard Charley Horton "got into a scuffle" on the ground.^[1] Burnham punched Horton a few times.^[1] Baylor player Larry Hickman then responded by kicking Burnham in the face, which sent him to the hospital.^[1] A doctor stated "I thought the boy would be gone before we got him off the field".^[1] Hickman was ejected and spent the rest of the game crying on the bench.^[1] He later apologized to Burnham in the hospital.^[1]