1959 Orange Bowl

1959 Orange Bowl
25th Orange Bowl
1234 Total
Syracuse 0006 6
Oklahoma 14070 21
DateJanuary 1, 1959
Season1958
StadiumBurdine Stadium
LocationMiami, Florida
FavoriteOklahoma by 13 [1]
RefereeCliff Ogden (Big Seven;
split crew: Big Seven, ECAC)
Attendance75,281
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersJoe Boland & Jim McKay
Orange Bowl
 < 1958  1960

The 1959 Orange Bowl featured the Syracuse Orangemen (8–1) and the Oklahoma Sooners (9–1) in the 25th annual Orange Bowl, played on Thursday, January 1, 1959, at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bbolup was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Explosive Oklahoma whips Syracuse in Orange Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 17.
  3. ^ Segreti, James (January 2, 1959). "Sooners' fast start defeats Syracuse, 21-6". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.