1955 Sugar Bowl

1955 Sugar Bowl
1234 Total
Ole Miss 0000 0
Navy 70140 21
DateJanuary 1, 1955
Season1954
StadiumTulane Stadium
LocationNew Orleans
MVPJoe Gattuso
FavoriteOle Miss by 1+12
RefereeAlbie Booth (ECAC;
split crew: ECAC, SEC)
Attendance80,190
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersJack Drees, Bill Stern
Sugar Bowl
 < 1954  1956

The 1955 Sugar Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 1955 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. The game featured the fifth-ranked Navy Midshipmen and the sixth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels.

Running back Joe Gattuso scored on a 3-yard touchdown run as Navy took a 7–0 lead in the first quarter. The second quarter had no scoring. In the third quarter, Navy quarterback George Welsh threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to halfback Jack Weaver, as Navy took command with a 14–0 lead. Gattuso scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, his second of the game, as Navy built a 21–0 lead. With no more scoring, Navy held on to win. With two rushing touchdowns, Gattuso was named the game's MVP.