1965 Sugar Bowl - Syracuse University Athletics

Louisiana State 13, Syracuse 10
Jan. 1, 1965
New Orleans, La.

After rallying to win in its previous bowl appearance, the roles were reversed and the Orange lost to LSU. The Tigers came from behind to win the 31st Sugar Bowl, 13-10.

Roger Smith kicked a 23-yard field goal, and Brad Clarke ran 32 yards for a touchdown after a blocked punt to give SU a 10-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Tigers tied the score midway through the third quarter when Billy Ezell hit Doug Moreau on a 57-yard scoring play. Joe Labruzzo caught a pass from Ezell to complete the two-point conversion. With 3:50 left to play, Moreau kicked a 28-yard field goal to win it.

Jim Nance gained 70 yards rushing for the Orange, while Floyd Little had 40. Donald Schwab led the Tigers with 81 yards on the ground.

Score By Quarter	1	2	3	4	F
Syracuse	10	0	0	0	10
Louisiana State	2	0	8	3	13

Scoring Summary
Team	Play	Score
SU	Smith 23 field goal	3-0
LSU	Rice safety	3-2
SU	Clarke 28 blocked punt return (Smith kick)	10-2
LSU	Moreau 57 pass from Ezell (Labruzzo pass from Ezell)	10-10
LSU	Moreau 28 field goal	10-13

Team Stats	SU	LSU
First Downs	10	11
Rushing Yardage	151	161
Passing Yardage	52	114
Total Offense (Plays-Yds)	55-203	64-275
Passes	8-20	6-15
Passes Had Intercepted	1	1
Punts/Avg.	6/37.5	9/36.2
Punt Returns	3-15	3-17
Kickoff Returns	3-32	3-48
Fumbles-Lost	3-1	4-0
Penalties-Yards	5-55	4-46

RUSHING: Syracuse - Nance 15-70, Little 8-40; Mahle 7-23, King 3-9, Duckett 2-9. LSU - Schwab 17-81, Labruzzo 10-25, Screen 6-21, DiBetta 13-18, Ezell 3-16.

PASSING: Syracuse - King 6-15-0-41, Mahle 2-5-1-11. LSU - Ezell 2-5-0-67, Screen 4-10-1-47.

RECEIVING: Syracuse - Mahle 3-15, Cripps 2-18, Clarke 1-11, Little 1-5, Elliott 1-3. LSU - Moreau 2-54, Labruzzo 2-45, Schwab 1-15, DiBetta 1-0.