2019 Sugar Bowl
| 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year's Six 85th Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Sam Ehlinger (QB, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia by 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Robin Barnes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Mothershed (Pac-12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$40 million to each team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Sean McDonough (play-by-play) Todd Blackledge (analyst) Holly Rowe (sideline) ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 7.3 (13.30 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Roberto Abramowitz, Jerry Olaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2019. It was the 85th edition of the Sugar Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Allstate insurance company, the game was officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl. About an hour before the game Texas live mascot, Bevo attacked Georgia's mascot, Uga.