Glittering Weekend In The Bowls

COTTON
TEXAS 12 MISSISSIPPI 7
Ole Miss made too many mistakes, Texas ' jackrabbit backfield was too fast and its light line just good enough as the Longhorns hung on to win a thriller.

SUGAR
ALABAMA 10 ARKANSAS 3
Scoring early and relying heavily on its swarming defense, Alabama smothered a dramatic late-game bid for a tie and kept its No. 1 national rating intact.

ORANGE
LSU 25 COLORADO 7
Never in serious trouble, gang-tackling LSU forced Colorado into numerous errors, used key runs by Wendell Harris to control the ball for most of the game.

ROSE
MINNESOTA 21 UCLA 3
Deftly directed by Quarterback Sandy Stephens, the powerful Gophers pounded over and through scrappy UCLA to atone for last year's upset by Washington .

GATOR
PENN STATE 30 GEORGIA TECH 15
Calling a beautiful game, Galen Hall passed for three touchdowns, then relied on State's fast, hard defense to stop Tech's excellent running and passing attacks.

SUN
VILLANOVA 17 WICHITA 9
A spirited line and an outsize backfield led by 230-pound Billy Joe were too much for the favored Kansans, whose air game never did get off the ground.