Year Game Played: | 1958 |
Game Name: | Sugar Bowl |
Football Season: | 1957 |
Visitor Name Short: | Ole Miss |
Visitor Nickname: | Rebels |
Home Name Short: | Texas |
Home Nickname: | Longhorns |
Visitor Record: | 8–1–1 |
Visitor Conference: | SEC |
Home Record: | 6–3–1 |
Home Conference: | SWC |
Visitor Coach: | Johnny Vaught |
Home Coach: | Darrell Royal |
Visitor Rank Ap: | 7 |
Visitor Rank Coaches: | 8 |
Home Rank Ap: | 11 |
Home Rank Coaches: | 11 |
Visitor 1Q: | 6 |
Visitor 2Q: | 13 |
Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
Visitor 4Q: | 13 |
Home 1Q: | 0 |
Home 2Q: | 0 |
Home 3Q: | 0 |
Home 4Q: | 7 |
Date Game Played: | January 1 |
Stadium: | Tulane Stadium |
City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Referee: | Cliff Shaw (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC) |
Us Network: | NBC |
Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
Us Announcers: | Lindsey Nelson and Red Grange |
The 1958 Sugar Bowl featured the seventh-ranked Ole Miss Rebels and the eleventh-ranked Texas Longhorns.
This was the first game broadcast by NBC.
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]