1960 Bluebonnet Bowl

1960 Bluebonnet Bowl
1960 Bluebonnet Bowl
Texas Longhorns	Alabama Crimson Tide
(7–3)	(8–1–1)
3	3
Head coach: ; Darrell Royal	Head coach: ; Bear Bryant
AP	Coaches
NR	17
AP	Coaches
9	10
Date	December 17, 1960
Season	1960
Stadium	Rice Stadium
Location	Houston, Texas
Favorite	Alabama by 1
Attendance	68,000
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Bluebonnet Bowl
< 1959	1961 >

The 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl, part of the 1960 bowl game season, was the second annual contest and took place on December 17, 1960, at Rice Stadium in Houston. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Texas Longhorns, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC). In a defensive struggle, the game ended in a 3–3 tie.^[3]

Teams

Alabama

The 1960 squad was Bear Bryant's third at Alabama. The Crimson Tide lost to Tennessee and tied Tulane in route to an 8–1–1 regular season.^[4] They accepted an invitation to play in the Bluebonnet Bowl against Texas following their 3–0 victory over long-time rival Auburn November 26.^[5] The appearance was the fourteenth overall bowl appearance and the first in the Bluebonnet Bowl for Alabama.^[5]

Texas

The 1960 Texas squad finished the regular season 7–3.^[6] The Longhorns lost to Nebraska, Arkansas and Rice.^[6] They accepted an invitation to play in the Bluebonnet Bowl against Alabama following their 21–14 victory over long-time rival Texas A&M November 24.^[5] The appearance was the tenth overall bowl appearance and the first in the Bluebonnet Bowl for Texas.

Game summary

The only points were scored on a pair of field goals. The first came in the third by Tommy Booker for Alabama and the second in the fourth by Dan Petty for Texas.^[7]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Texas	Alabama
3	7:21	7	21		Alabama	30-yard field goal by Tommy Booker	0	3
4	3:44	13	71		Texas	20-yard field goal by Dan Petty	3	3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							3	3

References

^ ^a ^b Land, Charles (December 16, 1960). "Odds favor Bama, Bryant not so sure". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 8. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 37. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
^ Land, Charles (December 18, 1960). "Tide, Longhorns battle to 3–3 tie". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1.
^ University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office (September 30, 2011). "1960 Schedule & Results". RollTide.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Land, Charles (November 27, 1960). "Alabama accepts bid to Bluebonnet Bowl". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1.
^ ^a ^b "Year-by-Year Results". 2011 Texas Football Spring Guide (PDF). Austin, Texas: University of Texas. 2011. p. 200. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
^ "Play-by-play account of the Bama–Texas game". The Tuscaloosa News. December 18, 1960. p. 13.