5 biggest margins of victory in college football bowl games
55 points – Alabama over Syracuse, 1953 Orange Bowl
Even back when bowl games were a bit more exclusive, the Alabama Crimson Tide were dominating lesser opponents. After an initial touchdown by the Tide, Syracuse closed the gap to 7-6 with 2:45 left in the first quarter. That is as close as the game would be however as Alabama went on to score 54 unanswered points in the win.
Though official stats from the game are hard to come by, the Tide offense scored seven touchdowns while the defense scored on a 60-yard interception return and the special teams scored on an 80-yard punt return. The 55-point margin of victory held for 55 years until Tulsa鈥檚 2008 GMAC victory.
