1955 Sugar Bowl

1955 Sugar Bowl
Ole Miss Rebels Navy Midshipmen (9–1) (7–2) SEC Independent 0 21 Head coach:  Johnny Vaught Head coach:  Eddie Erdelatz AP Coaches 6 6 AP Coaches 5 5
1 2 3 4 Total Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 0 Navy 7 0 14 0 21
Date	January 1, 1955
Season	1954
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans
MVP	Joe Gattuso
Favorite	Ole Miss by 1+1⁄2
Referee	Albie Booth (ECAC; split crew: ECAC, SEC)
Attendance	80,190
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Jack 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.