Six decades ago Georgia was the surprise winner of the SEC championship and defeated Missouri in the Orange Bowl 14-0. Following is an account of that season and recall of the first time the two teams met.
When the 1959 Georgia team gathered to elect its captains in the pre-season, 60 years ago, it was a custom that had prevailed in college football historically. Owing to the limited substitution rules, only the captain was allowed to call time out on the field during games, which meant that teams chose an alternate captain in case the captain was sidelined.