Evening star., 1962-01-02
COTTON BOWL UPSET
Ole Miss AerioIs
Halted by Texas

thought II the two teams met
in a series one would win as
many games as the other.
Coach Johnny Vaught of
Mississippi, possessor of a fabu-
lous bowl record-six victories
in eight-said the interruptions
killed the Rebels, particularly
one that came just before the
half and stopped what ap-
peared to be a determined Mis-
sissippi touchdown drive.
Texas got the breaks and
Texas made some Of them, but
it was the work of that un-
derrated but brawling Longhorn
line that crippled Misissippi's
ground attack. And players
such as Tommy Ford, Pat Cul-
pepper and Jerry Cook, who in
tercepted three passes, brought
a bushel of thrills to a roaring
crowd of 75,504.
The Longhorns tried to score
the first time they had the
ball-getting it on a Mississippi
tumble but Eldon Moritz
missed a field goal attempt
from the Mississippi 40.
SaxtOn Gets Touchdown
But later in the same period
Ford intercepted one of Glynn
Griffing's passes to set up the
first Texas touchdown. The
clever Gotten, picking flaws in
the Mississippi defense, sent
two erstwhile defensive play
ers. Culpepper and David Rus
sell, and Ray Poage, the in
jured fullback who got we'll
just in time. smashing and
slashing down to the 1-yard
line. Then Jim Saxton, the 160-
pound All-America, dart ed
through a tiny hole in the line
for the score.
But Texas didn't have to use
break for its second and win
ming touchdown in the second
period. 1t just slammed 72
yards with Cotten's passing
and running leading the Long
horns to glory. Gotten threw
to Jack Collins for the touch
down on a play covering "a
yards.
One placement kick try for
the extra point was blocked,
and a running attempt for a
2-point conversion failed. That
left Texas with a 1910 half
time lead, and Mississippi was
in position to win if it could
score twice and convert even
once.
Griffing Passes for Score
Then Texas had to fight off
the blistering Mississippi aerial
attack the rest of the way
yielding one touchdown to it
but stopping other dangerous
threats with a defense that
bloomed when the time was
ripe.
Griffing, who passed for 163
yards but had three passes in
tercepted, pitched for 81 yards
and ran for another 81 ir
spearing the 86-yard third
period surge climaxed with a
20-yard throw to Reed Davis
in the Texas end zone. .
The partisan crowd almost
had a series of heart attacks
when the massive Rebels roareo
to the Texas % with minutes
to 60. But out of the pack
came Bob Moses, the magnifi-
icent Texas wingman, to fell
Griffing on the "a as the Rebe.
quarterback tried desperately
on fourth down for the two
yards that would have giver
Mississippi life.
That was the ball game. II
meant the Southwest Confer
ence had won a Cotton Bow,
game for the first time in five
years.
Saxton was picked as the
outstanding back and Moses the
top lineman by sports writers
covering the game between the
Nations No. 3 and No. 5 teams
Sub Fullbacks Hurt
Mississippi entered the game
with its ground attack severely
hampered through loss of Billy
Ray Adams, its fine fullback
to accident injuries. Buck Ran.
dali, a sophomore, started ir
Adams place but was knocked
out in the second period
Vaught said this made him
rely on his halfbacks and pass
ing, virtually killing his ground
game.
Each school will get a check
for about $175,000 and each
has to divVy up with its owr
conference. But Texas will come
up with about $4,000 and Mis-.
sissippi about $4,000.
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