1984 Sugar Bowl

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{{Infobox college football game

| name =

| year_game_played = 1984

| game_name = Sugar Bowl

| subheader = 50th Sugar Bowl

| image = Louisiana Superdome - Unbranded - 26 July 2021.jpg

| caption = The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl.

| football_season = 1983

| visitor_name_short = Auburn

| visitor_nickname = Tigers

| visitor_school = Auburn University

| visitor_record = 10–1

| visitor_conference = SEC

| visitor_coach = Pat Dye

| visitor_rank_AP = 3

| visitor_rank_coaches = 3

| visitor_1q = 0

| visitor_2q = 0

| visitor_3q = 3

| visitor_4q = 6

| home_name_short = Michigan

| home_nickname = Wolverines

| home_school = University of Michigan

| home_record = 9–2

| home_conference = Big Ten

| home_coach = Bo Schembechler

| home_rank_AP = 8

| home_rank_coaches = 8

| home_1q = 7

| home_2q = 0

| home_3q = 0

| home_4q = 0

| date_game_played = January 2

| stadium = Louisiana Superdome

| city = New Orleans, Louisiana

| MVP = Bo Jackson (Auburn RB)

| odds = Auburn by 4 to 4½ points{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G08NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4982%2C105011 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=The latest line |date=January 2, 1984 |page=22}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4llWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6006%2C1000682 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Harrah's Odds: college football |date=January 2, 1984 |page=17}}

| referee = Dixon Holman (SWC)

| attendance = 77,893

| us_network = ABC

| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games

| us_announcers = Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles

}}

The 1984 Sugar Bowl was the 50th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 2. Part of the 1983–84 bowl game season, it matched the third-ranked Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the #8 Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4axjAAAAIBAJ&pg=3137%2C326864|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Today's bowl games: Sugar |date=January 2, 1984 |page=3B}} Favored Auburn was shut out until the third quarter, but rallied with three field goals to {{nowrap|win 9–7.{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N0BPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6891%2C1085169|work=Toledo Blade |location=(Ohio) |last=Gugger |first=John |title=Michigan falls to field goal with 23 seconds left |date=January 3, 1984 |page=22}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5axjAAAAIBAJ&pg=2038%2C534939 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=No. 3 Auburn makes bid, too |date=January 3, 1984 |page=1D}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=67QqAAAAIBAJ&pg=2987%2C1941785 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=(Los Angeles Times)|last=Gustkey |first=Earl|title=Auburn nips Michigan, makes No. 1 pitch |date=January 3, 1984 |page=D4}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RiZcAAAAIBAJ&pg=3144%2C1039830 |work=Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio) |agency=(Chicago Sun-Times) |last=Sons |first=Ray|title='Chip shot' carries Auburn to sweet win over Michigan |date=January 3, 1984 |page=14}}}}

New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1984, and the college bowl games were played the following day.