1958 Sugar Bowl: Mississippi 39, Texas 7
| Attendance: 77,484 |
| Mississippi |
6 |
13 |
7 |
13 |
39 |
| Texas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
First Quarter
UM - Ray Brown 1-yd run (Bob Khayat kick failed)
Second Quarter
UM - Don Williams 3-yd pass from Brown (Khayat kick)
UM - Kent Lovelace 9-yd run (Khayat kick failed)
Third Quarter
UM - Bobby Franklin 3-yd run (Khayat kick)
Fourth Quarter
UT - Blanch 1-yd run (Lackey kick)
UM - Brown 92-yd run (Khayat kick)
UM - Tommy Taylor 12-yd pass from Billy Brewer (Khayat kick failed) |
| Team Statistics |
Mississippi |
UT |
| First Downs |
18 |
13 |
| Net Yards Rushing |
304 |
192 |
| Pass Comp-Att-Int |
7-16-0 |
2-11-4 |
| Net Yards Passing |
71 |
14 |
| Total Yards |
375 |
206 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
5-2 |
7-4 |
| Punts-Avg |
7-34.7 |
5-38.2 |
| Penalties-Yards |
9-95 |
6-30 |
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| Individual Statistics |
Texas
Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): George Blanch (11-58-1); Don Allen (8-43-0); Walt Fondren (8-39-0); Jimmy Welch (4-36-0).
Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): Bobby Lackey (2-5-2-14-0).
Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Elvin Smith (1-11-0); Rene Ramirez (1-3-0).
Mississippi
Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Ray Brown (15-157-2); Bobby Franklin (9-64-1).
Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): Billy Brewer (2-2-0-25-1); Ray Brown (3-8-0-24-1); Bobby Franklin (2-6-0-22-0).
Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Tommy Taylor (2-20-1); Don Williams (2-15-1). |
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NEW ORLEANS -- First-year head coach Darrell Royal inherited a program that, in the year prior to his arrival, went 1-9 and hadn’t played in a bowl game in five years.
It appeared that his Longhorns would have to wait another year to return to bowl action as Texas stood 4-3-1 with two games remaining in the regular season.
However, he rallied his troops to consecutive wins over No. 17 TCU and No. 4 Texas A&M to set up a Sugar Bowl meeting against seventh-ranked Mississippi.
Unfortunately, UT’s luck ran out and the Rebels rolled to a 39-7 triumph over the 11th-ranked Longhorns.
Texas turned the ball over eight times and never was able to mount a serious challenge.
The Rebels churned out 304 yards rushing, including a 92-yard score late in the game. UT’s only touchdown came courtesy of George Blanch’s 1-yard plunge in the fourth quarter.
