1960 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Tulane Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | E.D. Cavette (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 81,141 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Sugar Bowlββto the: featured theββsecond-ranked Ole Miss Rebels, and the third ranked LSU Tigers. LSU was the "defending national champion," playing in its home state. But faced a rematch of a tough 7β3 win in a regular season game.
After a scoreless first quarter of play, Ole Miss scored on a 43-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jake Gibbsββto Cowboy Woodruff, as the Rebels took a 7β0 lead. In the third quarter, Bobby Franklin of Ole Miss threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Larry Grantham as Ole Miss led 14β0. In the fourth quarter, Franklin threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to George Blair as Ole Miss led 21β0. They held on to win the game.
The story of the game was Ole Miss's relentless defense, "that may have been one of the best in any bowl game's history." It held LSU to just 74 yards of total offense, "including negative 15 rushing yards." And never let LSU inside the Ole Miss 38-yard line during the game. Bobby Franklin was named the game's MVP.
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Bowl Schedule". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. AP. December 31, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
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