Attendance: 52,748 Colorado 7 14 0 0 21 Texas 0 7 24 7 38 First Quarter 2:29 CU - Terry Kunz 1-yd run (Tom MacKenzie kick); Drive: 20 plays, 80 yards Second Quarter 12:42 CU - Dave Logan 4-yd pass from David Williams (MacKenzie kick); Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards 1:47 UT - Alfred Jackson 21-yd pass from Marty Akins (Russell Erxleben kick); Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards 0:24 CU - Don Hasselbeck 25-yd pass from Williams (MacKenzie kick); Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards Third Quarter 10:56 UT - Jimmy Walker 3-yd run (Erxleben kick blocked);Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards 8:37 UT - Tim Campbell 25-yd blocked punt return; (Earl Campbell pass from Akins) 6:25 UT - Erxleben 55-yd field goal; Drive: 4 plays, 18 plays 3:15 UT - Jones 4-yd run (Erxleben kick); Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards Fourth Quarter 5:05 UT - Suber 7-yd run (Erxleben kick); Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards Team Statistics Colorado UT First Downs 21 15 Att-Net Yards Rush 51-117 52-171 Pass Comp-Att-Int 17-26-3 4-5-0 Net Yards Passing 177 66 Total Plays-Yards 77-294 56-237 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-2 Punts-Avg 4-24.0 2-40.0 Penalties-Yards 6-50 5-35   Individual Statistics Texas Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Earl Campbell (19-95-0); Johnny Jones (8-33-1); Jimmy Walker (7-16-1); Ivey Suber (4-13-1); Marty Akins (7-8-0); Joseph Aboussie (3-5-0); Mike Featherstone (2-5-0); Bobby Rowan (1-2-0); Alfred Jackson (1-minus 6-0). Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): Marty Akins (4-5-0-66-1). Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Alfred Jackson (2-31-1); Johnny Jones (1-30-0); Ivey Suber (1-5-0). Punting (No./Yds/Avg.): Russell Erxleben (2-80-40.0). Colorado Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Tony Reed (13-41-0); Emery Moorehead (9-39-0); Terry Kunz (10-20-1); Jim Kelleher (6-18-0); Billy Waddy (1-6-0); James Mayberry (1-2-0); David Williams (11-minus 9-0). Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): David Williams (17-25-2-177-2); Jeff Austin (0-1-0-0-0). Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Don Hasselbeck (5-84-1); Emery Moorehead (3-25-0); Dave Logan (3-20-1); Tony Reed (3-17-0); Jim Kelleher (1-14-0); Steve Gaunty (1-11-0); Terry Kunz (1-6-0). Punting (No./Yds/Avg.): Stan Koleski (3-66-22.0); Billy Waddy (1-30-30.0).

HOUSTON -- It was a tale of two halves when the ninth-ranked Longhorns and the 10th-ranked Buffaloes squared off in the 1975 Bluebonnet Bowl. Fortunately, the deciding half belonged to Texas.

The Longhorns were trying to snap a two-game bowl losing streak and Raymond Clayborn took the opening kickoff to the Colorado 14. The Longhorns couldn’t reach the end zone and Russell Erxleben was called up for a 25-yard field goal. The usually-reliable Erxleben booted the ball into the line and Texas wasted its early opportunity.

Colorado, meanwhile, wasted few first-half opportunities. The Buffs put together a 20-play, 80-yard drive that was finished by fullback Terry Kunz’s one-yard plunge with 2:29 left in the first quarter. A Longhorns turnover helped Colorado extend its lead to 14-0 when Dave Logan grabbed a four-yard pass from David Williams at the 12:42 mark of the second quarter.

With only 24 yards of total offense through 20-plus minutes of play, Texas knew it had to stay close to have a chance. The Longhorns put together a seven-play, 65-yard drive capped by a 21-yard scoring strike from Marty Akin to Alfred Jackson with less than two minutes remaining in the half.

Having been dominated for most of the first 30 minutes, Texas would be lucky to trail by only seven at the break. But there were still 90 seconds remaining, and the Buffaloes took advantage, marching 69 yards and putting seven more points on the board thanks to a Don Hasselbeck 25-yard touchdown reception.

Colorado held sizeable advantages in first downs (16-5), total yards (225-89), total plays (48-20) and time of possession (20:50 – 9:10) in building its 21-7 lead and giving little hope for a Texas comeback.

Colorado took the opening kick of the second half and sought to extend its lead by staying on the ground. But Kunz opened the drive with a fumble at the CU 34 and UT’s Jimmy Walker scored eight plays later to make it 21-13. Erxleben’s troubles continued as his extra point was blocked.

Less than two minutes later, the Buffs were pinned deep in their own territory and were forced to punt. The ball never made it in the air, however, as Tim Campbell charged through the line, blocked the punt, recovered the ball and raced 25 yards for the score. Akins hit Campbell for the two-point conversion and suddenly the game was tied at 21-all.

Texas grabbed its first lead of the game with eight minutes remaining in the third quarter when Erxleben, atoning for his prior misses, hammered an NCAA bowl record 55-yard field goal. Three minutes later, Johnny “Lam” Jones dashed in from four yards out to put the Horns on top 31-21. Ivey Suber added an insurance score on an 11-yard gallop in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback triumph.

Despite the 59 points on the scoreboard, the game was far from an offensive shootout. Colorado outgained Texas 294-237, but the Buffs had just 69 yards of offense in the final 30 minutes.