Auburn University and the University of Oklahoma will meet next month for the 83rd annual Allstate Sugar Bowl, officials formally announced Sunday. It will be the second matchup of the teams from the Big 12 and the SEC since a new agreement was signed by organizers and the two conferences. Kickoff between Oklahoma and Auburn will be at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. “Both teams have had outstanding seasons and bring exciting styles of play to New Orleans. This will be another wonderful opportunity for us to welcome thousands of fans to this great city and show off all it has to offer," said Chuck Lapeyre, president of the Sugar Bowl Committee. January's Sugar Bowl matchup is also the second all-time meeting between the Tigers and the Sooners. The two teams first met during the Sugar Bowl after the 1971 season. Auburn is making its sixth over-all Sugar Bowl visit, but Jan. 2 will be Oklahoma's eighth trip to New Orleans. The Sooners are 5-2 in the Sugar Bowl, while Auburn is 2-2-1. Tickets for the Sugar Bowl can be purchased online or by calling 800-745-3000. More information about the Sugar Bowl can be found online. Stay with WDSU.com for more details. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

Auburn University and the University of Oklahoma will meet next month for the 83rd annual Allstate Sugar Bowl, officials formally announced Sunday.

It will be the second matchup of the teams from the Big 12 and the SEC since a new agreement was signed by organizers and the two conferences. Kickoff between Oklahoma and Auburn will be at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

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“Both teams have had outstanding seasons and bring exciting styles of play to New Orleans. This will be another wonderful opportunity for us to welcome thousands of fans to this great city and show off all it has to offer," said Chuck Lapeyre, president of the Sugar Bowl Committee.

January's Sugar Bowl matchup is also the second all-time meeting between the Tigers and the Sooners. The two teams first met during the Sugar Bowl after the 1971 season.

Auburn is making its sixth over-all Sugar Bowl visit, but Jan. 2 will be Oklahoma's eighth trip to New Orleans.

The Sooners are 5-2 in the Sugar Bowl, while Auburn is 2-2-1.

Tickets for the Sugar Bowl can be purchased online or by calling 800-745-3000.

More information about the Sugar Bowl can be found online.

Stay with WDSU.com for more details.

Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!