Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Syracuse Orange football
Table title:
National championships
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Year </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Coach </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Selector </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Record </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bowl </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Opponent </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Results </th></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1959 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ben Schwartzwalder </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI/Coaches 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11–0 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Cotton Bowl </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Texas </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 23–14 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=7 rowspan=1 > Total national championships: 1 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
In what year did Syracuse win its first national championship and against what opponent?
Answer:
In 1959, Syracuse earned national championship Cotton Bowl victory over Texas.