2020 Sugar Bowl

2020 Allstate Sugar Bowl
2020 Allstate Sugar Bowl
CFP New Year's Six; 86th Sugar Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs	Baylor Bears
(11–2)	(11–2)
SEC	Big 12
26	14
Head coach: ; Kirby Smart	Head coach: ; Matt Rhule
Date	January 1, 2020
Season	2019
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	George Pickens (WR, Georgia)
Favorite	Georgia by 3
Referee	Jerry McGinn (Big Ten)
Attendance	55,211
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN and ESPN Radio
Announcers	ESPN: Sean McDonough (play-by-play); Todd Blackledge (analyst); Holly Rowe (sideline); ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones, Ian Fitzsimmons
Nielsen ratings	5.7 (10.22 million viewers)
International TV coverage
Network	ESPN Deportes
Sugar Bowl
< 2019	2021 >

The 2020 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2020, between the Georgia Bulldogs and Baylor Bears, with kickoff scheduled for 8:45 p.m. EST (7:45 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.^[4] It was the 86th edition of the Sugar Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by insurance provider Allstate, the game was officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Teams

The game matched the Georgia Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Baylor Bears from the Big 12 Conference. This was the fifth all-time meeting between the two programs; the Bulldogs had won each of the prior four meetings, most recently in 1989.^[5]

Georgia Bulldogs

Georgia entered the game with an 11–2 record (7–1 in conference). They finished atop the SEC's East Division and advanced to the SEC Championship Game, which they lost to LSU, 37–10. As LSU was selected to the College Football Playoff, Georgia was invited as the SEC representative to the Sugar Bowl. The Bulldogs were 3–1 against ranked opponents, defeating Notre Dame, Florida, and Auburn while losing to LSU. Their only other loss was to South Carolina.

This was Georgia's eleventh Sugar Bowl (the third-most of any team); they had a 4–6 record in prior editions of the bowl. It was also Georgia's second consecutive Sugar Bowl, following their 2018 team's loss to Texas in the 2019 edition, 28–21.

Baylor Bears

Baylor also entered the game with an 11–2 record (8–1 in conference). They finished tied with Oklahoma atop the Big 12, with the Sooners then defeating the Bears in the Big 12 Championship Game, 30–23 in overtime. As Oklahoma was selected to the College Football Playoff, Baylor was invited as the Big 12 representative to the Sugar Bowl. The Bears were 0–2 against ranked opponents, falling to Oklahoma twice.

This was Baylor's second Sugar Bowl, and their first since their 1956 team won the 1957 edition over Tennessee, 13–7.

Game summary

2020 Allstate Sugar Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Georgia	3	16	7	0	26
No. 7 Baylor	0	0	14	0	14

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Game time: 8:45 p.m. EST (7:45 p.m. CST)
Game weather: n/a (indoors)
Game attendance: 55,211
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline)
ESPN game summary

Game information

First Quarter

(0:49) UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 24 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:14; Georgia 3–0)

Second Quarter

(12:28) UGA – Jake Fromm 27 yard pass to George Pickens, Rodrigo Blankenship kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:32; Georgia 10–0)
(8:08) UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 31 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:36; Georgia 13–0)
(1:51) UGA – Jake Fromm 16 yard pass to Matt Landers, two-point conversion pass incomplete (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:52; Georgia 19–0)

Third Quarter

(12:14) BAY – Charlie Brewer 12 yard pass to Denzel Mims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Georgia 19–7)
(7:16) UGA – Zamir White 13 yard rush, Rodrigo Blankenship kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:46; Georgia 26–7)
(4:10) BAY – Charlie Brewer 1 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:06; Georgia 26–14)

Fourth Quarter: No scoring

Statistics

Statistics	UGA	BAY
First downs	19	21
Plays–yards	70–380	78–295
Rushes–yards	40–130	28–61
Passing yards	250	234
Passing: comp–att–int	20–30–0	28–50–2
Time of possession	32:23	27:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Jake Fromm	20/30, 250 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Zamir White	18 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	George Pickens	12 receptions, 175 yards, 1 TD
Baylor	Passing	Charlie Brewer	24/41, 211 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Trestan Ebner	5 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Denzel Mims	5 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD

References

^ @960theref (January 2, 2020). "George Pickens is the #SugarBowl MVP, tying UGA's bowl record with 12 catches for 175 yards and a touchdown" (Tweet). Retrieved January 2, 2020 – via Twitter.
^ "Georgia vs. Baylor - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
^ "Winsipedia - Baylor Bears vs. Georgia Bulldogs football series history games list".

External links

Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

[1] @960theref (January 2, 2020). "George Pickens is the #SugarBowl MVP, tying UGA's bowl record with 12 catches for 175 yards and a touchdown" (Tweet). Retrieved January 2, 2020 – via Twitter.

[2] "Georgia vs. Baylor - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[3] "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.

[4] "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

[5] "Winsipedia - Baylor Bears vs. Georgia Bulldogs football series history games list".

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Notes	The 2006 game took place in Atlanta, Georgia due to Hurricane Katrina. The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004. There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972, 1995 and 2022. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.