456:
plays later, on a Mitzi
Jackson touchdown plunge, nine minutes into the game. The Longhorns drove from their 23 to the Auburn 18, before they settled for a Billy Scott field goal from 35 yards out. In the second quarter, Jim McKinney blocked a Longhorn punt that fell into the end zone for a safety, making it 16–3 at halftime. In the fourth quarter, a Mike Fuller interception gave the Tigers the ball at the Longhorn 29. A few plays later, Butler caught another touchdown pass from Gargis (with Nugent catching the conversion pass) to make it 24–3. With nine seconds remaining, the Tigers added in their final points on a Chris Wilson 28 yard field goal. Phil Gargis went 6-of-11 for 60 yards and 2 interceptions and 2 touchdowns, with 14 carries for 51 yards, in a co-MVP effort.
455:
After Texas punted the ball to the Auburn 40 after failing to advance the ball from their own 4 after the opening kickoff. Auburn promptly drove the ball 60 yards, culminated by a 7-yard pass from Phil Gargis to Ed Butler. After the
Longhorns fumbled the ball at their own 27, the Tigers scored two
447:. This was the seventh straight bowl appearance for both the Tigers and the Longhorns. This was the first appearance in the Gator Bowl for the Longhorns, and Auburn's third Gator Bowl of the decade.
604:
1300:
1977:
1667:
646:
1293:
1952:
1962:
1660:
784:
1967:
1286:
611:
1653:
436:
428:
468:
Jordan retired the following season. The Tigers did not return to a bowl until 1982. Neither has returned to the Gator Bowl since this game.
655:
261:
1878:
1865:
1568:
639:
444:
1972:
408:
41:
432:
412:
46:
1891:
832:
777:
427:, with a 3–2 start followed by with five victories in their final six games of the regular season, including a victory over #9
1213:
632:
1208:
302:
1730:
1705:
1505:
1500:
1485:
1455:
1435:
1238:
1088:
1078:
988:
958:
933:
903:
770:
685:
1901:
1815:
1740:
1735:
1700:
1233:
1083:
1073:
983:
953:
928:
898:
1850:
1820:
1780:
1775:
1633:
1530:
1515:
1510:
1490:
1470:
1460:
1440:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1362:
1352:
1347:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1309:
820:
733:
842:
440:
308:
69:
1810:
1795:
1676:
1873:
1855:
1845:
1830:
281:
1926:
1921:
1906:
1835:
1480:
1395:
1367:
1269:
There was a Gator Bowl in
January and December in 1954, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1989, 1991, 2016, and 2021.
424:
314:
62:
1957:
1760:
1218:
1203:
677:
837:
814:
345:
335:
271:
1911:
1886:
1860:
1805:
1770:
1720:
1576:
1558:
1535:
1525:
1520:
1475:
669:
431:. Auburn started 7–0 on the season, reaching as high as #5 in the polls, before a loss to #11
365:
1916:
1715:
1695:
1563:
1390:
1342:
826:
741:
693:
401:
1896:
1840:
1825:
1800:
1790:
1785:
1765:
1745:
1710:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1553:
1357:
1337:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1228:
1223:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
998:
993:
978:
973:
968:
963:
948:
943:
938:
923:
918:
913:
908:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
725:
701:
382:
374:
624:
1545:
1540:
809:
749:
350:
1946:
1750:
1725:
1495:
1465:
1450:
1445:
709:
457:
354:
294:
88:
1690:
151:
117:
97:
793:
1278:
404:
1645:
762:
460:
went for 91 yards on 23 carries for the
Longhorns in an co-MVP effort.
144:
110:
1649:
1282:
766:
628:
439:
three weeks later sealed their fate in second place in the
1262:
851:
802:
344:
334:
329:
321:
301:
287:
277:
267:
257:
249:
23:
1933:Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
1629:Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
1978:December 1974 sports events in the United States
1661:
1294:
778:
640:
8:
1668:
1654:
1646:
1301:
1287:
1279:
785:
771:
763:
647:
633:
625:
37:
20:
475:
596:
657:1974–75 NCAA football bowl game season
423:The Longhorns tied for second in the
7:
1963:Texas Longhorns football bowl games
1879:2014 BCS National Championship Game
1866:2011 BCS National Championship Game
1569:2010 BCS National Championship Game
14:
1968:Auburn Tigers football bowl games
1953:1974–75 NCAA football bowl games
803:History & conference tie-ins
179:
1:
1994:
1731:1969 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
1486:1987 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
1456:1980 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
1436:1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
1311:Texas Longhorns bowl games
1973:1974 in sports in Florida
1685:
1318:
664:
364:
360:
330:United States TV coverage
178:
36:
31:
1851:2007 Cotton Bowl Classic
1821:2001 Florida Citrus Bowl
1781:1987 Florida Citrus Bowl
1776:1986 Cotton Bowl Classic
1678:Auburn Tigers bowl games
1634:College Football Playoff
1531:2003 Cotton Bowl Classic
1516:2000 Cotton Bowl Classic
1511:1999 Cotton Bowl Classic
1491:1991 Cotton Bowl Classic
1471:1984 Cotton Bowl Classic
1461:1982 Cotton Bowl Classic
1441:1978 Cotton Bowl Classic
1426:1974 Cotton Bowl Classic
1421:1973 Cotton Bowl Classic
1416:1972 Cotton Bowl Classic
1411:1971 Cotton Bowl Classic
1406:1970 Cotton Bowl Classic
1401:1969 Cotton Bowl Classic
1383:1964 Cotton Bowl Classic
1378:1963 Cotton Bowl Classic
1373:1962 Cotton Bowl Classic
1363:1960 Cotton Bowl Classic
1353:1953 Cotton Bowl Classic
1348:1951 Cotton Bowl Classic
1333:1946 Cotton Bowl Classic
1328:1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
1323:1943 Cotton Bowl Classic
821:Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
605:"2015 Auburn Bowl Guide"
291:QB Phil Gargis (Auburn)
843:Southeastern Conference
441:Southeastern Conference
1811:1996 Independence Bowl
1796:1990 Hall of Fame Bowl
795:TaxSlayer / Gator Bowl
94:Head coach:
85:Head coach:
1874:2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl
1856:2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl
1846:2006 Capital One Bowl
1831:2003 Capital One Bowl
282:Jacksonville, Florida
18:College football game
1927:2023 Music City Bowl
1922:2021 Birmingham Bowl
1907:2018 Music City Bowl
1892:2015 Birmingham Bowl
1836:2003 Music City Bowl
1481:1985 Bluebonnet Bowl
1396:1966 Bluebonnet Bowl
1368:1960 Bluebonnet Bowl
425:Southwest Conference
1761:1982 Tangerine Bowl
838:Big Ten Conference
815:Gator Bowl Stadium
578:Time of Possession
407:that featured the
307:R. Pete Williams (
272:Gator Bowl Stadium
1940:
1939:
1912:2020 Outback Bowl
1887:2015 Outback Bowl
1861:2010 Outback Bowl
1806:1996 Outback Bowl
1771:1984 Liberty Bowl
1721:1965 Liberty Bowl
1643:
1642:
1577:2011 Holiday Bowl
1559:2007 Holiday Bowl
1536:2003 Holiday Bowl
1526:2001 Holiday Bowl
1521:2000 Holiday Bowl
1476:1984 Freedom Bowl
1276:
1275:
760:
759:
617:on July 10, 2017.
588:
587:
394:
393:
390:
389:
313:split crew: SEC,
253:December 30, 1974
245:
244:
174:
173:
170:
169:
136:
135:
1985:
1917:2021 Citrus Bowl
1716:1964 Orange Bowl
1696:1938 Orange Bowl
1679:
1670:
1663:
1656:
1647:
1564:2009 Fiesta Bowl
1506:1997 Fiesta Bowl
1391:1965 Orange Bowl
1343:1949 Orange Bowl
1312:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1280:
827:EverBank Stadium
796:
787:
780:
773:
764:
753:
745:
737:
729:
721:
713:
705:
697:
689:
686:Astro-Bluebonnet
681:
673:
658:
649:
642:
635:
626:
619:
618:
616:
610:. Archived from
609:
601:
476:
443:(SEC) alongside
402:college football
362:
361:
180:
140:
139:
106:
105:
38:
26:
21:
1993:
1992:
1988:
1987:
1986:
1984:
1983:
1982:
1943:
1942:
1941:
1936:
1902:2018 Peach Bowl
1897:2017 Sugar Bowl
1841:2005 Sugar Bowl
1826:2001 Peach Bowl
1816:1998 Peach Bowl
1801:1990 Peach Bowl
1791:1989 Sugar Bowl
1786:1988 Sugar Bowl
1766:1984 Sugar Bowl
1756:1974 Gator Bowl
1746:1972 Gator Bowl
1741:1972 Sugar Bowl
1736:1971 Gator Bowl
1711:1955 Gator Bowl
1706:1954 Gator Bowl
1701:1954 Gator Bowl
1681:
1677:
1674:
1644:
1639:
1622:2024 Sugar Bowl
1617:2022 Alamo Bowl
1612:2020 Alamo Bowl
1607:2019 Alamo Bowl
1602:2019 Sugar Bowl
1597:2017 Texas Bowl
1592:2014 Texas Bowl
1587:2013 Alamo Bowl
1582:2012 Alamo Bowl
1554:2006 Alamo Bowl
1501:1995 Sugar Bowl
1431:1974 Gator Bowl
1358:1958 Sugar Bowl
1338:1948 Sugar Bowl
1314:
1310:
1307:
1277:
1272:
1258:
847:
798:
794:
791:
761:
756:
748:
740:
732:
724:
716:
708:
700:
692:
684:
676:
668:
660:
656:
653:
623:
622:
614:
607:
603:
602:
598:
593:
567:Penalties–yards
534:Passing (C–A–I)
474:
466:
453:
435:. A loss to #2
421:
409:Texas Longhorns
398:1974 Gator Bowl
312:
292:
95:
86:
42:Texas Longhorns
32:30th Gator Bowl
24:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1991:
1989:
1981:
1980:
1975:
1970:
1965:
1960:
1955:
1945:
1944:
1938:
1937:
1930:
1929:
1924:
1919:
1914:
1909:
1904:
1899:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1876:
1871:
1863:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1813:
1808:
1803:
1798:
1793:
1788:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1743:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1686:
1683:
1682:
1675:
1673:
1672:
1665:
1658:
1650:
1641:
1640:
1636:semifinal game
1626:
1625:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1546:2006 Rose Bowl
1543:
1541:2005 Rose Bowl
1538:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1308:
1306:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1283:
1274:
1273:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1264:
1260:
1259:
1257:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
855:
853:
849:
848:
846:
845:
840:
835:
830:
829:(1995–present)
824:
818:
812:
806:
804:
800:
799:
792:
790:
789:
782:
775:
767:
758:
757:
755:
754:
746:
738:
730:
722:
714:
706:
698:
690:
682:
674:
665:
662:
661:
654:
652:
651:
644:
637:
629:
621:
620:
595:
594:
592:
589:
586:
585:
582:
579:
575:
574:
571:
568:
564:
563:
560:
557:
553:
552:
549:
546:
542:
541:
538:
535:
531:
530:
527:
524:
520:
519:
516:
513:
509:
508:
505:
502:
498:
497:
494:
491:
487:
486:
483:
480:
473:
470:
465:
462:
452:
449:
420:
417:
392:
391:
388:
387:
379:
369:
368:
358:
357:
351:Chris Schenkel
348:
342:
341:
338:
332:
331:
327:
326:
323:
319:
318:
305:
299:
298:
289:
285:
284:
279:
275:
274:
269:
265:
264:
259:
255:
254:
251:
247:
246:
243:
242:
239:
236:
233:
230:
227:
221:
220:
217:
214:
211:
208:
205:
199:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
183:
176:
175:
172:
171:
168:
167:
162:
156:
155:
148:
137:
134:
133:
128:
122:
121:
114:
102:
101:
92:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
66:
58:
57:
54:
50:
49:
44:
34:
33:
29:
28:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1990:
1979:
1976:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1950:
1948:
1935:
1934:
1928:
1925:
1923:
1920:
1918:
1915:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1893:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1870:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1812:
1809:
1807:
1804:
1802:
1799:
1797:
1794:
1792:
1789:
1787:
1784:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1751:1973 Sun Bowl
1749:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1726:1968 Sun Bowl
1724:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1688:
1687:
1684:
1680:
1671:
1666:
1664:
1659:
1657:
1652:
1651:
1648:
1638:
1637:
1635:
1630:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1496:1994 Sun Bowl
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1466:1982 Sun Bowl
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1451:1979 Sun Bowl
1449:
1447:
1446:1978 Sun Bowl
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1320:
1317:
1313:
1304:
1299:
1297:
1292:
1290:
1285:
1284:
1281:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1261:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
856:
854:
850:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
828:
825:
822:
819:
816:
813:
811:
808:
807:
805:
801:
797:
788:
783:
781:
776:
774:
769:
768:
765:
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
731:
727:
723:
719:
715:
711:
707:
703:
699:
695:
691:
687:
683:
679:
675:
671:
667:
666:
663:
659:
650:
645:
643:
638:
636:
631:
630:
627:
613:
606:
600:
597:
590:
583:
580:
577:
576:
572:
569:
566:
565:
561:
558:
555:
554:
550:
547:
545:Punts–average
544:
543:
539:
536:
533:
532:
528:
525:
523:Total offense
522:
521:
517:
514:
512:Passing yards
511:
510:
506:
503:
501:Rushing yards
500:
499:
495:
492:
489:
488:
484:
481:
478:
477:
471:
469:
463:
461:
459:
458:Earl Campbell
450:
448:
446:
442:
438:
434:
430:
429:Texas A&M
426:
418:
416:
414:
413:Auburn Tigers
410:
406:
403:
399:
386:
384:
380:
377:
376:
371:
370:
367:
363:
359:
356:
355:Frank Broyles
352:
349:
347:
343:
339:
337:
333:
328:
324:
320:
316:
310:
306:
304:
300:
296:
295:Earl Campbell
290:
286:
283:
280:
276:
273:
270:
266:
263:
260:
256:
252:
248:
240:
237:
234:
231:
228:
226:
223:
222:
218:
215:
212:
209:
206:
204:
201:
200:
196:
193:
190:
187:
184:
182:
181:
177:
166:
163:
161:
158:
157:
154:
153:
149:
147:
146:
142:
141:
138:
132:
129:
127:
124:
123:
120:
119:
115:
113:
112:
108:
107:
104:
103:
100:
99:
93:
91:
90:
89:Darrell Royal
84:
83:
79:
76:
75:
72:
71:
67:
65:
64:
60:
59:
55:
52:
51:
48:
47:Auburn Tigers
45:
43:
40:
39:
35:
30:
22:
16:
1932:
1931:
1881:
1868:
1755:
1691:Bacardi Bowl
1631:
1628:
1627:
1571:
1548:
1430:
1385:
1003:
833:Broadcasters
717:
612:the original
599:
556:Fumbles–lost
467:
454:
451:Game summary
422:
397:
395:
381:
372:
224:
202:
164:
159:
150:
143:
130:
125:
116:
109:
98:Ralph Jordan
96:
87:
68:
61:
15:
817:(1946–1993)
490:First downs
385:>
373: <
366:Gator Bowl
1958:Gator Bowl
1947:Categories
1632:† denotes
1254:2025 (Jan)
1239:2021 (Dec)
1234:2021 (Jan)
1214:2016 (Dec)
1209:2016 (Jan)
1089:1991 (Dec)
1084:1991 (Jan)
1079:1989 (Dec)
1074:1989 (Jan)
989:1971 (Dec)
984:1971 (Jan)
959:1965 (Dec)
954:1965 (Jan)
934:1960 (Dec)
929:1960 (Jan)
904:1954 (Dec)
899:1954 (Jan)
591:References
479:Statistics
472:Statistics
419:Background
346:Announcers
322:Attendance
27:Gator Bowl
728:(Dec. 31)
720:(Dec. 30)
712:(Dec. 28)
704:(Dec. 28)
696:(Dec. 28)
688:(Dec. 23)
680:(Dec. 21)
678:Tangerine
672:(Dec. 16)
464:Aftermath
405:bowl game
752:(Jan. 1)
744:(Jan. 1)
736:(Jan. 1)
411:and the
278:Location
810:History
670:Liberty
551:2–45.5
540:7–13–2
537:10–21–3
485:Auburn
445:Georgia
437:Alabama
433:Florida
336:Network
303:Referee
297:(Texas)
268:Stadium
152:Coaches
118:Coaches
823:(1994)
742:Orange
734:Cotton
694:Fiesta
584:31:54
548:4–28.8
400:was a
378:
325:63,811
258:Season
225:Auburn
1689:1937
1263:Notes
852:Games
726:Sugar
718:Gator
702:Peach
615:(PDF)
608:(PDF)
581:28:06
573:6–70
482:Texas
203:Texas
197:Total
56:(9–2)
53:(8–3)
1249:2023
1244:2022
1229:2020
1224:2018
1219:2017
1204:2015
1199:2014
1194:2013
1189:2012
1184:2011
1179:2010
1174:2009
1169:2008
1164:2007
1159:2006
1154:2005
1149:2004
1144:2003
1139:2002
1134:2001
1129:2000
1124:1999
1119:1998
1114:1997
1109:1996
1104:1994
1099:1993
1094:1992
1069:1987
1064:1986
1059:1985
1054:1984
1049:1983
1044:1982
1039:1981
1034:1980
1029:1979
1024:1978
1019:1977
1014:1976
1009:1975
1004:1974
999:1973
994:1972
979:1969
974:1968
969:1967
964:1966
949:1963
944:1962
939:1961
924:1958
919:1957
914:1956
909:1955
894:1953
889:1952
884:1951
879:1950
874:1949
869:1948
864:1947
859:1946
750:Rose
570:5–37
562:7–5
529:326
507:256
396:The
383:1975
375:1973
353:and
262:1974
250:Date
25:1974
710:Sun
559:5–4
526:301
518:70
504:203
496:19
340:ABC
315:SWC
309:SEC
293:RB
288:MVP
70:SEC
63:SWC
1949::
515:98
493:14
415:.
241:27
238:11
229:14
145:AP
131:10
126:11
111:AP
80:27
1882:#
1869:#
1669:e
1662:t
1655:v
1624:†
1572:#
1549:#
1386:#
1302:e
1295:t
1288:v
786:e
779:t
772:v
648:e
641:t
634:v
317:)
311:;
235:0
232:2
219:3
216:0
213:0
210:0
207:3
194:4
191:3
188:2
185:1
165:5
160:6
77:3
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.