Attendance: 75,000 Clear Mississippi 0 0 7 0 7 Texas 6 6 0 0 12 First Quarter 0:47 UT - James Saxton 1-yd run (Eldon Moritz kick blocked); Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards Second Quarter 4:52 UT - Jack Collins 24-yd pass from Mike Cotten (Collins run fail); Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards Third Quarter 3:35 UM - Reed Davis 20-yd pass from Glynn Griffing (Wes Sullivan kick); Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards Team Statistics Mississippi UT First Downs 17 12 Att-Net Yards Rush 37-127 42-123 Pass Comp-Att-Int 15-37-5 6-13-3 Net Yards Passing 192 60 Total Plays-Yards 74-319 55-183 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Punts-Avg 4-32.5 5-40.2 Penalties-Yards 4-30 3-35   Individual Statistics Texas Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Ray Poage (11-54-0); Mike Cotten (11-25-0); James Saxton (9-22-1); Pat Culpepper (3-15-0); Jerry Cook (2-8-0); David Russell (1-5-0); Tommy Ford (2-3-0); Jack Collins (3-minus 9-0). Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): Mike Cotten (6-13-3-60-1). Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Jack Collins (2-30-1); James Saxton (3-18-0); Tommy Ford (1-12-0). Punting (No./Yds/Avg.): Jack Collins (4-128-32.0); James Saxton (1-73-73.0). Mississippi Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Glynn Griffing (10-45-0); Art Doty (5-29-0); Buck Randall (4-13-0); Charles Morris (3-10-0); Fred Roberts (4-10-0); Doug Elmore (7-10-0); Louis Guy (2-8-0); A. J. Holloway (2-2-0). Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): Glynn Griffing (12-29-3-163-1); Doug Elmore (3-8-2-29-0). Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Louis Guy (4-43-0); Art Doty (4-41-0); A. J. Holloway (3-30-0); Woody Dabbs (1-32-0); Reed Davis (1-20-1); Wes Sullivan (1-14-0); Buck Randall (1-12-0). Punting (No./Yds/Avg.): Doug Elmore (3-90-30.0); Perry Dunn (1-40-40.0).

DALLAS -- Despite playing in their own backyard and holding a higher national ranking than their opponent, the third-ranked Longhorns entered the 1962 Cotton Bowl as three-point underdogs to No. 5 Ole Miss. Reason being? Ole Miss was the nation’s total offense leader and boasted an offensive line that held a 17-pound weight advantage over the Texas defensive front.

The Longhorns entered with equally strong credentials, however, ranking second in the nation in rushing and fourth in total offense. Both teams held the AP’s No. 1 ranking during the regular season.

James Saxton put Texas on top 6-0 with his one-yard plunge with less than a minute to play in the first quarter. The score was set up by a Longhorns interception -- their second of five picks for the day, including a bowl-game record three by Jerry Cook.

Mike Cotten pushed Texas to a 12-0 advantage when he capped a nine-play, 72-yard drive with a 24-yard strike to Jack Collins shortly before the half. To offset the missed extra point in the first quarter, the Horns went for two but Collins was stuffed a yard short.

The Mississippi defense, which had allowed a pair of touchdowns for the first time in 17 games and trailed by a dozen points at the half for the first time in eight years, buckled down and would not allow another point the rest of the day.

The question, however, was could the Texas defense hold on to the lead? Midway through the third quarter, following a 73-yard quick kick by James Saxton, Mississippi marched 86 yards in eight plays and cut the lead to 12-7 on Glynn Griffing’s 20-yard touchdown toss to Reed Davis.

The Ole Miss defense continued to hold and the Rebels got the ball back late in the affair. It appeared that Mississippi was driving for the go-ahead score, but the Texas defense dug in and turned back the Ole Miss drive at the UT 23 with under six minutes to play to secure Darrell Royal’s first bowl triumph.