1959 Sugar Bowl
| MVP | Billy Cannon, LSU |
|---|---|
The 1959 Sugar Bowl featured the top-ranked LSU Tigers and the 12th-ranked Clemson Tigers. LSU had already secured the national title, as the final editions of both major polls were released a month earlier in early December. With Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon at halfback, LSU was favored to win by fifteen points.[1]
The game's only score came in the late in third quarter, when Cannon threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Mickey Mangham for a 7–0 lead. LSU had recovered a poor snap from punt formation deep in Clemson territory to set up the score. LSU quarterback Warren Rabb broke his hand on the third play of the game, but it was not discovered until late in the second quarter.[2]
Both defenses did not allow any additional points; LSU won and Cannon was named Sugar Bowl MVP.[2]
LSU's shutout victory over #12 Clemson was convincing and was the highest ranked bowl victory out of the top 5 ranked teams. LSU's total first place votes was 130 to win the 1958 National Championship in the AP poll. LSU received 29 of the 35 first-place votes to win the #1 ranking in the Coaches poll.LSU earned the #1 rankings in the AP and Coaches poll during week 6 and held on to the #1 rankings for the rest of the year to win the ourtight 1958 National Championship in both major polls.[3]
References
- ^ a b Sargis, Joe (January 1, 1959). "Iowa picked by 18 in Rose Bowl". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. 19.
- ^ a b "Sugar Bowl won by LSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 4B.
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings
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