1948 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl

14th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1948
#5 Texas 27 (10-1-0)
#6 Alabama 7 (8-3-0)

The Texas Longhorns took advantage of several Alabama miscues and capitalized on the excellent play of Bobby Layne to speed by the Alabama Crimson Tide, 27-7, in front of 73,000 fans.

The Longhorn defense scored a pair of touchdowns on the day, once following a blocked kick and again on an interception return by Lewis Holder.

En route to winning the Miller Trophy as the game's "Most Outstanding" player, Layne rushed for one TD and threw for 183 yards and another score.

Tulane Stadium
Att: 73,000

Texas 7 0 7 13 - 27
Alabama 0 7 0 0 - 7

SCORING SUMMARY
Texas: Blount 5-yard pass from Layne (Guess kick)
Ala: White 8-yard pass from Gilmer (Morrow kick)
Texas: Vasicek fumble recovery in the end zone (Guess kick)
Texas: Holder 18-yard interception return (Guess kick)
Texas: Layne 1-yard run (Kick failed)

Texas	Team Stats	Alabama
14	First Downs	7
48-59	Rushing	28-41
10-24-0	Passing	4-11-2
183	Passing Yards	62
72-242	Total Offense	39-103
5-29.3	Punting	9-38.6
2	Fumbles Lost	1
5	Penalty Yards	15

Rushing
Ala.: Noonan 5-20; Tew 7-17
Texas: Layne 12-51; Canady 14-24; Pyle 10-22

Passing
Ala.: Gilmer 3-11, 45 yards
Texas: Layne 10-24, 183 yards

Receiving
Ala.: Davis 1-27, White 1-19, 1 TD.
Texas: Pyle 2-79; Bumgardner 2-52.

Miller Award recipient: Bobby Layne, Texas quarterback