De Sugar Bowl wordt sinds 1935 elk jaar in New Orleans, Lousiana gespeeld. De enige uitzondering was in 2006 toen het spel werd gespeeld in de Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, vanwege de enorme schade aan de Louisiana Superdome veroorzaakt door orkaan Katrina in 2005.
De eerste editie van de Sugar Bowl werd in hetzelfde jaar gespeeld als het eerste jaar van de Orange Bowl, waardoor deze twee spellen de op een na oudste grote bowl-spellen in het universiteitsvoetbal zijn.
Alleen de Rose Bowl, voor het eerst gespeeld in 1902, is ouder.
Sugar Bowl winnende teams en scores
De eerdere winnaars van de Sugar Bowl - nu de Allstate Sugar Bowl genoemd - worden hier vermeld:
| Jaar | Winnende team | Eindscore |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Tulane | Tulane 20, tempel 14 |
| 1936 | TCU | TCU 3, LSU 2 |
| 1937 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara 21, LSU 14 |
| 1938 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara 6, LSU 0 |
| 1939 | TCU | TCU 15, Carnegie Tech 7 |
| 1940 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M 14, Tulane 13 |
| 1941 | Boston College | Boston College 19, Tennessee 13 |
| 1942 | Fordham | Fordham 2, Missouri 0 |
| 1943 | Tennessee | Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7 |
| 1944 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18 |
| 1945 | Hertog | Duke 29, Alabama 26 |
| 1946 | Staat Oklahoma | Oklahoma State 33, Saint Mary's (CA) 13 |
| 1947 | Georgië | Georgia 20, North Carolina 10 |
| 1948 | Texas | Texas 27, Alabama 7 |
| 1949 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma 14, North Carolina 6 |
| 1950 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma 35, LSU 0 |
| 1951 | Kentucky | Kentucky 13, Oklahoma 7 |
| 1952 | Maryland | Maryland 28, Tennessee 13 |
| 1953 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech 24, Mississippi 7 |
| 1954 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech 42, West Virginia 19 |
| 1955 | Marine | Navy 21, Mississippi 0 |
| 1956 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech 7, Pittsburgh 0 |
| 1957 | Baylor | Baylor 13, Tennessee 7 |
| 1958 | Mississippi | Mississippi 39, Texas 7 |
| 1959 | LSU | LSU 7, Clemson 0 |
| 1960 | Mississippi | Mississippi 21, LSU 0 |
| 1961 | Mississippi | Mississippi 14, rijst 6 |
| 1962 | Alabama | Alabama 10, Arkansas 3 |
| 1963 | Mississippi | Mississippi 17, Arkansas 3 |
| 1964 | Alabama | Alabama 12, Mississippi 7 |
| 1965 | LSU | LSU 13, Syracuse 10 |
| 1966 | Missouri | Missouri 20, Florida 18 |
| 1967 | Alabama | Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 |
| 1968 | LSU | LSU 20, Wyoming 13 |
| 1969 | Arkansas | Arkansas 16, Georgië 2 |
| 1970 | Mississippi | Mississippi 27, Arkansas 22 |
| 1971 | Tennessee | Tennessee 34, luchtmacht 13 |
| 1972 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma 40, Auburn 22 |
| 1973 (gespeeld op 31-12-72) | Oklahoma | Oklahoma 14, Penn State 0 |
| 1974 (gespeeld op 31-12-73) | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 |
| 1975 (gespeeld op 31-12-74) | Nebraska | Nebraska 13, Florida 10 |
| 1976 (gespeeld op 31-12-1975) | Alabama | Alabama 13, Penn State 6 |
| 1977 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh 27, Georgia 3 |
| 1978 | Alabama | Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 |
| 1979 | Alabama | Alabama 14, Penn State 7 |
| 1980 | Alabama | Alabama 24, Arkansas 9 |
| 1981 | Georgië | Georgië 17, Notre Dame 10 |
| 1982 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20 |
| 1983 | Penn State | Penn State 27, Georgia 23 |
| 1984 | Kastanjebruin | Auburn 9, Michigan 7 |
| 1985 | Nebraska | Nebraska 28, LSU 10 |
| 1986 | Tennessee | Tennessee 35, Miami 7 |
| 1987 | Nebraska | Nebraska 30, LSU 15 |
| 1988 | Kastanjebruin | Auburn 16, Syracuse 16 |
| 1989 | Staat van Florida | Florida State 13, Auburn 7 |
| 1990 | Miami | Miami 33, Alabama 25 |
| 1991 | Tennessee | Tennessee 23, Virginia 22 |
| 1992 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 39, Florida 28 |
| 1993 | Alabama | Alabama 34, Miami 13 |
| 1994 | Florida | Florida 41, West Virginia 7 |
| 1995 | Staat van Florida | Staat 23 van Florida, Florida 17 |
| 1996 (gespeeld op 31-12-95) | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech 28, Texas 10 |
| 1997 | Florida | Florida 52, staat 20 van Florida |
| 1998 | Staat van Florida | Florida State 31, Ohio State 14 |
| 1999 | Staat van Ohio | Ohio State 24, Texas A&M 14 |
| 2000 | Staat van Florida | Florida State 46, Virginia Tech 29 |
| 2001 | Miami | Miami 37, Florida 20 |
| 2002 | LSU | LSU 47, Illinois 34 |
| 2003 | Georgië | Georgia 26, Staat van Florida 13 |
| 2004 | LSU | LSU 21, Oklahoma 14 |
| 2005 | Kastanjebruin | Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13 |
| 2006 | West Virginia | West Virginia 38, Georgia 35 |
| 2007 | LSU | LSU 41, Notre Dame 14 |
| 2008 | Georgië | Georgia 41, Hawaii 10 |
| 2009 | Utah | Utah 31, Alabama 17 |
| 2010 | Florida | Florida 51, Cincinnati 24 |
| 2011 | Staat van Ohio | Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26 |
| 2012 | Michigan | Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20 |
| 2013 | Louisville | Louisville 33, Florida 23 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 |
| 2015 | Staat van Ohio | Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 |
| 2016 | Mississippi | Mississippi 48, Oklahoma State 20 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma 35, Auburn 19 |
