The latter team was characterized by a punishing wishbone running attack, fueled by quarterback James Street and running backs Steve Worster, Jim Bertelsen and Ted Koy. That team would help the Longhorns win 30 consecutive games from 1968-70. Royal didn't like comparing his opponents or even his own teams. Frank and I played against each other for 19 years, and we enjoyed it. But we never bring those games up.
Somebody wins and somebody loses, and there's nothing to be gained from it.
We had the talent to be 9-2, but we were just so beat up. There were five games that Earl Campbell played with a bad limp and we won those. There were five that he sat on the bench and we lost those. Royal coached No. 1 Texas to a 28-6 win over No. 1 Navy in the 1964 Cotton Bowl for his first title. Texas was only a two-point favorite, but rode the arm of Duke Carlisle to victory, upstaging Heisman Trophy winner and Navy quarterback Roger Staubach.