ATLANTA, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Steve Slaton ran for three touchdowns as 11th-ranked West Virginia held off No. 8 Georgia, 38-35, to capture the Sugar Bowl in Atlanta.
Slaton had two 52-yard TD runs and ended with a Sugar Bowl record 204 yards rushing for the Mountaineers (11-1), who scored the first 28 points of the game, but had to pull off a fake punt in the final minutes to secure their first BCS bowl win.
Pat White ended 11-of-14 for 120 yards with a touchdown for West Virginia, which captured its first Sugar Bowl title and its first bowl win under head coach Rich Rodriguez.
D.J. Shockley finished 20-of-33 for 277 yards with three touchdowns for Georgia (10-3), which scored 35 of the final 45 points of the game, but still came up short. Thomas Brown and Kregg Lumpkin each added a rushing touchdown for the Bulldogs.
