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1959: Bowls & playoff

Nine games. Six ranked teams lost. Six games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 1, 19602Ole Miss 21, 3LSU 0Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19601Syracuse 23, 4Texas 14Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19608Washington 44, 6Wisconsin 8upsetRose BowlBox score
Dec 19, 195910Clemson 23, 7TCU 7upsetBluebonnet BowlBox score
Dec 19, 195914Penn State 7, 11Alabama 0upsetLiberty BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19605Georgia 14, 20Missouri 0Orange BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 19608Washington 44, 6Wisconsin 8upsetRose BowlBox score
Dec 19, 195910Clemson 23, 7TCU 7upsetBluebonnet BowlBox score
Dec 19, 195914Penn State 7, 11Alabama 0upsetLiberty BowlBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 19, 195910Clemson 23, 7TCU 7upsetBluebonnet BowlBox score
Dec 19, 195914Penn State 7, 11Alabama 0upsetLiberty BowlBox score
Dec 31, 1959New Mexico State 28, North Texas 8upsetSun BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19605Georgia 14, 20Missouri 0Orange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19602Ole Miss 21, 3LSU 0Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19601Syracuse 23, 4Texas 14Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19608Washington 44, 6Wisconsin 8upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19609Arkansas 14, Georgia Tech 7Gator BowlBox score

Everyone else

Jan 1, 1960Middle Tennessee 21, Presbyterian 12Box score