Skip To Main Content

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

2010 HALL OF FAME

Phil Harris

  • Position Wingback, Texas
  • Hometown San Antonio, Texas
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Classic Memories 1964 Classic:Texas 28, Navy 6

Biography

Phil Harris played football like a math major...he knew how to compile big numbers. In the 1964 Classic, the Texas sophomore wingback shredded No. 2 Navy with a record shattering performance by catching three passes for 157 yards. He averaged 52.3 yards a catch and established an NCAA bowl record that has endured for 46 years. The game was just six plays old when Harris caught Navy by surprise. He hauled in a throwback pass from quarterback Duke Carlisle then raced 58 yards down the sideline for a touchdown. Harris' second score came on a tipped pass that he promptly turned into a 63-yard touchdown play for Texas. Harris may have been the youngest man on the field that day, but he played like a veteran in helping the Longhorns secure their first national title.