The 2019 Sugar Bowl was a college football

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played on January 1, 2019. It was the 85th edition of the

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, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the

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insurance company, the game was officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Teams

The Sugar Bowl matches the champions of the

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and

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(SEC), unless a champion team is selected for the

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, in which case another team from the same conference is invited. Per that criterion, a matchup of

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and

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was announced on December 2. The two programs had previously met four times, with Texas having won three times (including the 1949 Orange Bowl) and Georgia winning once (the 1984 Cotton Bowl Classic).

Texas Longhorns

Texas lost the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game to Oklahoma, then became the Big 12 representative in the Sugar Bowl when Oklahoma was selected for the College Football Playoff. Texas entered the bowl with a 9–4 record (7–2 in conference).

Georgia Bulldogs

Georgia lost the

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, then became the SEC representative in the Sugar Bowl when Alabama was selected for the College Football Playoff. Georgia entered the bowl with an 11–2 record (7–1 in conference).

Game summary

Texas defeated a heavily favored Georgia team, 28–21. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger was named the game MVP.

Scoring summary

Statistics

References

External links

Box score
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