Bowl while in the SEC, although former member Sewanee did not. Iowa State, Kansas, and Texas Tech are the only current or former Big Eight or Big 12 members that have not appeared in the Sugar Bowl. Texas Tech, Houston and SMU are the only former Southwest Conference members that have not played in the Sugar Bowl. Appearances by conference Updated through the December 2022 edition (89 games, 178 total appearances). Games marked with an superscript D () were played in December. Conferences that are defunct or not currently active in FBS are marked in italics. Records reflect each team's conference affiliation at the time the game was played. Big Eight records include games when the conference was known as the Big Six or Big Seven. The American Athletic Conference (The American) retains the charter of the original Big East, following its 2013 realignment. Independent appearances: Air Force (1971), Boston College (1941), Carnegie Tech (1939), Florida State (1989), Fordham (1942), Miami (Florida) (1986, 1990), Navy (1955), Notre Dame (Dec. 1973, 1981, 1992, 2007), Penn State (Dec. 1972, Dec. 1975, 1979, 1983), Pittsburgh (1956, 1977, 1982), Saint Mary's (California) (1946), Santa Clara (1937, 1938), Syracuse (1965, 1988), and Temple (1935). Three games have been contested between two SEC teams: 1953, 1960, and 1964. The 2010 Ohio State Buckeyes later vacated all victories, including the 2011 Sugar Bowl. No team from the Pac-12 or its predecessors (e.g. PCC) has appeared in the Sugar Bowl. Game records Source: Broadcasting From 1999 to 2006, the game aired on ABC as part of its BCS package, where it had also been televised from 1969 through 1998. The Sugar Bowl was the only Bowl Alliance game to stick with ABC following the 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons; the Fiesta and Orange Bowls were televised by CBS. Prior to that, NBC aired the game for several years. From 2006 to 2010, Fox broadcast the game, while ESPN picked up the Sugar Bowl after picking up the rest of the BCS beginning in the 2009–10 season. For 2013, ESPN Deportes introduced a Spanish language telecast of the game. In November 2012, ESPN announced that it had reached a deal to maintain broadcast rights to the Sugar Bowl through 2026. ESPN pays $55 million yearly to broadcast the game beginning in the 2014–15 season under the new contract, which took effect upon the establishment of the College Football Playoff.