Texas upset #6 ranked Aggies. Texas held A & M to a -7 yards rushing. Applewhite led the team with 232 yards in passing. Heisman winner Ricky Williams gained 259 yards to set the NCAA rushing record. Kris Stockton kicked the winning field goal.
Kris Stockton
The History of the Texas vs. Tide during the Modern Era by Larry for TLSN. BLUEBONNET BOWL 1960 Season Dec. 17, Rice Stadium, Houston Background: Ninth-ranked Bama went 8-1-1 and boasted the nation’s second-ranked defense. Texas, coming off Darrell Royal’s first SWC championship in ’59, had gone 7-3, with one-point losses to Nebraska and…
PROLOGUE TO Lubbock 2008, Ten Years After Sept. 20, 2021 by Larry Carlson Dateline: Lubbock, November 10, 2018 Many of us began the elevator shuttle from the press box down to the floor of Jones AT&T Stadium, with about six to seven minutes on the clock. Texas had entered the fourth quarter with a lead…
CURTAINS FOR THE COUGARS by Larry Carlson for TLSN https://texaslsn.org “Out, damn spot! Out, I say.” So said Lady Macbeth, famously. I don’t know if Billy Shakespeare was ever required reading at the University of Houston, but Lady Macbeth and Cougar coach Dana Holgorsen are now intertwined in cursing that damn spot. Texas got a…
The Good Side of Joe Don Looney, as told by Longhorn Chuck Taylor Joe was a dear friend. His folks, Don & Dorothy, were ‘bridge partners’ with my Mom and dad in FW. His best friend in FW was my ex-brother-in-law, with whom he went to Austin/UT. Joe lived in Austin for a brief time…
TEXAS GETS ITS KICKSby Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org We have heard a lot about “culture wins” this Longhorn season.And we almost saw a masterpiece Saturday at DKR. By Kansas State.It was the men from Manhattan who fell far behind early and rallied back, bit by bit.It was K-State that made halftime adjustments. The offense abandoned…
1972 – Cotton Bowl- Alabama and Texas COTTON BOWL FLASHBACK: Alan Lowry And The Thin White Line by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Written on December 15, 2022 A 1956 Western Union congratulations from Aggie Coach Bear Bryant to new Longhorn head coach Royal Royal and The “Bear” Alabama fans with elephant-like memories still believe…