The 1935 Sugar Bowl was the first Sugar Bowl game and Tulane (9-1) hosted unbeaten Temple (7-0-2) before a crowd of 22,206 in New Orleans. Temple took a 14-0 lead before Tulane came back to win the game 20-14 The game was played at Tulane's home field, so it was technically a home game for the Green Wave. Temple had been ranked 15th in a November 15, 1934 AP Football poll.