| 1960 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26th Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Tulane Stadium inNew Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the 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[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1960 Sugar Bowl featured the second-rankedOle Miss Rebels, and the third rankedLSU Tigers. LSU was the defending national champion, playing in its home state, but faced arematch 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 quarterbackJake 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 toLarry Grantham 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 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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