1958–59 NCAA football bowl games
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Season | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of bowls | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-star games | Blue–Gray Football Classic East–West Shrine Game North–South Shrine Game Senior Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 college 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 University at Buffalo, hoping that the Orlando High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), which operated the Tangerine Bowl stadium, would waive its rule that prohibited integrated sporting events. When it refused, the team unanimously voted to skip the bowl because its two black players (halfback Willie Evans and end Mike Wilson) would not have been allowed on the field.[2][3]
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 | Oklahoma State 15 (7–3) (Independent), Florida State 6 (7–3) (Independent) | #19 NR | NR NR |
12/27 | Tangerine Bowl | Tangerine Bowl (stadium) Orlando, Florida | 2:30 p.m.[5] | — | East Texas State 26 (9–1) (Lone Star), 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 | Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida | 1:00 p.m.[7] | CBS | Oklahoma 21 (9–1) (Big Seven†), Syracuse 6 (8–1) (Independent) | #5 #9 | #5 #10 |
1/1 | Sugar Bowl | Tulane Stadium 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 | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | 3:30 p.m.[7] | CBS | TCU 0 (8–2) (SWC†), Air Force 0 (9–0–1) (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
References
- ^ "1958 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Race Bias Makes Lemon Of Tangerine Bowl Bid". 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.
- ^ "East Texas State Favored In Bowl Clash". Orlando Evening Star. December 26, 1958. p. 14. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "5 Bowl Games Today Figure To Be Thrillers". 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.
- ^ MacCambridge, Michael, ed. (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. New York, N.Y.: ESPN Books. p. 1252. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.