1977 Sugar Bowl

January 1, 1977 • Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA • ABC • 11:30 AM CST 1 Pittsburgh Panthers 43rd Sugar Bowl 5 Georgia Bulldogs 27 Team 1 2 3 4 Totals Panthers 7 14 3 3 27 Bulldogs 0 0 3 0 3 3

Attendance - 76,117

Previous: 1975

Next: 1978

First Quarter

• PITT - Matt Cavanaugh 6 yard run (Carson Long kick)

Second Quarter

• PITT - Gordon Jones 59 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Carson Long kick)
• PITT - Tony Dorsett 11 yard run (Carson Long kick)

Third Quarter

• UGA - Allan Leavitt 25 yard field goal
• PITT - Carson Long 42 yard field goal

Fourth Quarter

• PITT - Carson Long 31 yard field goal

Statistics

Statistics	PITT	UGA
First Downs	24	14
Yards Rushing	66-288	40-135
Yards Passing	192	46
Passing: Comp-Att-Int	10-18-0	3-22-4
Returns
Punts-Average	5-36.8	8-42.1
Fumbles-Lost	2-1	4-2
Penalties-Yards	6-66	4-40

References

• No Palm Beach Post.