1977 Sugar Bowl - Tony Dorsett scamper

Tony Dorsett rips off a nice run late in the 3rd quarter of the 1977 Sugar Bowl in route to a National Championship for the Pitt Panthers.

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[Spitzerman]

Isn't this the year that Dorsett got like 9 yards on 17 carries against OU the year OU beat Pitt 46-10?

[pittee3]

No, Pitt went undefeated this year and won the national championship.

[newtcummer1]

tony dorsett might have been the best college runner of all time. He certainly was one of the best pro runners and deservedly is in the hall of fame

[TxTechRox123]

Dorsett is who I grew up on, I idolized that guy, one of the greatest in my book.

[stennet7]

@flwhrtrb90 haha, sorry no way they where all better.

[flwhrtrb90]

dont get me wrong dorsett was by far pitts best rb of all time but to say he was the best ever is quite a stretch. his merits stand on their own but if i had to draft a team with any college rb i could have i wouldnt pick dorsett over those i named.

[flwhrtrb90]

i can name many college rbs better than dorsett...barry sanders, earl campbell, bo jackson, herschell walker, jim brown, billy sims, marcus allen to name a few. someone mentioned archie griffin from ohio st. if you believe archie was better then you have to believe lil joe washington was better since he was drafted over archie griffin, and greg pruitt 1971 season in which he led the nation in rushing with 1760 yards and that 9.4 ypc average was better and pruitt didnt even win the heisman.

[flwhrtrb90]

1975 is the game in which scott hill leaped over a player and gave dorsett a concussion. he had something like 12 total touches for 17 total yards i believe. ou won that day 46-10 and ou was awarded the 1975 title.

lil joe washington absolutely ran all over pitt and made a td move reggie bush could only dream about. forget adrian peterson without question lil joe was the best rb in oklahoma history.

[MrGatechfan99]

Dorsett had more yards rushing in that game than the ENTIRE yards offense that UGAg had. LMAO

[z32j10h]

My dad hawked him down at the end

[FRSFreeStatePlus]

There probably wasn't much doubt that Tony Dorsett was going to become a great RB in the NFL.

[ynp1978]

@ StealthAudacity Couldn't agree with you more.That 1976 Pitt team was very good. I would rank them behind 95 Nebraska,01 Miami and 04 USC...maybe a couple of others,but they are in the top 6-7 college teams I ever watched!

[StealthAudacity]

That 1976 Pitt team is underrated when talking about past national champions. They

crushed Notre Dame at South Bend, and easily handled Penn State and Georgia. In fact the 24 point win of UGA in the Sugar Bowl remains the largest margin of victory over a SEC champion in that bowl.

[kirkindog]

I Guess If Dorsett Could Rou A 4.1. I Wonder What Darrel Green Could Run When He Ran Down Tony D On The Dead Run On Thst Monday Night Football Game Back In 1983?