| 1959 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 25th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Oklahoma by 13 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Cliff Ogden (Big Seven; split crew: Big Seven, ECAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,281 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joe Boland & Jim McKay | ||||||||||||||||||||
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]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
bbolupwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Explosive Oklahoma whips Syracuse in Orange Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 17.
- ^ Segreti, James (January 2, 1959). "Sooners' fast start defeats Syracuse, 21-6". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.