{"id":29558,"date":"2015-12-06T17:23:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T22:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=29558"},"modified":"2015-12-06T17:39:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T22:39:51","slug":"its-official-ole-miss-is-returning-to-the-sugar-bowl-for-the-first-time-since-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/its-official-ole-miss-is-returning-to-the-sugar-bowl-for-the-first-time-since-1970\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Official: Ole Miss is Returning to the Sugar Bowl for the First Time since 1970"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ole Miss Rebels vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys\u00a0in the 2016 Sugar Bowl<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Oxford, Miss. (TLV) &#8211; It&#8217;s official: <strong>Ole Miss<\/strong> is finally returning to the <strong>Sugar Bowl<\/strong> in <strong>New Orleans<\/strong>. The No. 16 ranked <strong>Rebels<\/strong> will face off against No. 13 <strong>Oklahoma State Cowboys<\/strong>\u00a0on January 1, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ole Miss has not played in the Sugar Bowl since 1970, when the No. 13 ranked Rebels defeated the No. 3\u00a0<strong>Arkansas Razorbacks<\/strong> in Tulane Stadium. The legendary Coach <strong>Johnny Vaught<\/strong>\u00a0took the Rebels to a victory on that New Year&#8217;s Day with Sugar Bowl MVP <strong>Archie Manning <\/strong>leading the way<strong>. <\/strong>The Rebels spoiled Arkansas&#8217;s 1969 season and the Razorbacks return trip to the Sugar Bowl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The 2016 Sugar Bowl will take place in the <strong>Superdome<\/strong> in New Orleans, Louisiana at 7:30 pm. Tickets can be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/allstate-sugar-bowl-new-orleans-louisiana-01-01-2016\/event\/1B004F0B7DEE180E?artistid=827390&amp;majorcat\" target=\"_blank\">purchased here<\/a>. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14544 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"The Local Voice Ligature\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29562\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl1.jpg?resize=620%2C349\" alt=\"2015-12-06-SugarBowl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl1.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29564\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl-2.jpg?resize=620%2C349\" alt=\"2015-12-06-SugarBowl-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl-2.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl-3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29566\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl-3.jpg?resize=620%2C349\" alt=\"2015-12-06-SugarBowl-3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl-3.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-12-06-SugarBowl-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ole Miss Rebels vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys\u00a0in the 2016 Sugar Bowl Oxford, Miss. 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