1959–60 NCAA football bowl games
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Bowl games | December 19, 1959 – January 2, 1960[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Syracuse (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959–60 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1959 and January 1960 to end the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. A total of nine team-competitive games,[1] and four all-star games, were played. The post-season began on December 19 with the Bluebonnet Bowl and Liberty Bowl, and concluded on January 9, 1960, 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 nine team-competitive bowls consisted of seven played the prior season (the eighth, the Bluegrass Bowl, did not return) plus the first editions of the Bluebonnet Bowl and Liberty Bowl.
Date | Game | Site | Time (US EST) |
TV | Matchup (pre-game record) |
AP pre-game rank |
UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank |
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12/19 | Liberty Bowl | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
1:00 p.m.[2] | NBC | ) | #12 #10 |
#10 #13 |
12/19 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Houston, Texas
|
3:30 p.m.[2] | CBS | Clemson 23 (8–2) (ACC) TCU 7 (8–2) (SWC) |
#11 #7 |
#11 #8 |
12/31 | Sun Bowl | Kidd Field El Paso, Texas |
4:00 p.m.[3] | — | New Mexico State 28 (7–3) (Border) North Texas State 8 (9–1) (MVC) |
NR NR |
NR NR |
1/1 | Orange Bowl | Miami, Florida
|
1:00 p.m.[4] | CBS | Georgia 14 (9–1) (SEC) Missouri 0 (6–4) (Big Seven) |
#5 #18 |
#5 #20 |
1/1 | Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, Louisiana
|
2:00 p.m.[4] | NBC | Ole Miss 21 (9–1) (SEC) LSU 0 (9–1) (SEC) |
#2 #3 |
#2 #3 |
1/1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Dallas, Texas
|
3:30 p.m.[4] | CBS | ) | #1 #4 |
#1 #4 |
1/1 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
5:00 p.m.[4] | NBC | ) | #8 #6 |
#7 #6 |
1/1 | Tangerine Bowl | Tangerine Bowl (stadium)
Orlando, Florida |
8:15 p.m.[4] | — | Middle Tennessee 21 (9–0–1) (OVC) Presbyterian 12 (9–1) (Little Three) |
n/a | n/a |
1/2 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
2:00 p.m.[5] | CBS | Arkansas 14 (8–2) (SWC) Georgia Tech 7 (6–4) (SEC) |
#9 NR |
#9 NR |
Source:[6]
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
- ^ "1959 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Sakowitz, Sheldon (December 19, 1959). "Three Grid Bowl Games On Tap Today". The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. AP. p. 18. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Offense Key For Sun Bowl". Amarillo Globe-News. AP. December 30, 1959. p. 24. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Bowl Schedule". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. AP. December 31, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "TV Highlights". Jim Thorpe Times News. Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. January 2, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.