1958–59 NCAA football bowl games

The 1958–59 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1958 and January 1959 to end the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. A total of eight team-competitive games, and four all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Bluegrass Bowl on December 13, 1958, and concluded on January 3, 1959, with the season-ending Senior Bowl all-star game.

1958–59 NCAA football bowl games
Season1958
Number of bowls8
All-star gamesBlue–Gray Football Classic
East–West Shrine Game
North–South Shrine Game
Senior Bowl
Bowl gamesDecember 13, 1958 –
January 1, 1959
ChampionsIowa Hawkeyes (FWAA)
LSU Tigers (AP, Coaches)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents 4 1–2–1 (0.375) 6
SEC 3 2–1 (0.667) 3
Big Ten 1 1–0 (1.000) 4
Big Seven 1 1–0 (1.000) 1
Lone Star 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
Mountain States 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
SWC 1 0–0–1 (0.500) 2
ACC 1 0–1 (0.000) 2
PCC 1 0–1 (0.000) 1
MCAU 1 0–1 (0.000) 0
Border 1 0–1 (0.000) 0
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