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1997 Sugar Bowl, the Glossary

The 1997 Nokia Sugar Bowl was the 63rd edition to the annual Sugar Bowl game and served as the Bowl Alliance's designated national championship game for the 1996 season.^[1]

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Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the United States.

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Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is the oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States.

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Robert Allen Griese (born February 3, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).

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Bobby Bowden

Robert Cleckler Bowden (November 8, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was an American college football coach.

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Bowl Alliance

The Bowl Alliance was an agreement among college football bowl games (specifically the Sugar, Orange, and Fiesta Bowls) for the purpose of trying to match the top two teams in a national championship game and to provide quality bowl game matchups for the champions of its member conferences.

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Caesars Superdome

The Caesars Superdome (originally Louisiana Superdome and formerly Mercedes-Benz Superdome), commonly known as the Superdome, is a domed multi-purpose stadium located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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Charlie Ward

Charlie Ward Jr. (born October 12, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Danny Wuerffel

Daniel Carl Wuerffel (born May 27, 1974) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL).

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E. G. Green

Ernest G. Green III (born June 28, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of American football.

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The Florida–Florida State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the teams of the two oldest public universities of the U.S. state of Florida: the University of Florida (UF) Gators and Florida State University (FSU) Seminoles.

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Frederick Antwon Taylor (born January 27, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons during the 1990s and 2000s.

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Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy (also known simply as the Heisman Trophy) is awarded annually since 1935 to the most outstanding player in college football.

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Ike Hilliard

Isaac Jason Hilliard (born April 5, 1976) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).

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Keith Jackson

Keith Max Jackson (October 18, 1928 – January 12, 2018) was an American sports commentator, journalist, author, and radio personality, known for his career with ABC Sports (1966–2006).

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List of college football post-season games that were rematches of regular season games

This is a list of NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football post-season games that were rematches of regular season games.

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Lynn Swann

Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is an American former football player, broadcaster, politician, and athletic director, best known for his association with the University of Southern California and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Pac-12 Conference

The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that operates in the Western United States.

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Rose Bowl Game

The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, traditionally played on January 1 (New Year's Day) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

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Scott Bentley

Scott L. Bentley (born April 10, 1974) is a former American football placekicker.

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Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States.

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Steve Spurrier

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Sugar Bowl

The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida.

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Terry Jackson (running back)

Terrance Bernard Jackson (born January 10, 1976) is an American former college and professional football player who was a fullback, running back and special teams player in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1990s and 2000s.

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Thad Busby

Thad Busby (born November 25, 1974) is a former American football quarterback.

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Warrick Dunn

Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons.

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The 1993 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University and were the national champions of the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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1995 Sugar Bowl (December)

The 1995 Sugar Bowl was the 62nd edition of the post-season American college football Sugar Bowl bowl game. 1997 Sugar Bowl and 1995 Sugar Bowl (December) are bowl Alliance and Sugar Bowl.

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The 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1996–97 college football season, competing in the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference.

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The 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented the Arizona State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A college football season.

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1996 Fiesta Bowl

The 1996 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game that was played on on January 2, 1996, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizonaas part of 1995 college football season. 1997 Sugar Bowl and 1996 Fiesta Bowl are bowl Alliance and Florida Gators football bowl games.

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The 1996 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators being crowned National Champions after defeating rival Florida State in the Sugar Bowl, which was the season's designated Bowl Alliance national championship game.

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The 1996 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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1996 SEC Championship Game

The 1996 SEC Championship Game was won by the Florida Gators 45–30 over the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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1997 Rose Bowl

The 1997 Rose Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. 1997 Sugar Bowl and 1997 Rose Bowl are 1996–97 NCAA football bowl games and January 1997 sports events in the United States.

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1998 Orange Bowl

The 1998 Orange Bowl was played on January 2, 1998, and served as the Bowl Alliance's designated national championship game for the 1997 season. 1997 Sugar Bowl and 1998 Orange Bowl are bowl Alliance.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Sugar_Bowl

Also known as 1997 Nokia Sugar Bowl.

1997 Sugar Bowl, the Glossary

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See also

1990s in New Orleans

1996–97 NCAA football bowl games

1997 in sports in Louisiana

Bowl Alliance

Florida Gators football bowl games

January 1997 sports events in the United States

References