Ole Miss vs. Texas

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  Evening star, January 2, 1962, page 13

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  COTTON BOWL UPSET Ole Miss AerioIs Halted by Texas thought II the two teams met in a series one would win as many games as the other. Coach Johnny Vaught of Mississippi, possessor of a fabulous bowl record-six victories in eight-said the interruptions killed the Rebels, particularly one that came just before the half and stopped what appeared to be a determined Mississippi touchdown drive. Texas got the breaks and Texas made some Of them, but it was the work of that underrated but brawling Longhorn line that crippled Misissippi’s ground attack. And players such as Tommy Ford, Pat Culpepper and Jerry Cook, who in tercepted three passes, brought a bushel of thrills to a roaring crowd of 75,504. The Longhorns tried to score the first time they had the ball-getting it on a Mississippi tumble but Eldon Moritz missed a field goal attempt from the Mississippi 40. SaxtOn Gets Touchdown But later in the same period Ford intercepted one of Glynn Griffing’s passes to set up the first Texas touchdown. The clever Gotten, picking flaws in the Mississippi defense, sent two erstwhile defensive play ers. Culpepper and David Rus sell, and Ray Poage, the in jured fullback who got we’ll just in time. smashing and slashing down to the 1-yard line. Then Jim Saxton, the 160pound All-America, dart ed through a tiny hole in the line for the score. But Texas didn’t have to use break for its second and win ming touchdown in the second period. 1t just slammed 72 yards with Cotten’s passing and running leading the Long horns to glory. Gotten threw to Jack Collins for the touch down on a play covering “a yards. One placement kick try for the extra point was blocked, and a running attempt for a 2-point conversion failed. That left Texas with a 1910 half time lead, and Mississippi was in position to win if it could score twice and convert even once. Griffing Passes for Score Then Texas had to fight off the blistering Mississippi aerial attack the rest of the way yielding one touchdown to it but stopping other dangerous threats with a defense that bloomed when the time was ripe. Griffing, who passed for 163 yards but had three passes in tercepted, pitched for 81 yards and ran for another 81 ir spearing the 86-yard third period surge climaxed with a 20-yard throw to Reed Davis in the Texas end zone. . The partisan crowd almost had a series of heart attacks when the massive Rebels roareo to the Texas % with minutes to 60. But out of the pack came Bob Moses, the magnifiicent Texas wingman, to fell Griffing on the “a as the Rebe. quarterback tried desperately on fourth down for the two yards that would have giver Mississippi life. That was the ball game. II meant the Southwest Confer ence had won a Cotton Bow, game for the first time in five years. Saxton was picked as the outstanding back and Moses the top lineman by sports writers covering the game between the Nations No. 3 and No. 5 teams Sub Fullbacks Hurt Mississippi entered the game with its ground attack severely hampered through loss of Billy Ray Adams, its fine fullback to accident injuries. Buck Ran. dali, a sophomore, started ir Adams place but was knocked out in the second period Vaught said this made him rely on his halfbacks and pass ing, virtually killing his ground game. Each school will get a check for about $175,000 and each has to divVy up with its owr conference. But Texas will come up with about $4,000 and Mis-. sissippi about $4,000. M&H1sRsnIsss1pP1 &HRns - 9 Z g! |

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Officially, Texas leads 6–⁠1; as played, 6–⁠2 in eight meetings, counting the three since this game.