73rd Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl ~ January 3, 2007
#4 LSU 41 (Final: 11-3, #3)
#11 Notre Dame 14 (Final: 9-4, #17)

A dominating second half lifted LSU from a 14-all tie late to a decisive 41-14 victory over Notre Dame as the Sugar Bowl made a triumphant return to New Orleans.

LSU's JaMarcus Russell completed 21 of 34 passes for 332 yards with 2 touchdowns while also rushing for a touchdown to lead the Tigers to their third consecutive win in the Sugar Bowl.

After LSU opened the game with touchdowns on its first two possessions, Brady Quinn tossed a pair of touchdowns to knot the game late in the second quarter, before LSU took charge for the remainder of the contest.

Russell drove the Tigers on a five-play, 82-yard scoring drive that ended with his five-yard TD run to give LSU a 21-14 lead with 1:15 to play until halftime.

The big signal-caller then drove the Tigers to scoring drives on four of their first five second-half possessions. A pair of Colt David field goals preceded Russell's 58-yard scoring pass to WR Brandon LeFell to give LSU a 34-14 lead after three quarters.

Keiland Williams, who began the scoring spree for LSU, ended it in the fourth quarter with a 20-yard touchdown run for the final margin.
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