Alabama vs. Texas

Monday, January 1, 1973, Cotton Bowl Share

No. 7 Texas beat No. 4 Alabama 17–⁠13. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Texas led the series 6–⁠0–⁠1.

Neutral site4Alabama10–⁠2 in 1972

Neutral site7Texas10–⁠1 in 1972

FinalTV: CBSAttendance 72,032Referee: James Artley (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC)

MVPs Randy Braband (Texas); Alan Lowry (Texas)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Alabama 60% to win. Texas pulled the upset.

Texas leads 8–⁠2–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the four since this game.