1958 Sugar Bowl

1958 Sugar Bowl
1958 Sugar Bowl
Ole Miss Rebels	Texas Longhorns
(8–1–1)	(6–3–1)
SEC	SWC
39	7
Head coach: ; Johnny Vaught	Head coach: ; Darrell Royal
AP	Coaches
7	8
AP	Coaches
11	11
Date	January 1, 1958
Season	1957
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Referee	Cliff Shaw (SWC;; split crew: SWC, SEC)
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Lindsey Nelson and Red Grange

The 1958 Sugar Bowl featured the seventh-ranked Ole Miss Rebels and the eleventh-ranked Texas Longhorns.

Background

This was the first game broadcast by NBC.

Game summary

In the first quarter, Ole Miss quarterback Raymond Brown scored on a 1-yard touchdown run as the Rebels took a 6–0 lead. He finished the game with 157 yards rushing on 15 carries. In the second quarter, Brown threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Don Williams as Ole Miss led 13–0. Kent Lovelace scored on a 9–yard run as Ole Miss led 19–0 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Bobby Franklin scored on a 3-yard run as Ole Miss led 26–0. Texas scored on a 1-yard touchdown run by George Blanch to narrow the score to 26–7. Brown scored on a 92-yard touchdown run making the score 33–7. Billy Brewer's 12-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Taylor made the final score 39–7.^[1]

References

↑ Casey Bienvenu. "1958 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

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[1] Casey Bienvenu. "1958 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

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