1959–60 NCAA football bowl games

The 1959–60 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1959 and January 1960 to end the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. A total of nine team-competitive games, and four all-star games, were played. The post-season began on December 19 with the Bluebonnet Bowl and Liberty Bowl, and concluded on January 9, 1960, with the season-ending Senior Bowl all-star game.

1959–60 NCAA football bowl games
Season1959
Number of bowls9
All-star gamesBlue–Gray Football Classic
East–West Shrine Game
North–South Shrine Game
Senior Bowl
Bowl gamesDecember 19, 1959 –
January 2, 1960
ChampionsSyracuse (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
SEC 5 2–3 (0.400)
SWC 3 1–2 (0.333)
Independents 2 2–0 (1.000)
AAWU 1 1–0 (1.000)
ACC 1 1–0 (1.000)
Border 1 1–0 (1.000)
OVC 1 1–0 (1.000)
Big Seven 1 0–1 (0.000)
Big Ten 1 0–1 (0.000)
Little Three 1 0–1 (0.000)
MVC 1 0–1 (0.000)
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