1957 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl

23rd Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1957
#15 Baylor 13 (Final: 9-2-0, #11)
#2 Tennessee 7 (Final: 10-1-0, #2)

Del Shofner outdueled Johnny Majors and paced Baylor, a decided underdog, to a 13-7 upset of unbeaten and second-ranked Tennessee.

Shofner, winner of the Miller Trophy, netted 88 yards on 14 carries and set up the Bears' first touchdown with a 54-yard scamper.

After Shofner's long run, Bobby Jones found Jerry Marcontell for a 12-yard touchdown pass to open the scoring.

Majors scored to put the Vols on top, 7-6 in the third quarter, but one of his fumbles set up the winning points for Baylor, which got the game-winner when Buddy Humphrey went over from the 1.

Tulane Stadium
Att: 78,084

Baylor 0 6 0 7 - 13
Tennessee 0 0 7 0 - 7

SCORING SUMMARY
Baylor: Marcontell 12-yard pass from Jones (Kick failed)
Tenn: Majors 1-yard run (Burklow kick)
Baylor: Humphrey 1-yard run (Berry kick)

Baylor	Team Stats	Tennessee
14	First Downs	11
64-275	Rushing	39-146
3-11-0	Passing	1-10-1
24	Passing Yards	16
75-299	Total Offense	49-162
8-32.6	Punting	5-41.6
0-0	Fumbles-Lost	1-1
6-60	Penalties-Yds	5-55

Rushing
BU: Shofner 14-88
Tenn.: Majors 15-59, 1 TD; Bronson 8-56

Passing
BU: Jones 2-4-0, 19 yards, 1 TD
Tenn.: Majors 1-7-2, 16 yards

Receiving
BU: Marcontell 3-24, 1 TD
Tenn.: Urbano 1-16

Miller Award recipient: Del Shofner, Baylor halfback