1946: Texas 40, Missouri 27
The 1946 Cotton Bowl against Missouri would be Bobby Layne’s greatest individual performance. Layne and the No. 10 Longhorns traded scores all game with the Tigers, but Texas would always be the last to score in every quarter and never trailed. Layne completed 11 of his 12 pass attempts for 158 yards. Layne accounted for all 40 of Texas’ points. He rushed for three touchdowns, passed for two touchdowns (both caught by Joe Baumgardner), and caught a touchdown pass from Ralph Ellsworth. Texas led the whole game, from 14-7 at the end of the first, 21-14 at halftime and 27-14 at the end of the third quarter. Layne went 11-of-12 passing for 158 yards.