1957 TEXAS LONGHORNS vs. RICE OWLS Football Program DARRELL ROYAL 1st Year

Description

TEXAS LONGHORNS 1957 Official Game Program
Texas vs. Rice, October 26, 1957, Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
44 pages with color & black and white interior photos, articles, rosters, statistics, and vintage ads. Colorful John Churchill Chase cover, color Cracker Jack interior ad, Chesterfield King cigarette color back cover. Texas lost the game 21-17.
In his first season at Texas, Royal’s squad was unranked entering the season but finishes No. 11 in the final ranking. Royal beat Georgia in his first game as Texas coach and finished the regular season 6-3-1. He lost to Oklahoma, but at the time everyone was losing to Oklahoma. He beat No. 10-ranked Arkansas 17-0, beat No. 13-ranked Rise 19-14, No. 17-ranked TCU 14-2 and finished the season with the biggest win of all.
Bear Bryant’s fourth season at Texas A&M had big expectations. He had gone 9-0-1 in 1956 and many people expected the Aggies to compete to the title in 1957. Texas A&M was 8-1 and hosting Texas on Thanksgiving day. Royal bested the Bear that day, as well as Heisman trophy winner John David Crow, as the Longhorns won 9-7 and earned a birth in the Sugar Bowl.
The program is complete and in
GOOD
condition with some overall wear that includes some front cover creases, small edge tears, and a small semi-circular chunk out of the top of the front cover. Some of the inside pages are dog eared and have some creases. The game score is written on the front cover in a couple of places. The roster page insert is loose from the staples and has quite a bit of wear. (see pictures)