21 38 Colorado 7 0 0 Champion Texas Longhorns football Stadium Astrodome | 10 10 14 0 0 21 Date 27 December 1975 | |
Location Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States People also search for 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl | ||
Univeristy of texas vs university of colorado 1975 astro bluebonnet bowl
The 1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Texas Longhorns and the Colorado Buffaloes.
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Background
A loss to #2 Texas A&M in the final game of the season meant that Texas could not claim an outright Southwest Conference title. Colorado had finished 3rd in the Big Eight Conference. This was Colorado's first bowl game under Mallory, but their fourth overall appearance of the decade, in their first Bluebonnet Bowl since 1971. This was the 8th straight bowl appearance and first Blue Bonnet Bowl since 1966.
Game summary
Aftermath
Royal retired the following season. Colorado went to the Orange Bowl that season, but lost. They did not win a bowl game until 1991. Texas returned to the Bluebonnet Bowl three times, and Colorado returned once.