- 1960 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1960 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1960
Year=1959
Visitor School=University of Mississippi
Visitor Name Short=Ole Miss
Visitor Nickname=Rebels
Visitor Record=9-1
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Visitor Coaches=2
Visitor Coach=John Vaught
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Home School=Louisiana State University
Home Name Short=LSU
Home Nickname=Tigers
Home Record=9-1
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Home Coaches=3
Home Coach=Paul Dietzel
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Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Tulane Stadium
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1960 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 2nd ranked
Ole Miss Rebels , and the third rankedLSU Tigers . LSU was the defending national champions, playing in their home state.After a scoreless first quarter of play, Ole Miss scored on a 43 yard touchdown pass from quarterback
Jake Gibbs toCowboy Woodruff , as the Rebels took a 7-0 lead. In the third quarter, Bobby Ray Franklin of Ole Miss threw an 18 yard touchdown pass toLarry Granthan as Ole Miss led 14-0. In the fourth quarter, Franklin threw a 9 yard touchdown pass toGeorge Blair as Ole Miss led 21-0. They would hold 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. They held LSU to just 74 yards of total offense, including -15 rushing yards, and neve let LSU inside the Ole Miss 38 yard line during the game. Bobby Franklin was named the game's MVP.
References
*ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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