The 1942 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the and the Fordham Rams.

Those who watched the game were concerned by the attack on Pearl Harbor

Attack on Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941...

, which had occurred less than four weeks previously. Despite the entry of the United States into World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, the bowl game was played on schedule. New Year's Day

New Year's Day

New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...

, 1942, saw a cold, driving rainstorm in New Orleans. During the first quarter, a blocked Tigers punt, turned back by Fordham tackle Alex Santilli, led to a two-point safety being scored by defensive end Stanley Ritinski.

As the rain continued and no further points were scored, the final tally of Fordham 2, Missouri 0, was the lowest score ever recorded in a major U.S. college football bowl game in which one side won (there have been four 0-0 ties). Fordham had won the game without completing a single forward pass

Forward pass

In several forms of football a forward pass is when the ball is thrown in the direction that the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive team's goal line...

; their total game yardage was 137 yards, all of it on the ground.