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A Pittsburgh fumble on the first drive of the second half gave the ball to
Georgia at the Panther 26, but the Bulldogs could only forward it to the seven; Allan Leavitt kicked a 25-yard field goal for Georgia's only points of the game. Panther kicker Carson Long countered with a 42-yarder to make it
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had focused on
Dorsett exclusively, which opened up the Panthers' passing game, as the receivers were being given one-on-one coverage. Pittsburgh took advantage, passing for 185 yards in the first half while Dorsett was held to 65 yards; he rushed for 137 yards in the second half.
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after the game, and this remains
Pittsburgh's most recent national championship. The Panthers returned once to the Sugar Bowl, while Georgia has returned six times; the two teams met in the Sugar Bowl five years later in January
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scored from eleven yards out and it was 21–0 at halftime. Georgia's a
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There was a Sugar Bowl in
January and December in 1972, 1995 and 2022.
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Announced weeks earlier, Majors left
Pittsburgh for his alma mater
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980:. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. January 2, 1977. p. 63.
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on
November 6, the Panthers climbed to first. Pittsburgh beat
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The game was also the national title game for either the
1227:"Bowl History - #1 Pittsburg tops Dogs in '77 Sugar Bowl"
1178:. (Texas). Associated Press. January 1, 1977. p. 2B.
1142:. (Texas). Associated Press. January 1, 1977. p. 1B.
1103:. (Oregon). wire service. September 12, 1976. p. 6B.
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and the Panthers rose to third in the next poll. When
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semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.
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2023 College Football Playoff National Championship
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2022 College Football Playoff National Championship
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2018 College Football Playoff National Championship
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1191:"Pitt tears up Bulldogs, awaits collegiate title"
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1154:"1977 – How They Got Here / Allstate Sugar Bowl"
2804:January 1977 sports events in the United States
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1085:. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 24.
1262:. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 7.
891:During the 1970s, the top-ranked team won its
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935:"Sugar is sweetest, Majors, Pitt insist"
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1209:"1977 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl"
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1017:"Majors agrees: 'Pittsburgh's No. 1'"
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730:Pittsburgh – Long, 42-yard field goal
2794:Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games
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1034:Underwood, John (January 10, 1977).
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895:only three times: Pittsburgh joined
1275:"Majors-players: tearless farewell"
567:1976 Georgia Bulldogs football team
13:
1273:Axelrod, Phil (December 4, 1976).
1254:Smith, Howard (December 4, 1976).
1057:"Pitt (surprise) voted grid title"
933:Franke, Russ (December 31, 1976).
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615:, more than an hour ahead of the
2784:1976–77 NCAA football bowl games
1483:History & conference tie-ins
1189:Attner, Paul (January 2, 1977).
994:Franke, Russ (January 2, 1977).
655:. Georgia's option quarterback
1256:"Johnny Majors going back home"
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2571:Pittsburgh Panthers bowl games
2019:in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004.
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953:"Dorsett, dome double trouble"
591:, their first SEC title since
1:
1079:"AP names Panthers champions"
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1996:The 2006 game took place in
1236:. p. 82. Archived from
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2809:1977 in sports in Louisiana
2071:Georgia Bulldogs bowl games
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10:
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2708:2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl
2693:2003 Continental Tire Bowl
2663:1987 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
2210:1978 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
1036:"Marching through Georgia"
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2246:1984 Florida Citrus Bowl
2239:1984 Cotton Bowl Classic
2196:1976 Cotton Bowl Classic
2147:1966 Cotton Bowl Classic
2027:College Football Playoff
2017:Bowl Championship Series
1510:College Football Playoff
1195:Lewiston Morning Tribune
996:"Pitt: How sweet it is!"
481:
1515:Southeastern Conference
1279:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
1136:"No. 1 ranking on line"
589:Southeastern Conference
497:After an 8–4 season in
470:After four editions on
451:Southeastern Conference
438:season, it matched the
2733:2015 Armed Forces Bowl
2723:2013 BBVA Compass Bowl
2718:2012 BBVA Compass Bowl
2713:2011 BBVA Compass Bowl
2668:1989 John Hancock Bowl
2393:2009 Independence Bowl
2288:1991 Independence Bowl
2260:1986 Hall of Fame Bowl
760: Georgia
312:Pittsburgh by 3 points
97:Head coach:
88:Head coach:
2678:2000 Insight.com Bowl
2414:2013 Capital One Bowl
2386:2009 Capital One Bowl
2372:2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl
2351:2004 Capital One Bowl
2126:1950 Presidential Cup
1243:on December 22, 2015.
1215:on December 13, 2009.
1101:Eugene Register-Guard
1061:Eugene Register-Guard
974:"Pitt stomps Georgia"
18:College football game
2753:2019 Quick Lane Bowl
2337:2001 Music City Bowl
674:, their first since
571:Georgia had started
531:Three Rivers Stadium
2743:2016 Pinstripe Bowl
2683:2001 Tangerine Bowl
2633:1978 Tangerine Bowl
2435:2016 TaxSlayer Bowl
2189:1974 Tangerine Bowl
461:and were consensus
449:, champions of the
443:Pittsburgh Panthers
424:Louisiana Superdome
275:Louisiana Superdome
45:Pittsburgh Panthers
2738:2015 Military Bowl
1118:"Dogs vs. Dorsett"
1040:Sports Illustrated
957:Milwaukee Sentinel
668:national champions
464:national champions
2771:
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2688:2002 Insight Bowl
2673:1997 Liberty Bowl
2536:
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2442:2016 Liberty Bowl
2407:2012 Outback Bowl
2400:2010 Liberty Bowl
2358:2005 Outback Bowl
2323:2000 Outback Bowl
2309:1998 Outback Bowl
2267:1987 Liberty Bowl
2154:1967 Liberty Bowl
2036:
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2002:Hurricane Katrina
1520:Big 12 Conference
1505:Caesars Superdome
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1176:Victoria Advocate
1160:on March 5, 2016.
1140:Victoria Advocate
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422:, played at the
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2628:1977 Gator Bowl
2623:1977 Sugar Bowl
2608:1956 Gator Bowl
2603:1956 Sugar Bowl
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2224:1982 Sugar Bowl
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2217:1981 Sugar Bowl
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2182:1973 Peach Bowl
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2175:1971 Gator Bowl
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579:shutout of
505:; they won
478:this year.
457:Pittsburgh
455:Independent
445:and the #5
428:New Orleans
396:>
385: <
378:Sugar Bowl
285:New Orleans
66:Independent
2789:Sugar Bowl
2778:Categories
1976:2022 (Dec)
1971:2022 (Jan)
1841:1995 (Dec)
1836:1995 (Jan)
1726:1972 (Dec)
1721:1972 (Jan)
1475:Sugar Bowl
1390:Bluebonnet
920:References
757:Pittsburgh
754:Statistics
745:Statistics
565:See also:
527:Penn State
503:Notre Dame
491:See also:
487:Pittsburgh
440:top-ranked
357:Announcers
331:Attendance
206:Pittsburgh
27:Sugar Bowl
1392:(Dec. 31)
1384:(Dec. 31)
1376:(Dec. 27)
1368:(Dec. 25)
1360:(Dec. 20)
1352:(Dec. 18)
1350:Tangerine
1344:(Dec. 13)
893:bowl game
881:Tennessee
875:Aftermath
842:Turnovers
459:won 27–3,
432:Louisiana
420:bowl game
289:Louisiana
1432:(Jan. 2)
1424:(Jan. 1)
1416:(Jan. 1)
1408:(Jan. 1)
1400:(Jan. 1)
1336:(Dec. 4)
898:Nebraska
657:Ray Goff
653:game MVP
649:Ray Goff
628:it 14–0.
601:Ole Miss
585:Ole Miss
513:lost to
511:Michigan
308:Favorite
281:Location
2000:due to
1490:History
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869:Source:
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815:62–181
804:3–22–4
801:10–18–0
798:Passing
782:40–135
682:Scoring
581:Alabama
561:Georgia
521:in the
453:(SEC).
415:of the
413:edition
345:Network
318:Referee
271:Stadium
228:Georgia
155:Coaches
121:Coaches
34:edition
1414:Orange
1406:Cotton
1366:Fiesta
823:5–36.8
812:84–480
779:66–288
515:Purdue
507:31–10,
334:76,117
261:Season
59:(10–1)
56:(11–0)
2015:, or
1990:Notes
1529:Games
1398:Sugar
1382:Peach
1374:Gator
1241:(PDF)
1230:(PDF)
859:4–30
645:27–3.
482:Teams
200:Total
32:43rd
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1961:2020
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1941:2016
1936:2015
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1536:1935
1422:Rose
913:1972
907:and
902:1971
886:1982
856:6–66
837:4–2
676:1937
597:1969
593:1968
577:21–0
573:4–0,
544:1956
540:1956
536:1955
525:and
499:1975
407:The
394:1978
387:1975
265:1976
253:Date
25:1977
1430:Sun
909:USC
834:2–1
793:46
790:192
771:14
670:by
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546:).
529:at
426:in
350:ABC
324:SWC
295:MVP
73:SEC
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