1975 Sugar Bowl , part of the 1975 college football season , took place on December 31 , 1975 , at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana . It matched the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) and the independent Penn State Nittany Lions . In the first Sugar Bowl played in the recently completed Superdome , Alabama This was the last of four editions played on New Year 's Eve ; it returned to January 1 in 1977
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1975 Sugar Bowl