1959 Bluebonnet Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Bluebonnet Bowl 1st Bluebonnet Bowl 1959 Bluebonnet Bowl 3 (Taps 1960).png Ron Scrudato runs the ball for Clemson December 19 1959 1959 TCU Horned Frogs 8–2 Abe Martin 7 8 SWC 0 7 0 0 Clemson Tigers 8–2 Frank Howard 11 11 ACC 0 3 0 20 CBShttps://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.com yes bg Rice Stadium Houston, Texas 55,000 The 1959 Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Clemson Tigers. This was the first Bluebonnet Bowl, a bowl game that usually featured a team from Texas against an out-of-state opponent, with 19 out of the 29 games in this series involving a team from Texas, or from the Southwest Conference. Background This was TCU's third Southwest Conference (SWC) title in five seasons. Clemson was the first school to play in two bowls in the same calendar year (after playing in the 1959 Sugar Bowl on January 1), with their third Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) title in four years. They were looking to win a bowl game for the first time since 1950. Game summary Clemson started the scoring with a 22-yard field goal by Lon Armstrong, but TCU struck back with a 19-yard pass from Jack Redding to Harry Moreland with 5:45 left in the first half, to give the Frogs a 7–3 halftime lead. The game went scoreless in the third period, but in the fourth quarter, Harvey White threw a pass to Gary Barnes, who galloped in for a touchdown to give the Tigers the lead. Two plays later, Donald George's pass was intercepted by Armstrong. Clemson scored 13 more points with the help of Lowndes Shingler, as the Tigers won 23–7. Shingler ran for 65 yards on 3 carries, and threw for 24 yards on 2 for 4 passing. White went 4 for 9 with 69 yards passing and 1 interception.http://www.gofrogs.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/tcu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06-mg-section-9 Archived copy July 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725065047/http://www.gofrogs.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/tcu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06-mg-section-9 July 25, 2015 dead Aftermath The Horned Frogs would return to the Bluebonnet Bowl just once more, 25 years later in the 1984 edition. The Tigers did not win another bowl game until 1978. Statistics Statistics TCU Clemson First downs 12 16 Yards rushing 89 203 Yards passing 70 103 Yards Returned 10 61 Total yards 169 367Punts-Average 5-32.0 3-37.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1Interceptions 4 1Penalties-Yards 5-35 3-23 References Bluebonnet Bowl Category:Bluebonnet Bowl Category:Clemson Tigers football bowl games Category:TCU Horned Frogs football bowl games Category:December 1959 sports events in the United States Bluebonnet Bowl