1961 Sugar Bowl

American college football game July 2025 August 2023 File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 27th Sugar Bowl 1961 Sugar Bowl 1960 Ole Miss Rebels University of Mississippi Rice Owls Rice University 9–0–1 SEC 7–3 SWC Johnny Vaught Jess Neely 2 3 7 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 NBC January 2 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana E.D. Cavette (SEC;split crew: SEC, SWC) 82,851 The 1961 Sugar Bowl featured the second-ranked Ole Miss Rebels and the unranked Rice Owls.July 2025 Ole Miss won, 14–6.January 2, 2016 Ole Miss Bowl History https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vicksburg-post-ole-miss-bowl-history/177205062/ 2025-07-22 The Vicksburg Post Newspapers.com After winning the game, the Rebels were named national champion by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), although Minnesota was the pick of AP and Coaches' Polls. In the first quarter, Rebels quarterback Jake Gibbs scored on an 8-yard touchdown run. In the third quarter, Rice scored on a 2-yard run by Blume, but the extra point missed and Rice was still trailing, 7–6. In the fourth quarter, Ole Miss put the game away with a 3-yard touchdown run from Gibbs as Ole Miss won, 14–6. Rice won the statistical battle, but their quarterback threw 4 interceptions, and the team made some key mistakes. Jake Gibbs was named the game's MVP. References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Ole Miss Rebels football bowl games Category:Rice Owls football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl