The 1936 Sugar Bowl

Sugar Bowl

The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl has been played annually since January 1, 1935, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on January 2, 2009...

, part of the 1935 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1936, at Tulane Stadium

Tulane Stadium

Tulane Stadium was an outdoor football stadium located in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1926 to 1980. Officially known as the Third Tulane Stadium, it replaced the "Second Tulane Stadium" where the Telephone Exchange Building is now located...

 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

. The competing teams were the , representing the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 (SEC), and the , representing the Southwest Conference (SWC). TCU won the game 3–2.

LSU

The 1935 LSU squad finished the regular season 9–1 and as SEC champions with loss coming against in the season opener. The Sugar Bowl appearance marked the first ever postseason bowl game

Bowl game

In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...

 for LSU.

TCU

The 1935 TCU squad finished the regular season with a record of 11–1. The only loss of the season came in their final conference game against by a score of 20–14. The appearance marked the first for TCU in the Sugar bowl and the second all-time bowl appearance.

Game summary

In a game dominated by both defenses, all five points were scored in the second quarter. TCU's Taldon Manton scored first on a 36-yard field goal. LSU scored their only points when Sammy Baugh

Sammy Baugh

Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...

 was called for a safety after being pressured by Gaynell Tinsley

Gaynell Tinsley

Gaynell Charles "Gus" Tinsley was an American football end and coach. He was a consensus All-American for Louisiana State in 1935 and 1936 and an All-NFL selection while playing for the Chicago Cardinals in 1937 and 1938...

, and called for intentional grounding

Intentional grounding

In gridiron football, intentional grounding is when a quarterback throws an incomplete pass toward an area of the field where there is clearly no eligible receiver. The penalty usually results in the loss of a down as well as 10 yards...

.