Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Duke Carlisle, the Longhorn defensive ace turned quarterback, gave college football a performance to remember when No. 1 Texas faced No. 2 Navy in one of the most eagerly awaited bowl matchups ever. The Longhorns were unbeaten at 10-0-0 while Navy was 9-1-0. Much of the focus fell upon Navy quarterback Roger Staubach, college football's Heisman Trophy winner. However, it didn't take long for Carlisle and Texas to gain the upper hand. The Midshipmen dared the ground-oriented Longhorns to throw the ball and Carlisle answered the challenge by throwing touchdown bombs of 58 and 63 yards early in the game. He then ran nine yards for another score just before halftime. The end result was a convincing 28-6 Texas victory and the dispute was settled as to which team was No. 1.