Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Without Scott Appleton, Texas may never have won its first national championship. A fiery competitor and the winner of the Outland Trophy during his senior season, Appleton surprised everyone, including his coaches, in the way he manhandled Navy in the 1964 Classic. Appleton collected 12 tackles and sacked Navy quarterback Roger Staubach twice for 13 yards in losses. Appleton left the game to a thunderous ovation with eight minutes to play after snuffing a Navy scoring threat on fourth down at the Texas 16. The Horns set two defensive records in the Classic by holding the Midshipmen without a rushing first down and limited Navy to minus-14 yards rushing. With Appleton leading the charge, the Texas defense never looked better