1958–59 NCAA football bowl games

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 8 team-competitive games,[1] and two 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.

1958–59 NCAA football bowl games
Season1958
Number of bowls8
Bowl gamesDecember 13, 1958 –
January 1, 1959
National Championship1959 Rose Bowl
1959 Sugar Bowl
Location of ChampionshipRose Bowl,
Pasadena, California and
Tulane Stadium,
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsIowa Hawkeyes (FWAA)
LSU Tigers (AP, Coaches)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents 4 1–2–1 (0.375) 6
SEC 3 2–1 (0.667) 3
Big Ten 1 1–0 (1.000) 4
Big Seven 1 1–0 (1.000) 1
Lone Star 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
Mountain States 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
SWC 1 0–0–1 (0.500) 2
ACC 1 0–1 (0.000) 2
PCC 1 0–1 (0.000) 1
MCAU 1 0–1 (0.000) 0
Border 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

Schedule
Date Game Site Time
(US EST)		 TV Matchup
(pre-game record)		 AP
pre-game
rank		 UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank
12/13 Bluegrass Bowl Cardinal Stadium
Louisville, Kentucky		     Oklahoma State 15 (6–5) (Independent),
Florida State 16 (7–4) (Independent)		 #19
NR		 NR
NR
12/27 Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl (stadium)
Orlando, Florida		     East Texas State 26 (9–1) (Lone Star Conference),
Missouri Valley 7 (8–0) (MCAU)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/27 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida		   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		     Wyoming 14 (7–3) (Mountain States),
Hardin–Simmons 6 (6–4) (Border Conference)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
1/1 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas		   CBS TCU 0 (8–2) (SWC Champion),
Air Force 0 (9–0–1) (Independent)		 #10
#6		 #9
#8
1/1 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California		   NBC Iowa 38 (7–1–1) (Big Ten Champion),
California 12 (7–3) (PCC Champion)		 #2
#16		 #2
#16
1/1 Orange Bowl Burdine Stadium
Miami		   CBS Oklahoma 21 (9–1) (Big Seven Champion),
Syracuse 6 (8–1) (Independent)		 #5
#9		 #5
#10
1/1 Sugar Bowl Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana		   NBC LSU 7 (10–0) (SEC Champion),
Clemson 0 (8–2) (ACC Champion)		 #1
#12		 #1
#13

References
  1. "1958 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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