The Bluebonnet Bowl was the first of three meetings between the schools in 367 days.

They met on December 31, 1981 in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Alabama played Texas to a 3-3 tie in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

The school's last bowl victory was in 1984 at the Bluebonnet Bowl.

The crowd of 23,282 was the smallest in the 29-year history of the Bluebonnet Bowl.

The club was victorious in the 1968 Bluebonnet Bowl.

He was also the chairman of the selection committee for the Bluebonnet Bowl.

From 1959 to 1987, it played host to the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Baylor would go on to win the Bluebonnet Bowl.

The teams had not met since a 24-24 tie in the 1970 Bluebonnet Bowl.