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The 1948 Sugar Bowl featured the fifth ranked Texas Longhorns and the sixth ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.[1]
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Date | January 1, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Tulane Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Bobby Layne, Texas QB | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Alvin Bell (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 73,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
In the first quarter, Texas scored on a 99-yard touchdown pass from Bobby Layne to Ralph "Peppy" Blount, as Texas opened a 7–0 lead.[2] In the second quarter, Alabama tied the game on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Harry Gilmer to Ed White. In the third quarter, Texas's Vic Vasicek recovered a fumble in the end zone as Texas took a 14–7 lead. Lew Holder later returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown making it 21-7. Layne scored on a 1-yard touchdown run making the final score 27-7.[3]
Layne was named Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player and became the first winner of the Miller Award.[4]
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