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Sugar Bowl 1970
Ole Miss 27 Arkansas 22
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Arkansas quarterback Bill Montgomery’s fourth quarter heroics almost pulled it out for the Razorbacks who were down 24-6 at one point in the second period.
Montgomery had the Razorbacks rolling with less than: two minutes left, but Cannon stopped the threat with a fumble recovery at the Mississippi 28.
Archie Manning, Mississippi's gambling junior quarterback, directed the underdog Rebels to a 24-12 halftime lead, scoring once on an 18-yard run and passing 30 yards to Vernon Studdard for another Ole Miss touchdown.
Although Montgomery finished with more impressive aerial statistics than Manning, the 6 foot 3 Rebel quarterback from Drew, Miss was awarded the Miller-Bagby Trophy as the game's outstanding player.
Montgomery completed 17 of 32 passes for 340 yards, falling 12 yards shy of the mark for Sugar Bowl passing set by Florida's Steve Spurrier in a losing effort against Missouri three years ago.
Arkansas finished the season with a 9-1 mark and was ranked only behind unbeaten Texas and Penn State among the nation's college powers. The Rebels had a 7-3 season and entered the Sugar Bowl as slight underdogs.
Mississippi Coach Johnny Vaught’s defense had to share honors with Manning and the attack force. The defensive unit showed several lapses during the season, but it saved the day against the Razorbacks Thursday.
Cannon's recovery of Arkansas receiver Chuck Dicus’ fumble on the Mississippi 28 with 1:08 left nipped what could have been the winning Razorback drive. Dicus, last year's most valuable player in the Sugar Bowl when the Porkers upset Georgia, 16-2, had just caught a 12-yard pass from Montgomery when he coughed up the ball after Cannon’s jarring tackle.
Just minutes Cannon broke up third and fourth down passes from the Rebels 38 to stop another Arkansas threat.
The punting of Ole Miss' Julian Pagan also aided the Rebel cause in the final period. He boomed one punt 40 yards and it rolled out of bounds on the Hogs' three-yard line. His next punt, with 2:33 remaining, went to the Arkansas 13.
Other defensive standouts of the Rebels included linebacker Fred Brister, tackle Buz Morrow and end Hap Farber, who made key third down stops on two occasions in the first quarter, forcing the Razorbacks to try for field goals. Both attempts by Bill McClard were wide.
The interception came two minutes after Cannon had made a one-handed theft of Maxwell's halfback option pass, thrown from the 13 into the Rebel end zone.
The passing duel between the quarterbacks-they put the ball in the air 67 times-shadowed a Sugar Bowl record field goal of 52 yards by Ole Miss sophomore, Cloyce Hinton. Hinton had hit on a 59-yard effort earlier in the season. His kick came in the second period, just after a Manning touchdown pass to Buddy Jones from the Razorback 20 had been nullified by a penalty. Hinton also kicked a 26-yarder in the third quarter for Mississippi's only scoring in the second half.
McClard, finally finding the range, got a 35 yard field goal not long after to keep the Razorbacks from falling too far behind.
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| Ole Miss lines up before the game. | |
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Archie Manning rifles a pass. |
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| Cloyce Hinton hit a 52 yard field goal in the second period. | |
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Montgomery led Arkansas on a frantic comeback attempt. |
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Hero Glenn Cannon pointed the way to victory. |
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Manning was the game's MVP |
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Attendance- 82,500
Scoring Summary
First Quarter OM- Bowen 69 run (King kick) OM- Manning 18 run (King kick)
Second Quarter UA- Burnett 12 run (kick failed) OM- FG Hinton 52 OM- Studdard 30 yard pass from Manning (King kick) UA- Dicus 47 yard pass from Montgomery (kick failed)
Third Quarter OM- FG Hinton 36 UA- FG McClard 35
Fourth Quarter UA- Burnett 6 yard pass from Montgomery (McClard kick)
Individual Statistics
Rushing OM- Bowen 12-94, Manning 13-39 UA- Maxwell 8-108, Burnett 17-59
Passing OM- Manning 21-35-273 UA- Montgomery 17-34-338
Receiving OM- Poole 7-72, Studdard 5-109 UA- Maxwell 9-137, Dicus 6-171
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Safety
Glenn Cannon of Mississippi came up with big defensive plays in the
final quarter as the Rebels staved off an Arkansas rally and hung on for
a 27-22 victory over the third-ranked Razorbacks in the 36th annual
Sugar Bowl football Thursday.
Safety
Dennis Berner's interception of a Manning pass that set up the Arkansas
touchdown pulled the Hogs within five points in the final quarter and
set the stage for the final throbbing minutes. Berner's steal came on
the Ole Miss 41 and he returned it to the Rebel 11. Three plays later on
a third down situation, Montgomery whipped a six-yard toss to fullback
Bruce Maxwell in the corner of the end zone for the score. The clock
showed 10:15 left to play.
