1937 Sugar Bowl

LSU had allowed only 33 points during the regular season while cruising to a second straight Southeastern Conference championship with an undefeated regular season, with a non-conference tie at Texas early in the season. Santa Clara was an independent, which cost them an invite to the Rose Bowl due to not being a Pacific Coast Conference member; Washington won the PCC. The Broncos were 7–0 when the Sugar invitation was made, but then were shut out by Sammy Baugh and TCU on December 12 in San Francisco.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FScbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3937%2C6096343 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |last=Sullivan |first=James A. |title=Texas Christian punctures Santa Clara's perfect record In the final AP poll released in late November, LSU was second and Santa Clara was sixth. ==Game summary==

Rain that had started the previous day continued throughout the game, which contributed to sixteen turnovers and 25 punts. LSU could not overcome a sloppy first quarter in which they had no first downs and allowed the Broncos to score twice. Manny Gomez caught a touchdown pass from Nello Falaschi and Norman Finley caught a touchdown pass from Bruno Pellegrini, both in a span of seven minutes. LSU narrowed the lead in the second quarter on Gus Tinsley's touchdown catch from Bill Crass, and Santa Clara led at halftime. ==Aftermath==

LSU reached their third consecutive Sugar Bowl the following year, in a rematch with Santa Clara, and the Broncos won again in the rain. ==Statistics==