College football game
| 1958 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tulane Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Cliff Shaw (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson and Red Grange | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Sugar Bowl featured the seventh-ranked Ole Miss Rebels and the eleventh-ranked Texas Longhorns.
Background
This was the first game broadcast by NBC.
Game summary
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.
References
- Casey Bienvenu. "1958 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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