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font-weight:bold;">(7–4)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">24</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">24</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Bear Bryant</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fairbanks" title="Chuck Fairbanks">Chuck Fairbanks</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>20</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>15</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table align="center" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">1</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">2</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">3</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">4</th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Alabama</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">3</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">24</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Oklahoma</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">3</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">24</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">December 31, 1970</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1970 NCAA University Division football season">1970</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Reliant_Astrodome" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Astrodome">Houston Astrodome</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston, Texas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mel Sheehan (<a href="/wiki/Big_Eight_Conference" title="Big Eight Conference">Big Eight</a>;<br />split crew: Big Eight, <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">53,822</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl"> Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/1969_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1969 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl"> 1969</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/1971_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1971 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl"> 1971</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1970 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl</b>, part of the <a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_University_Division_football_season#Bowl_games" title="1970 NCAA University Division football season">1970 bowl game</a> season took place on December 30, 1970, at the <a href="/wiki/Reliant_Astrodome" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Astrodome">Houston Astrodome</a> in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston, Texas</a>. The competing teams were the <a href="/wiki/1970_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1970 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a>, representing the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC), and the <a href="/wiki/1970_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma Sooners</a>, representing the <a href="/wiki/Big_Eight_Conference" title="Big Eight Conference">Big Eight Conference</a> (Big 8). The game ended in a 24–24 tie. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alabama">Alabama</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Alabama"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1970_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1970 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">1970 Alabama Crimson Tide football team</a></div> <p>The 1970 Alabama squad finished the regular season with a 6–5 record and losses against <a href="/wiki/1970_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1970 USC Trojans football team">USC</a>, <a href="/wiki/1970_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a>, <a href="/wiki/1970_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a>, <a href="/wiki/1970_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1970 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> and <a href="/wiki/1970_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1970 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a>. During the week prior to the <a href="/wiki/Iron_Bowl" title="Iron Bowl">Iron Bowl</a>, school officials announced the Crimson Tide accepted a bid to play in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl against Oklahoma.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_November_22,_1970_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_November_22,_1970-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The appearance marked the second for Alabama in the Bluebonnet Bowl and their 24th overall bowl game appearance.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_November_22,_1970_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_November_22,_1970-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Oklahoma"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1970_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team</a></div> <p>The 1970 Oklahoma squad finished the regular season with a 7–4 record and losses against <a href="/wiki/1970_Oregon_State_Beavers_football_team" title="1970 Oregon State Beavers football team">Oregon State</a>, <a href="/wiki/1970_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1970 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/1970_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="1970 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> and <a href="/wiki/1970_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a>. During the week prior to their <a href="/wiki/Bedlam_Series" title="Bedlam Series">Bedlam Series</a> game against <a href="/wiki/1970_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1970 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">Oklahoma State</a>, school officials announced the Sooners accepted a bid to play in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl against Alabama.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_November_22,_1970_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_November_22,_1970-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The appearance marked the second for Oklahoma in the Bluebonnet Bowl and their 14th overall bowl game appearance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alabama opened the scoring early in the first when <a href="/wiki/Scott_Hunter_(American_football)" title="Scott Hunter (American football)">Scott Hunter</a> connected with Randy Moore for a four-yard touchdown reception and a 7–0 lead.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_January_1,_1971_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_January_1,_1971-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Oklahoma responded on the ensuing possession by driving 74 yards with Joe Wylie running it in from two yards out to tie the game at 7–7.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_January_1,_1971_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_January_1,_1971-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sooners extended their lead to 21–7 with two long touchdown runs of 58 and 25 yards by <a href="/wiki/Greg_Pruitt" title="Greg Pruitt">Greg Pruitt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_January_1,_1971_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_January_1,_1971-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tide cut the lead to seven when Hunter hit David Bailey for a five-yard touchdown with only 0:14 remaining in the half.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_January_1,_1971_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_January_1,_1971-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the third, Richard Ciemny hit a 20-yard <a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(American_and_Canadian_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Field goal (American and Canadian football)">field goal</a> to cut the lead further to 21–17. Alabama took the lead early in the fourth on a <a href="/wiki/Trick_play" title="Trick play">trick play</a>. Hunter handed-off the ball to <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Musso" title="Johnny Musso">Johnny Musso</a> who then threw a 25-yard touchdown pass back to Hunter to give the Crimson Tide a 24–21 lead.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_January_1,_1971_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_January_1,_1971-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the game ended in a tie after Bruce Derr hit a 42-yard field goal late in the fourth.<sup id="cite_ref-TCL_January_1,_1971_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCL_January_1,_1971-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As Oklahoma was driving for a potential go ahead score Alabama called timeout. The Alabama Coach, Paul "Bear" Bryant called his entire defensive squad to the sidelines and rallied them to stop the drive and force the tying field goal </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible expand" style="margin:auto; background:none; width:100%; border:none;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring summary </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:100%; margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Quarter </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Time </th> <th scope="col" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football_terms#D" title="Glossary of American football terms">Drive</a> </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Team </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Scoring information </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Play_from_scrimmage" title="Play from scrimmage">Plays</a> </th> <th scope="col">Yards </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Time_of_possession" class="mw-redirect" title="Time of possession">TOP</a> </th> <th scope="col">Alabama </th> <th scope="col">Oklahoma </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">8:19 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">54 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Randy Moore 4-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Scott_Hunter_(American_football)" title="Scott Hunter (American football)">Scott Hunter</a>, Richard Ciemny kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">74 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Oklahoma </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Joe Wylie 2-yard touchdown run, Bruce Derr kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">5 plays, 80 yards </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Oklahoma </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Pruitt" title="Greg Pruitt">Greg Pruitt</a> 58-yard touchdown run, Bruce Derr kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Oklahoma </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Pruitt" title="Greg Pruitt">Greg Pruitt</a> 25-yard touchdown run, Bruce Derr kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">0:14 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">David Bailey 5-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Scott_Hunter_(American_football)" title="Scott Hunter (American football)">Scott Hunter</a>, Richard Ciemny kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">20-yard field goal by Richard Ciemny </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">17 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hunter_(American_football)" title="Scott Hunter (American football)">Scott Hunter</a> 25-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Musso" title="Johnny Musso">Johnny Musso</a>, Richard Ciemny kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">24 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Oklahoma </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">42-yard field goal by Bruce Derr </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">24 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" align="left" scope="row"><small>"TOP" = <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football#T" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">time of possession</a>. For other American football terms, see <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">Glossary of American football</a>.</small> </td> <th scope="row">24 </th> <th scope="row">24 </th></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-TCL_November_22,_1970-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TCL_November_22,_1970_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TCL_November_22,_1970_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TCL_November_22,_1970_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDarling1970" class="citation news cs1">Darling, Ed (November 22, 1970). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fT0eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NLkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6624%2C4437657">"Tide, Sooners in Bluebonnet"</a>. <i>The Tuscaloosa News</i>. p. B1<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="1954 Orange Bowl">1954 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Orange_Bowl" title="1956 Orange Bowl">1956 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Orange_Bowl" title="1958 Orange Bowl">1958 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Orange_Bowl" title="1959 Orange Bowl">1959 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Orange_Bowl" title="1963 Orange Bowl">1963 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Gator_Bowl_(January)" title="1965 Gator Bowl (January)">1965 Gator Bowl (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Orange_Bowl" title="1968 Orange Bowl">1968 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl">1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1970 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Sugar_Bowl_(January)" title="1972 Sugar Bowl (January)">1972 Sugar Bowl (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="1972 Sugar Bowl (December)">1972 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