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
Season	1958
Number of bowls	8
Bowl games	December 13, 1958 – January 1, 1959
National Championship	1959 Rose Bowl 1959 Sugar Bowl
Location of Championship	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California and Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions	Iowa 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.