1957 Sugar Bowl

1957 Sugar Bowl
Baylor Bears Tennessee Volunteers (8–2) (10–0) 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
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Ray Scott, Herman Hickman
Sugar Bowl  < 1956  1958 >

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

After a scoreless first quarter of play, Baylor scored on a 12-yard scoring pass from quarterback Bobby Jones to Jerry Marcontellto 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 13–6 advantage. Baylor's defense provided the difference as they didn't allow any more points.

Shofner was named Sugar Bowl MVP.

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