1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl

1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
1234 Total
Colorado 71400 21
Texas 07247 38
Date December 27, 1975
Season 1975
Stadium Astrodome
Location Houston, Texas
Attendance 52,748
United States TV coverage
Network ABC

The 1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Texas Longhorns and the Colorado Buffaloes.

Background

A loss to #2 Texas A&M in the final game of the season meant that Texas could not claim an outright Southwest Conference title. Colorado had finished 3rd in the Big Eight Conference. This was Colorado's first bowl game under Mallory, but their fourth overall appearance of the decade, in their first Bluebonnet Bowl since 1971. This was the 8th straight bowl appearance and first Blue Bonnet Bowl since 1966.

Game summary

  • Colorado — Kunz 1 run (MacKenzie kick) 7-0 2:29 1Q
  • Colorado — Logan 4 pass from Williams (MacKenzie kick) 14-0 12:42 2Q
  • Texas — Jackson 21 pass from Akin (Erxleben kick) 14-7 1:47 2Q
  • Colorado — Hasselbeck 25 pass from Williams (MacKenzie kick) 21-7 0:24 2Q
  • Texas — Walker 3 run (kick blocked) 21-13 10:56 3Q
  • Texas — T. Campbell 25 blocked punt return (E. Campbell pass from Akin) 21-21 8:37 3Q
  • Texas — Erxleben 55 FG 21-24 6:25 3Q
  • Texas — Jones 4 run (Erxleben kick) 21-31 3:15 3Q
  • Texas — Jones 7 run (Erxleben kick) 21-38 5:05 4Q

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Aftermath

Royal retired the following season. Colorado went to the Orange Bowl that season, but lost. They did not win a bowl game until 1991. Texas returned to the Bluebonnet Bowl three times, and Colorado returned once.

Statistics

StatisticsColoradoTexas
First Downs2115
Third Downs8-143-10
Fourth Downs2-21-1
Rushing Yards117171
Passing Yards17766
Passes (Comp-Attem-Int)17-26-34-5-0
Total Offense294237
Return Yards-261
Punts-Average4-24.02-40.0
Fumbles-Lost3-22-2
Penalties-Yards6-505-35
Quarterback Sacks—Yards0-03-39
Time of Possession34:5625:04

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  2. "Times Daily - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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