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1982 Cotton Bowl, Texas vs. Alabama: One Perfect Play

Article By on 4th January, 2010

... two touchdown passes as Texas defeated Bear Bryant and Texas A&M 22-13. Twenty-eight years later, Bryant was still coaching and this time Charlie sat in the Cotton Bowl stands and watched his son Robert help Texas pull off a 14-12 upset of Bryant’s Crimson Tide.

The 1981 regular season had been a mixed bag for the Longhorns. Texas started the season ranked No. 8, and after defeating the Jim Kelly-led Miami Hurricanes and Oklahoma in back-to-back games, the Longhorns were ranked No. 1.

Then came a disastrous trip to Arkansas. Due to a travel mixup, the team arrived at the stadium hours ahead of schedule and spent the extra time in the cramped quarters of the visitors' locker room.

The Horns, flat from the opening kickoff, ...

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