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| Date | January 1, 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tulane Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Billy Cannon, LSU | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1959 Sugar Bowl featured the top-ranked LSU Tigers and the 12th-ranked Clemson Tigers.
LSU's first score came in the third quarter, as Billy Cannon threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Mickey Mangham as LSU got the go-ahead 7–0 score. The defenses from either team did not allow any additional points, as LSU won the game. Cannon was named Sugar Bowl MVP.