1958–59 NCAA football bowl games
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Bowl games | December 13, 1958 – January 1, 1959[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Iowa Hawkeyes (FWAA) LSU Tigers (AP, Coaches) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958–59 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1958 and January 1959 to end the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. A total of eight team-competitive games,[1] and four all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Bluegrass Bowl on December 13, 1958, and concluded on January 3, 1959, with the season-ending Senior Bowl all-star game.
Schedule
The following table lists bowl games involving University Division teams;[b] bowl games at lower levels are listed in the See also section.
The eight team-competitive bowls consisted of the seven played the prior season plus the first (and only) edition of the Bluegrass Bowl.
Notably, Tangerine Bowl organizers initially invited the
Date | Game | Site | Time (US EST) |
TV | Matchup (pre-game record) |
AP pre-game rank |
UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank |
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12/13 | Bluegrass Bowl | Cardinal Stadium
Louisville, Kentucky |
2:00 p.m.[4] | ABC
|
Independent )
|
#19 NR |
NR NR |
12/27 | Tangerine Bowl | Tangerine Bowl (stadium)
Orlando, Florida |
2:30 p.m.[5] | — | Missouri Valley 7 (8–0) (MCAU )
|
n/a | n/a |
12/27 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
2:00 p.m.[6] | CBS | Ole Miss 7 (8–2) (SEC), Florida 3 (6–3–1) (SEC) |
#11 #14 |
#12 #15 |
12/31 | Sun Bowl | Kidd Field El Paso, Texas |
4:00 p.m.[7] | — | Wyoming 14 (7–3) (Mountain States), Hardin–Simmons 6 (6–4) (Border†) |
NR NR |
NR NR |
1/1 | Orange Bowl | Miami, Florida
|
1:00 p.m.[7] | CBS | Independent )
|
#5 #9 |
#5 #10 |
1/1 | Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, Louisiana
|
2:00 p.m.[7] | NBC | LSU 7 (10–0) (SEC†), Clemson 0 (8–2) (ACC†) |
#1 #12 |
#1 #13 |
1/1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Dallas, Texas
|
3:30 p.m.[7] | CBS | Independent )
|
#10 #6 |
#9 #8 |
1/1 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
5:00 p.m.[7] | NBC | Iowa 38 (7–1–1) (Big Ten†), California 12 (7–3) (PCC†) |
#2 #16 |
#2 #16 |
† denotes conference champion
Source:[8]
See also
- Holiday Bowl (NAIA)
- Prairie View Bowl
Notes
- ^ Excludes all-star games.
- Tangerine Bowlwere not from the University Division, but the bowl is included due to its history with such teams.
References
- ^ "1958 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- New York Age. New York City. December 6, 1958. p. 33. Retrieved March 3, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas State in Tangerine Bowl". The Gazette and Daily. York, Pennsylvania. AP. December 2, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved March 12, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowl Season Swings Into High Gear". The Roanoke Times. December 13, 1958. p. 9. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- Orlando Evening Star. December 26, 1958. p. 14. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- St. Petersburg Times. AP. December 27, 1958. p. 1-C. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Bowl Game Schedule". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. December 31, 1958. p. 17. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.