DALLAS (Jan. 1, 1953)- Texas avenged the defeat to Tennessee in the 1951 Cotton Bowl, dominating the Vols 16-0.

Tennessee could only make six first downs and was held to minus 14 yards rushing. Texas, on the other hand, rolled up 269 yards rushing and more than 300 yards total offense.

Scoring Summary
TEXAS - Safety, Griffith tackled in end zone
TEXAS - Dawson, 3 run (Dawson kick)
TEXAS - Quinn, 1 run (Dawson kick)