1968 Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M 20, (#8) Alabama 16
Texas A&M 20, (#8) Alabama 16
January 1, 1968 • Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
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1968 Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M 20, (#8) Alabama 16 January 1, 1968 • Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas |
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| SCORE BY QUARTERS | ||||||
| Alabama | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -- | 16 |
| Texas A&M | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | -- | 20 |
| Attendance: 73,800 | ||||||
| SCORING SUMMARY | ||||||
| ALA: Stabler 3 yd run (Davis kick) | ||||||
| A&M: Stegent 13 yd pass from Hargett (Riggs kick) | ||||||
| ALA: Davis 36 yd field goal | ||||||
| A&M: Maxwell 7 yd pass from Hargett (kick failed) | ||||||
| A&M: Housley 20 yd run (Riggs kick) | ||||||
| ALA: Stabler 2 yd run (run failed) | ||||||
DALLAS--Student faced teacher as the Aggies capped a Cinderella season by appearing in the Cotton Bowl for the first time in 25 years and making its first post-season appearance in a decade.
A&M Head Coach Gene Stallings met his former college coach, Alabama's "Bear" Bryant, and his Aggies won their seventh straight game. Bryant, facing A&M for the first time since his departure following the 1957 season, gave Stallings a ride off the field on his shoulders after the game.
A&M converted an Alabama interception and fumble into a 13-10 halftime lead. Then, midway through the third quarter, the Aggies turned a short, 28-yard Tide punt into its final score of the game as fullback Wendell Housley bulled 20 yards for a clinching touchdown.