1960 Sugar Bowl

1960 Sugar Bowl
Ole Miss Rebels LSU Tigers (9–1) (9–1) SEC SEC 21 0 Head coach:  Johnny Vaught Head coach:  Paul Dietzel AP Coaches 2 2 AP Coaches 3 3
1 2 3 4 Total Ole Miss 0 7 7 7 21 LSU 0 0 0 0 0
Date	January 1, 1960
Season	1959
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Referee	E.D. Cavette (SEC)
Attendance	81,141
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC[1]

The 1960 Sugar Bowl featured the second-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 7–3 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 Gibbs to Cowboy Woodruff, as the Rebels took a 7–0 lead. In the third quarter, Bobby Franklin of Ole Miss threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Larry Grantham as Ole Miss led 14–0. In the fourth quarter, Franklin threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to George Blair as Ole Miss led 21–0. 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.

See also

• Magnolia Bowl

References

1. "Bowl Schedule". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. AP. December 31, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via newspapers.com.