1959–60 NCAA football bowl games

College football postseason game series August 2023 1959 9 Blue–Gray Football ClassicEast–West Shrine GameNorth–South Shrine GameSenior Bowl December 19, 1959 January 2, 1960Excludes all-star games. Syracuse (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) SEC 5 2 3 5 SWC 3 1 2 3 Independents 2 2 0 4 AAWU 1 1 0 2 ACC 1 1 0 1 Border 1 1 0 0 OVC 1 1 0 0 Big Seven 1 0 1 2 Big Ten 1 0 1 2 Little Three 1 0 1 0 MVC 1 0 1 0 Skyline 0 0 0 1 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 college football season. A total of nine team-competitive games,https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1959-bowls.html 1959 College Football Bowl Games June 10, 2023 Sports Reference 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. __TOC__ Schedule The following table lists bowl games involving University Division teams;Teams in this seasons's Tangerine Bowl were not from the University Division, but the bowl is included due to its history with such teams. 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. DateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchup(pre-game record)APpre-gamerankUPI (Coaches)pre-gamerank12/19Liberty BowlPhiladelphia Municipal StadiumPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1:00 p.m.NBCPenn State 7 (8–2) (Independent)Alabama 0 (7–1–2) (SEC)#12#10#10#1312/19Bluebonnet BowlRice StadiumHouston, Texas3:30 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-three-grid-bowl-games-on/126197489/ Three Grid Bowl Games On Tap Today Sheldon Sakowitz AP The Paducah Sun Paducah, Kentucky 18 December 19, 1959 June 10, 2023 newspapers.comCBSClemson 23 (8–2) (ACC)TCU 7 (8–2) (SWC)#11#7#11#812/31Sun BowlKidd Field El Paso, Texas4:00 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-amarillo-globe-times-offense-key-for/126199293/ Offense Key For Sun Bowl AP Amarillo Globe-News 24 December 30, 1959 June 10, 2023 newspapers.comNew Mexico State 28 (7–3) (Border)North Texas State 8 (9–1) (MVC)NRNRNRNR1/1Orange BowlBurdine Stadium Miami, Florida1:00 p.m.CBSGeorgia 14 (9–1) (SEC)Missouri 0 (6–4) (Big Seven)#5#18#5#201/1Sugar BowlTulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana2:00 p.m.NBCOle Miss 21 (9–1) (SEC)LSU 0 (9–1) (SEC)#2#3#2#31/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl Dallas, Texas3:30 p.m.CBSSyracuse 23 (10–0) (Independent)Texas 14 (9–1) (SWC)#1#4#1#41/1Rose BowlRose Bowl Pasadena, California5:00 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-item-bowl-schedule/126196087/ Bowl Schedule The Item Sumter, South Carolina AP 8 December 31, 1959 June 10, 2023 newspapers.comNBCWashington 44 (9–1) (AAWU)Wisconsin 8 (7–2) (Big Ten)#8#6#7#61/1Tangerine BowlTangerine Bowl (stadium) Orlando, Florida8:15 p.m.Middle Tennessee 21 (9–0–1) (OVC)Presbyterian 12 (9–1) (Little Three)n/an/a1/2Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida2:00 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/article/jim-thorpe-times-news-tv-highlights/126198282/ TV Highlights Jim Thorpe Times News Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania 5 January 2, 1960 June 10, 2023 newspapers.comCBSArkansas 14 (8–2) (SWC)Georgia Tech 7 (6–4) (SEC)#9NR#9NR Source:MacCambridge Michael ESPN College Football Encyclopedia 2005 ESPN Books New York, N.Y. 1-4013-3703-1 1256 See also Holiday Bowl (NAIA) Prairie View Bowl Notes References