Attendance: 75,500 Clear Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 2 7 0 7 16 First Quarter 7:12 UT - Dave Griffith tackled in end zone by Carlton Massey for safety Second Quarter 14:07 UT - Gib Dawson 4-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards Fourth Quarter 9:17 UT - Billy Quinn 1-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards Team Statistics Tennessee UT First Downs 6 20 Att-Net Yards Rush 29-(-14) 78-269 Pass Comp-Att-Int 3-6-0 2-8-1 Net Yards Passing 46 32 Total Plays-Yards 35-32 86-301 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 5-3 Punts-Avg 7-40.9 5-35.4 Penalties-Yards 3-30 5-55   Individual Statistics Texas Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Richard Ochoa (26-108-0); Billy Quinn (19-67-1); Gib Dawson (17-49-1); James Jones (10-25-0); Lawrence Graham (3-9-0); Dougal Cameron (2-6-0); D. Smith (1-5-0). Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): James Jones (2-5-1-32-0); Gib Dawson (0-2-0-0-0); Billy Quinn (0-1-0-0-0). Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Billy Quinn (1-23-0); Gilmer Spring (1-9-0). Punting (No./Yds/Avg.): Bobby Raley (3-120-40.0); Gib Dawson (2-57-28.5). Tennessee Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Schwanter (5-22-0); Wade (7-4-0); Olesiak (1-1-0); Byrd (10-0-0); Griffith (1--5-0); Shires (5--36-0). Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD):Shires (2-4-0-23-0); Byrd (1-1-0-23-0); Wade (0-1-0-0-0) Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Morgan (2-23-0); Kolenik (1-23-0). Punting (No./Yds/Avg.): Shires (7-286-40.9).

DALLAS -- Led by one of the finest defensive efforts in college football history, the 10th-ranked Longhorns powered their way to a 16-0 victory over No. 8 Tennessee at the 1953 Cotton Bowl in the first nationally-televised game in Cotton Bowl history. It was a sweet victory for Texas, which avenged a 20-14 defeat to the Volunteers in the 1951 Cotton Bowl.

Headed by Harley Sewell and Carlton Massey, the Texas defense held the Vols to just 32 total yards (-14 rush / 46 pass) on 35 offensive plays (29 rush / 6 pass) while surrendering 0.9 yards per play (35 attempts / 32 yards). Each of those numbers still rank among the top 10 performances in bowl history, including the NCAA record for yards per play.

Things were so bad for the Volunteers that they had the ball for only two plays in the first quarter and fumbled both times. In fact, the Texas defense produced the game’s first points when Massey took down the Tennessee QB in the endzone eight minutes into the contest.

On the Vol’s next possession, the Texas defense forced its first of three turnovers and recovered a Ray Byrd fumble on the Tennessee 22.

Seven plays later Gib Dawson scored from four yards out to push the lead to 9-0. Another Tennessee turnover led to UT’s final score – Billy Quinn’s one-yard burst to cap a seven-play, 26-yard drive in the fourth quarter.

Richard Ochoa, the game’s Most Valuable Offensive Player, led the UT attack with 108 yards rushing on 26 carries as the Horns racked up 269 yards rushing on the ground.