In 1995 , the Sugar Bowl was held under the rules of the Bowl Alliance . The Alliance , predecessor to the modern Bowl Championship Series , was intended to match the champions of the Southeastern Conference , Big East Conference , Atlantic Coast Conference , Big 12 , Southwest Conference , and one at-large team against each other in the Sugar Bowl , Orange Bowl , and Fiesta Bowl . Each year , the two highest-ranked teams would play in a National Championship Game held in place of one of the bowl games . The site of the national championship game rotated among the three bowl games , as did the date of each game . Following the 1995 college football season , the Sugar Bowl was designated for December 31 , marking the first time two Sugar Bowls would be held in the same calendar year
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1995 Sugar Bowl (December)