2009 Sugar Bowl

 

    The 2009 Sugar Bowl will be held on January 2nd, 2009, in New Orleans, Louisiana.  The game will be played at the Louisiana Superdome, the home of the New Orleans Saints and the Tulane Green Wave.  The Sugar Bowl has been played abually since 1935, and along with the Orange Bowl and Sun Bowl, it is the second oldest bowl game, behind the Rose Bowl.  Today, under the current BSC setup, the Sugar Bowl will host the SEC Champion unless that team is in the BCS Championship game. 

    The Lousiana Superdome opened in 1975, and has been the host to the Sugar Bowl ever since.  In addition to the Sugar Bowl. the Luoisiana Superdome has been home to more Super Bowls than any other venue, as it has hosted 6 Super Bowls, the latest coming in 2002.  The Superdome also gained international recognition in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina, when it served as a shelter for the victims of Katrina.  Following Katrina, renovations costing more than $180 million were needed to restore the stadium after the damages.
    In the 2008 Sugar Bowl, the Georgia Bulldogs destroyed the previously undefeated Hawaii Warriors, by a score of 41-10.