| Game Name: | Bluebonnet Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 17 |
| Year Game Played: | 1960 |
| Football Season: | 1960 |
| Stadium: | Rice Stadium |
| City: | Houston, Texas |
| Visitor School: | University of Texas |
| Visitor Name Short: | Texas |
| Visitor Nickname: | Longhorns |
| Visitor Record: | 7–3 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | NR |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 17 |
| Visitor Coach: | Darrell Royal |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Home School: | University of Alabama |
| Home Name Short: | Alabama |
| Home Nickname: | Crimson Tide |
| Home Record: | 8–1–1 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 9 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 10 |
| Home Coach: | Bear Bryant |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Odds: | Alabama by 1[1] |
| Attendance: | 68,000[2] |
| Us Network: | CBS |
The 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl, part of the 1960 bowl game season, was the second annual contest and took place on December 17, 1960, at Rice Stadium in Houston. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Texas Longhorns, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC). In a defensive struggle, the game ended in a 3–3 tie.[3]
See also: 1960 Alabama Crimson Tide football team. The 1960 squad was Bear Bryant's third at Alabama. The Crimson Tide lost to Tennessee and tied Tulane in route to an 8–1–1 regular season.[4] They accepted an invitation to play in the Bluebonnet Bowl against Texas following their 3–0 victory over long-time rival Auburn November 26.[5] The appearance was the fourteenth overall bowl appearance and the first in the Bluebonnet Bowl for Alabama.[5]
See also: 1960 Texas Longhorns football team. The 1960 Texas squad finished the regular season 7–3.[6] The Longhorns lost to Nebraska, Arkansas and Rice.[6] They accepted an invitation to play in the Bluebonnet Bowl against Alabama following their 21–14 victory over long-time rival Texas A&M November 24.[5] The appearance was the tenth overall bowl appearance and the first in the Bluebonnet Bowl for Texas.
The only points were scored on a pair of field goals. The first came in the third by Tommy Booker for Alabama and the second in the fourth by Dan Petty for Texas.[7]