Baylor Football: Bid Accepted for Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans

[Bryan, Taylor]

BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – December 8, 2019

Football accepts bid to Allstate Sugar Bowl
Bears to face Georgia in program’s 25th bowl game all-time
For more information contact: Taylor Bryan, 254-709-4411, Taylor_Bryan at baylor.edu<mailto:Taylor_Bryan at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – Baylor football has accepted an invitation to play in the 86th annual Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, and will face Georgia from the Southeastern Conference. The game will be played on January 1, 2019 at 7:45 p.m. CT at Mercedes Benz Superdome. It will be broadcast by ESPN.



“The opportunity to go to New Orleans, to play an SEC team for the second year in a row, to play in the Sugar Bowl, this iconic bowl,” Baylor head coach Matt Rhule said. “For our seniors, the chance to go out there and play a game against really good competition as they get evaluated for the next level, I think it’s really, really exciting for the entire program.”



In only his third season directing the Baylor program, Rhule led the Bears to an 11-2 record and the team’s first-ever appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game. BU is seeking its first-ever 12-win season after registering the third 11-win campaign in program history.



“We are honored to be selected for the Allstate Sugar Bowl, one of the most historically significant bowls in the country,” Baylor Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack Rhoades said. “New Orleans is a great destination and Georgia is a top-notch opponent. This has been an incredibly special season, and I’m proud of the work of our student-athletes, coaches and staff.”



Current Bear Foundation Members and season ticket holders can request tickets now through their online ticket accounts by 5 pm Tuesday, December 10. Tickets go on sale to the general public, Thursday, December 12.



“The Allstate Sugar Bowl is honored and excited to host two of the best teams in the country,” said Monique Morial, the President of the Sugar Bowl Committee. “For 85 years, the Sugar Bowl has built a tradition of hosting great college football action, and thanks to the SEC and the Big 12 we have the chance to build on that this year. This match-up between the Bulldogs and the Bears not only represents great football but also great fun.”



Baylor is making only its second-ever trip to the prestigious Sugar Bowl following a 13-7 win over Tennessee on January 1, 1956. It is the Bears’ third New Year’s Six bowl trip after berths in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl and 2015 Cotton Bowl.



SEC East champion and fifth-ranked Georgia enters the Sugar Bowl with an 11-2 record under head coach Kirby Smart. The Bulldogs boast the nation’s No. 2 scoring defense, allowing only 12.5 ppg.



This will be the fifth all-time meeting between Georgia and Baylor – the Bulldogs won all four meetings by an average of just 6.8 points and all four were played in Athens. The teams’ first match-up was a 24-14 decision in 1972 while the last meeting was a 15-3 Georgia win in 1989. The Bulldogs also won 16-14 in 1978 and 17-14 in 1985.



Baylor fans interested in hotel accommodations for Baylor's trip to New Orleans for the 2020 Allstate Sugar Bowl may sign up for information with Anthony Travel. Travel options will be sent via email from Baylor's travel partner as soon as they become available.



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Taylor Bryan | Assistant AD for Football External
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-4411 | O: 254-710-3538

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