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1966 Bluebonnet Bowl

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started the scoring on his 25 yard touchdown run to give them a 6-0 lead. Ole Miss tried to narrow the lead with a Jimmy Keyes field goal from 43 yards out. However, the kick went wide, keeping it 6-0. Chris Gilbert made it 12-0 in the second half with his touchdown sneak. Later in the quarter, the
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Rebels were stopped on 4th down at the Longhorn 8. Bradley ran for his second touchdown of the day to make it 19-0, as Texas coasted from there to win. Chris Gilbert ran for 156 yards on 26 carries, while Bradley ran for 105 yards on 20 carries, while passing for 49 yards.
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appearances, while returning to the Bluebonnet Bowl in 1975. As for Ole Miss, they never returned to the Bluebonnet Bowl, though they kept making bowl games, making four in Vaught's final four seasons.
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On the three touchdowns, the Longhorns had drives of 89, 68, and 53 yards, while limiting the Rebels to barely over 200 yards.
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for the second straight year in a row. This was the Rebels' 10th straight bowl appearance and first Bluebonnet Bowl since
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While the Longhorns did not make a bowl game the next season, they made six straight
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Index

Ole Miss Rebels
Texas Longhorns
Johnny Vaught
Darrell Royal
AP
Coaches
1966
Rice Stadium
Houston, Texas
Network
ABC
Bluebonnet Bowl
1965
1967
college football
bowl game
Texas Longhorns
Ole Miss Rebels
Southeastern Conference
1964
Southwest Conference
two season wait
Bill Bradley
Cotton Bowl Classic
"Ole Miss - History & Records"
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