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The Cotton Bowl Classic, commonly known as the Cotton Bowl, is a United States college football
College football

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 bowl game
Bowl game

In the United States, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating teams, whi...
 that was played annually since 1937 at its namesake stadium
Cotton Bowl (stadium)

The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House that Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former Southern Methodist University running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the later 1940's....
 in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas

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. On February 27, 2007, it was announced that the game will move to the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Texas within the Dallas?Fort Worth Metroplex. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2007 Arlington has an estimated population of 371,038....
, beginning on January 1, 2010. With the planned move, Cotton Bowl officials also began a campaign to become part of the Bowl Championship Series
Bowl Championship Series

The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision an opportunity to compete in a "national championship game"....
 when the current contract featuring the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, and Orange bowls expires in 2010.






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The Cotton Bowl Classic, commonly known as the Cotton Bowl, is a United States college football
College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
 bowl game
Bowl game

In the United States, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating teams, whi...
 that was played annually since 1937 at its namesake stadium
Cotton Bowl (stadium)

The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House that Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former Southern Methodist University running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the later 1940's....
 in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third largest city in the state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population in the United States.The city, with a population of over 1.3 million, is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex which contains 6.1 million people, and is the fourth-largest United States metropolitan area...
. On February 27, 2007, it was announced that the game will move to the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Texas within the Dallas?Fort Worth Metroplex. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2007 Arlington has an estimated population of 371,038....
, beginning on January 1, 2010. With the planned move, Cotton Bowl officials also began a campaign to become part of the Bowl Championship Series
Bowl Championship Series

The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision an opportunity to compete in a "national championship game"....
 when the current contract featuring the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, and Orange bowls expires in 2010. However, plans to join the BCS were scrapped shortly after ESPN
ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
 acquired the rights to the series.

Since 1996, the game has been sponsored by Southwestern Bell Corporation; however, it went through several name changes, first in 2000 when the firm adopted a standardized "SBC" branding reflecting its name it adopted in 1995, SBC Communications, and since 2006, after their acquisition of AT&T
AT&T

AT&T Inc. is the largest US provider of both local and long distance telephone services, and Digital subscriber line Internet access. AT&T is the second largest provider of wireless service in the United States, with over 77 million wireless customers, and more than 150 million total customers....
, and its subsequent name change, as the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. From 1989 until 1995, the game was sponsored by Mobil Oil and known as the Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic.

History


1930s

The Cotton Bowl Classic was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1937 at the Texas State Fair Grounds, when Texas oil executive J. Curtis Sanford financed the first one out of his own pocket. Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....
 took on Marquette
Marquette University

Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities....
, winning 16-6, but the game lost money even though some 17,000 attended. Nonetheless, Sanford persevered, and in 1938 the game made a profit as Rice
Rice University

William Marsh Rice University is a private university research university located in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center....
 defeated Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder

The University of Colorado at Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado. Considered a Public Ivy, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system and was founded five months before Colorado was admitted to the union in 1876....
 28-14, in front of a crowd of 37,000.

Some 40,000 attended the 1939 match between St. Mary's and Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders football

The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ....
, with the Gaels upsetting the undefeated Red Raiders 20-13.

1940s

In 1940, an underdog Clemson
Clemson University

Clemson University is a state university , coeducational, Land-grant_university, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States....
 team surprised the Boston College Eagles
Boston College Eagles

The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports offered by the ACC....
 6-3, in the first and only appearance at the Cotton Bowl by Tigers coach Frank Howard
Frank Howard (football coach)

Frank J. Howard was an United States college football player and coach. He played college football for University of Alabama and was a teammate of legendary coach Bear Bryant....
. Attendance at this game was given as 20,000. Later that year, a group of prominent Dallas citizens took over the staging of the game as the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. A few months later, the CBAA became an agency of the Southwest Conference. From 1941 to 1994, the SWC's champion hosted the Cotton Bowl.

In 1946, the University of Missouri
University of Missouri

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press....
 was defeated by the University of Texas, despite the 4th quarter work of freshman fullback Robert (Bob) Lee Clodfelter, who was to mature under Weeb Ewbank
Weeb Ewbank

Wilbur "Weeb" Ewbank was an United States professional American football coach....
 at Washington University the next three years.

In 1947 LSU
Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....
 and Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 played in front of 38,000 people to a 0-0 tie in what would later become known as the "Ice Bowl." LSU
Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....
 got the better of Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 most of the game but the game truly belonged to the weatherman.

In 1948 Penn State, playing in a bowl game for the first time in 25 years, played SMU
Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, Texas . Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU currently operates campuses in University Park, Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico....
 to a 13-13 tie. Because none of the Dallas hotels would provide accommodations for the two African-American members of the Penn State team, the Penn State team ended up staying at a Naval Air Station 14 miles from Dallas.

1950s

The 1954 Cotton Bowl featured one of the most famous plays in college football history. Rice's Dickey Moegle
Dickey Maegle

Richard Lee "Dickey" Maegle is a former professional American football running back and defensive back in the National Football League for seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys....
 (last name spelling later changed to "Maegle") began a run around from his team's 5 yard line and down the open field. Alabama
University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
's Tommy Lewis jumped off the bench and tackled Moegle. The referee, Cliff Shaw, saw what happened and signaled touchdown even though Moegle was "tackled" at the 42 yard line.

1960s

In 1960, Syracuse University
Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, New York. It was founded as a university in 1870, but its roots can be traced back to a seminary founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 which eventually became Genesee College....
 defeated the University of Texas 23-14 to win the NCAA Division I-A National Football Championship. Syracuse was led by bowl MVP Ernie Davis
Ernie Davis

Ernest Davis was an American football running back and the first African-American athlete to win the Heisman Trophy. Wearing number 44, Davis competed college football for Syracuse University before being NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, then almost immediately traded to the Cleveland Browns in December 1961....
, who ran for one touchdown, caught a still Cotton Bowl record 87 yard touchdown, and intercepted a pass leading to a third touchdown. In 1961, Davis went on to become the first black athlete to win the Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , was named after the former college football coach John Heisman, is awarded annually by the Heisman Trophy Trust to the most outstanding player in collegiate football....
.

In 1964, the number one ranked University of Texas completed an undefeated season by defeating #2 ranked Navy (led by future Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the National Football Conference East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 quarterback Roger Staubach
Roger Staubach

Roger Thomas Staubach, also known as Roger the Dodger, Captain Comeback, and Captain America, is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979....
). The game was played a month and a half after President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1961 until John F....
 was assassinated in Dallas. The 1967 game was moved to Saturday, December 31, 1966, due to the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the National Football Conference East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 hosting the NFL Championship Game at the stadium on New Year's Day, a Sunday. (Note: The other major bowl games that year --- the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Orange Bowl --- were played on Monday, January 2.)

1970s

The 1970 game featured Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the college football team of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States. The team competes as an NCAA Division I-A independent schools at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level....
's return to bowl games after a 45-year self-imposed ban. When the Irish made that decision, 9-1 LSU was overlooked for the game, and the Tigers stayed home instead. The Irish, led by quarterback Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann

Joseph Robert "Joe" Theismann is a former Canadian football and American football quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League....
, faced top-ranked and undefeated Texas
Texas Longhorns football

The Texas Longhorns football team is the interscholastic American football team at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas. The Texas Longhorns are a perennial powerhouse — one of the elite college football programs in the nation....
. Notre Dame led 17-14 late in the fourth quarter, but the Longhorns scored a late touchdown to clinch a 21-17 victory and an undisputed national championship. The same two teams met the next year, but this time, the Irish ended the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak with a 24-11 victory, denying Texas the Associated Press
Associated Press

The Associated Press is an Media of the United States news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, Radio station and Television station stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staffers....
 national championship (the Longhorns had already clinched the championship in the United Press International
United Press International

United Press International is a news agency headquartered in the United States with roots dating back to 1907. Once a mainstay in the newswire service along with Associated Press and Reuters, it began to decline as afternoon newspapers, its chief client category, began to fail with the rising popularity of television news....
 poll, which did not release a post-bowl poll at the time). Texas and Notre Dame met again in the 1978 game, with the Longhorns again ranked number one, only to see the Irish and quarterback Joe Montana
Joe Montana

For the actor with a similarly pronounced name, see Joe Mantegna.Joseph Clifford Montana, Jr., , nicknamed Joe Cool and Comeback Joe, is a retired United States American football player whose professional career in the National Football League spanned the late 1970s through the mid-1990s....
 roll to a 38-10 victory. The Irish vaulted from fifth to first in the final polls with the victory.

The Chicken Soup Game, the 1979 Cotton Bowl, featured one of the most historic comebacks in bowl history. Notre Dame trailed the University of Houston
University of Houston

The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston. It is the flagship institution and the central administrative headquarters of the University of Houston System—a state system of higher education which governs four separate universities and two multi-institution teaching centers....
 34-12 midway through the fourth quarter. Thanks to a blocked punt and the brilliance of future NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana
Joe Montana

For the actor with a similarly pronounced name, see Joe Mantegna.Joseph Clifford Montana, Jr., , nicknamed Joe Cool and Comeback Joe, is a retired United States American football player whose professional career in the National Football League spanned the late 1970s through the mid-1990s....
, the Irish rallied to win 35-34.

1980s

The 1989 game between UCLA and Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 was highly publicized in the Dallas area because UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman

Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the NFL on FOX network....
 was expected to be the #1 pick in the NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the National Football Conference East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
. Much was made of Cowboys coach Tom Landry
Tom Landry

Thomas Wade Landry was an American football player and coach. He is legendary for his successes as the coach of the Dallas Cowboys. He is ranked as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches in NFL history....
 watching Aikman practice at Texas Stadium
Texas Stadium

Texas Stadium is a American football stadium in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas.It was the home field of the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys, and has a seating capacity of 65,675....
 (UCLA's practice facility for game preparation). Landry never got to draft Aikman, because he was fired the next month, but his successor, Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)

James William Johnson is a former American football coach who currently appears on Fox NFL Sunday, the Fox network's National Football League pregame show....
, did draft Aikman.

The Bowl was known for featuring great quarterbacks. Sammy Baugh
Sammy Baugh

Samuel Adrian Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American....
, Davey O'Brien
Davey O'Brien

Robert David O'Brien was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Texas Christian University and was NFL Draft in the first round of the 1939 NFL Draft....
, Babe Parilli
Babe Parilli

Vito "Babe" Parilli is a former American football player....
, Bart Starr
Bart Starr

Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr is a former professional American football player and coach. Wearing #15, he was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers and the Super Bowl MVP of the first two Super Bowls....
, Roger Staubach
Roger Staubach

Roger Thomas Staubach, also known as Roger the Dodger, Captain Comeback, and Captain America, is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979....
, Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann

Joseph Robert "Joe" Theismann is a former Canadian football and American football quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League....
, Joe Montana
Joe Montana

For the actor with a similarly pronounced name, see Joe Mantegna.Joseph Clifford Montana, Jr., , nicknamed Joe Cool and Comeback Joe, is a retired United States American football player whose professional career in the National Football League spanned the late 1970s through the mid-1990s....
, Dan Marino
Dan Marino

Daniel Constantine Marino, Jr. is an United States Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League....
, Doug Flutie
Doug Flutie

Douglas Richard Flutie is a retired American football and Canadian football quarterback. Flutie played college football at Boston College, and played professionally in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football League....
, Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman

Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the NFL on FOX network....
 and Eli Manning
Eli Manning

Elisha Nelson Manning is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He is the younger brother of Peyton Manning and Cooper Manning and the son of Archie Manning and Olivia Manning....
 all have played in the game.

Three of the four Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , was named after the former college football coach John Heisman, is awarded annually by the Heisman Trophy Trust to the most outstanding player in collegiate football....
 winners from 1985 to 1988 finished their college career in the Cotton Bowl. Doug Flutie for Boston College
Boston College

Boston College is a private university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States, rendering it neither in Boston nor a college....
 in 1985, Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is an United States sportsperson and a former multi-sport professional. Jackson played at the highest level of sports in the United States in both American football and baseball....
 of Auburn
Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, Alabama, United States With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest university in the state....
 in 1986, and Tim Brown of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
 in 1988.

1990s

For 40 years the champion of the now-defunct Southwest Conference (SWC) played as the home team in the Cotton Bowl, a tie-in which continued through the 1994 season. Until the mid-1980s the contest was universally considered as a major New Year's Day bowl. However, by the late 1980s the Cotton Bowl's prestige was dropping as many SWC teams served NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
 probations for rule violations, rendering them bowl-ineligible. Also, the conference's quality of play suffered a marked decline. The SWC champion lost the last 7 times they hosted the event, and the last national champion to play in the Cotton Bowl was Notre Dame in 1977, although the Irish again staked a claim to a championship after the 1994 contest.

Meanwhile, the Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl

The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips, is a United States college football bowl game played annually since 1971. Originally, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium where it remained until 2006....
, unhindered by conference tie-ins, was attracting national championship contenders, most notably with its January 1987 game between Penn State and Miami. In the minds of many fans, the Fiesta replaced the Cotton as a major bowl. Despite this, the Cotton Bowl still retained enough prestige that it was included as one of the top bowls in the Bowl Coalition
Bowl Coalition

The Bowl Coalition is a predecessor of the Bowl Championship Series that was formed through an agreement among college football bowl games and conferences for the purpose of forcing a BCS National Championship Game between the top two teams and to provide quality bowl game matchups for the champions of its member conferences....
 when it was formed in 1992. However, in 1995, the new Bowl Alliance
Bowl Alliance

The Bowl Alliance was an agreement among college football bowl games for the purpose of trying to match the top two teams in a national championship bowl game and to provide quality bowl game matchups for the champions of its member conferences....
 (the predecessor of today's BCS) chose to include the Fiesta Bowl over the Cotton in its national championship game rotation, sealing the Cotton Bowl's displacement from the four "major bowls."

In 1995, the SWC gave up control of the Cotton Bowl as part of its planned dissolution after the season. In 1996, the BYU Cougars
BYU Cougars

BYU Cougars is an American soccer team, formed in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Los Angeles Legends, Bakersfield Brigade, Fresno Fuego, Orange County Blue Star,...
 became the first team from the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference

The Western Athletic Conference was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ....
 (WAC) to play in the game defeating the Kansas State Wildcats 19-15 winning an NCAA record 14th game and finishing the season ranked fifth in the country with a 14-1 record.

Since 1996, the game has been anchored by the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference is a list of college athletic conferences of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. It is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I for all sports; its American football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football c...
. The opponent in the late 1990s came from either the Pacific 10 Conference or WAC. Since 1999, however, a team from the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....
 (usually a Western Division team) with Southwestern Bell (now AT&T) sponsoring the event.

2000s

Through 2008, the Cotton Bowl continued to be played on New Year's Day (except in 2004 and 2006, when January 1 fell on a Sunday; the game was moved to January 2 in those years), and was usually the second game of the day to kick off, generally following the Outback Bowl
Outback Bowl

The Outback Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The bowl was first called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1994....
.

The 2004 Cotton Bowl saw the return of the Ole Miss Rebels
Ole Miss Rebels football

The University of Mississippi, also officially known as Ole Miss, boasts a long and colorful football history, which includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 31st on the list of college football's all-time winningest programs....
, whose last appearance in the Cotton Bowl was a 7-12 loss to Texas in 1962. The 2004 Cotton Bowl would also be current New York Giants
New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The team plays its home games at Giants Stadium, which also serves as its headquarters, and trains at an adjacent practice facility within the Meadowlands Sports Complex....
 quarterback Eli Manning
Eli Manning

Elisha Nelson Manning is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He is the younger brother of Peyton Manning and Cooper Manning and the son of Archie Manning and Olivia Manning....
's last college football game. Manning led his team to beat Oklahoma State 31-28.

In the 2008 Cotton Bowl, Missouri
Missouri Tigers

The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri....
's running back Tony Temple broke the bowl game rushing record by gaining 281 yards on 24 carries. (The record was previously held by Rice's Dickey Maegle, who had rushed for 265 yards.) Missouri beat Arkansas 38-7.

In April 2008, Cotton Bowl officials announced that in 2009 and 2010 the game would be moved from its traditional start time of 10 a.m. CT on January 1 to 1 p.m. CT on January 2.

In the final Cotton Bowl game to be held in Cotton Bowl stadium, the 8-4 #20 Ole Miss Rebels defeated the 11-1 #7 Texas Tech Red Raiders. It was in this game that Tech quarterback Graham Harrell tied, and then broke, the NCAA record for most touchdown passes thrown by anyone.

Move to Arlington
In 2010, the Cotton Bowl will move to the New Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, leaving the newly remodeled historic Cotton Bowl facility. Reportedly, Cotton Bowl officials sought for the game to become a BCS bowl game in 2011. (One of the concerns for this game having been the weather, since Dallas can be cold in January, but the new stadium would offer top amenities and a retractable roof.) However, a new four-year agreement between the BCS and ESPN
ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
 has forestalled any possibility of the Cotton Bowl joining the BCS until 2015 at the earliest.

Broadcasting

FOX Sports has televised the game since 1999. For many decades, the Cotton Bowl was a New Year's Day staple on CBS
CBS Sports

CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States.CBS Sports broadcasts programs like NFL on CBS, The NFL Today, SEC on CBS, National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball, Professional Golfers' Association of America golf, and professional tennis....
, where the man most associated with the game, Lindsey Nelson
Lindsey Nelson

Lindsey Nelson was an United States of America sportscaster best known for his Broadcastings of college football and New York Mets baseball....
, handled the play-by-play. NBC televised it for a brief period during the mid-1990s.

Currently, Brad Sham
Brad Sham

Brad Michael Sham is a notable American sportscaster who is known as the "Voice of the Dallas Cowboys". Sham is currently heard on the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network, including the flagship stations 1310 AM KTCK "The Ticket" and 93.3 FM KDBN "The Bone"....
 (best known as the voice of the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the National Football Conference East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
) is the radio voice of the Cotton Bowl on the Westwood One
Westwood One

Westwood One is an radio in the United States radio network. It is based in New York City, and it was previously managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation....
 network, while longtime NFL broadcaster Pat Summerall
Pat Summerall

George Allen "Pat" Summerall is a former American football player and television sportscaster, having worked at CBS Sports, NFL on FOX, and ESPN Sunday Night Football....
 has come out of retirement to announce the annual game for FOX.

Previous results

Date Played Winning Team Losing Team notes
January 1, 1937 TCU
Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....
 
16 Marquette
Marquette University

Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities....
 
6
January 1, 1938 Rice
Rice University

William Marsh Rice University is a private university research university located in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center....
 
28 Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder

The University of Colorado at Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado. Considered a Public Ivy, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system and was founded five months before Colorado was admitted to the union in 1876....
 
14
January 2, 1939 Saint Mary's (CA)
Saint Mary's College of California

Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and administered by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools....
 
20 Texas Tech
Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University is a public university, coeducational, research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the List of largest Texas universities by enrollment student body in the state of T...
 
13
January 1, 1940 Clemson
Clemson University

Clemson University is a state university , coeducational, Land-grant_university, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States....
 
6 Boston College
Boston College

Boston College is a private university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States, rendering it neither in Boston nor a college....
 
3
January 1, 1941 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
13 Fordham
Fordham University

'Fordham University' is a private university university in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York in 1841 as St....
 
12
January 1, 1942 Alabama
University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
 
29 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
21
January 1, 1943 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
14 Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech or simply Tech, is a public university, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States....
 
7
January 1, 1944 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
7 Randolph Field
Randolph Air Force Base

Randolph Air Force Base is a Air Force Base of the United States Air Force located in Universal City, Texas, Texas, near San Antonio, Texas....
 
7
January 1, 1945 Oklahoma State 34 TCU
Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....
 
0
January 1, 1946 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
40 Missouri
University of Missouri

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press....
 
27
January 1, 1947 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
0 LSU
Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....
0
January 1, 1948 SMU
Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, Texas . Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU currently operates campuses in University Park, Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico....
 
13 Penn State
Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Land-grant university, space grant college public research university located in State College, PA, Pennsylvania, United States....
 
13
January 1, 1949 SMU
Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, Texas . Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU currently operates campuses in University Park, Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico....
 
21 Oregon
University of Oregon

The University of Oregon is a State university, coeducational research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The second oldest public university in the state, and the flagship school of the Oregon public university system, UO was founded in 1876, and graduated its first class two years later....
 
13
January 2, 1950 Rice
Rice University

William Marsh Rice University is a private university research university located in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center....
 
27 North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public university research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States....
 
13
January 1, 1951 Tennessee
University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....
 
20 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
14
January 1, 1952 Kentucky
University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a state university , co-educational, university, and is also the state's land-grant university, located in Lexington, Kentucky, Kentucky....
 
20 TCU
Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....
 
7
January 1, 1953 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
16 Tennessee
University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....
 
0
January 1, 1954 Rice
Rice University

William Marsh Rice University is a private university research university located in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center....
 
28 Alabama
University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
 
6
January 1, 1955 Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech or simply Tech, is a public university, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States....
 
14 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
6
January 2, 1956 Ole Miss
University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....
 
14 TCU
Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....
 
13
January 1, 1957 TCU
Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....
 
28 Syracuse
Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, New York. It was founded as a university in 1870, but its roots can be traced back to a seminary founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 which eventually became Genesee College....
 
27
January 1, 1958 Navy
United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States, that educates and commissions officers of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps....
 
20 Rice
Rice University

William Marsh Rice University is a private university research university located in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center....
 
7
January 1, 1959 TCU
Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....
 
0 Air Force
United States Air Force Academy

The United States Air Force Academy , is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs, Colorado in El Paso County, Colorado, Colorado, United States....
 
0
January 1, 1960 Syracuse
Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, New York. It was founded as a university in 1870, but its roots can be traced back to a seminary founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 which eventually became Genesee College....
 
23 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
14
January 2, 1961 Duke
Duke University

Duke University is a private university research university located in Durham, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodism and Religious Society of Friends in the present-day town of Trinity, North Carolina in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892....
 
7 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
6
January 1, 1962 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
12 Ole Miss
University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....
 
7
January 1, 1963 LSU
Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....
 
13 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
0
January 1, 1964 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
28 Navy
United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States, that educates and commissions officers of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps....
 
6
January 1, 1965 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
10 Nebraska 7
January 1, 1966 LSU
Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....
 
14 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
7
December 31, 1966 Georgia
University of Georgia

The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....
 
24 SMU
Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, Texas . Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU currently operates campuses in University Park, Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico....
 
9
January 1, 1968 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
20 Alabama
University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
 
16
January 1, 1969 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
36 Tennessee
University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....
 
13
January 1, 1970 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
21 Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
 
17
January 1, 1971 Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
 
24 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
11
January 1, 1972 Penn State
Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Land-grant university, space grant college public research university located in State College, PA, Pennsylvania, United States....
 
30 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
6
January 1, 1973 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
17 Alabama
University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
 
13
January 1, 1974 Nebraska 19 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
3
Date Played Winning Team Losing Team notes
January 1, 1975 Penn State
Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Land-grant university, space grant college public research university located in State College, PA, Pennsylvania, United States....
 
41 Baylor
Baylor University

Baylor University is a private university, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. It is the largest Baptist university in the world by enrollment....
 
20
January 1, 1976 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
31 Georgia
University of Georgia

The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....
 
10
January 1, 1977 Houston
University of Houston

The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston. It is the flagship institution and the central administrative headquarters of the University of Houston System—a state system of higher education which governs four separate universities and two multi-institution teaching centers....
 
30 Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university located in the city of College Park, Maryland in Prince George's County, Maryland outside Washington, D.C....
 
21
January 2, 1978 Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
 
38 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
10
January 1, 1979 Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
 
35 Houston
University of Houston

The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston. It is the flagship institution and the central administrative headquarters of the University of Houston System—a state system of higher education which governs four separate universities and two multi-institution teaching centers....
 
34 notes
1979 Cotton Bowl

The 1979 Cotton Bowl , popularly called the Chicken Soup Game, was a American football game played between the University of Notre Dame and the University of Houston....
 
January 1, 1980 Houston
University of Houston

The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston. It is the flagship institution and the central administrative headquarters of the University of Houston System—a state system of higher education which governs four separate universities and two multi-institution teaching centers....
 
17 Nebraska 14
January 1, 1981 Alabama
University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
 
30 Baylor
Baylor University

Baylor University is a private university, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. It is the largest Baptist university in the world by enrollment....
 
2
January 1, 1982 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
14 Alabama
University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
 
12
January 1, 1983 SMU
Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, Texas . Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU currently operates campuses in University Park, Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico....
 
7 Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States....
 
3
January 2, 1984 Georgia
University of Georgia

The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....
 
10 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
9
January 1, 1985 Boston College
Boston College

Boston College is a private university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States, rendering it neither in Boston nor a college....
 
45 Houston
University of Houston

The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston. It is the flagship institution and the central administrative headquarters of the University of Houston System—a state system of higher education which governs four separate universities and two multi-institution teaching centers....
 
28
January 1, 1986 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
36 Auburn
Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, Alabama, United States With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest university in the state....
 
16
January 1, 1987 Ohio State
Ohio State University

The Ohio State University is a public university research university in the state of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the List of largest United States universities by enrollment in the United States....
 
28 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
12
January 1, 1988 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
35 Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
 
10
January 2, 1989 UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
 
17 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
3
January 1, 1990 Tennessee
University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....
 
31 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
27
January 1, 1991 Miami
University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....
 
46 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
3
January 1, 1992 Florida State
Florida State University

Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching....
 
10 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
2
January 1, 1993 Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
 
28 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
3
January 1, 1994 Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
 
24 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
21
January 2, 1995 USC
University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private university, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
 
55 Texas Tech
Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University is a public university, coeducational, research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the List of largest Texas universities by enrollment student body in the state of T...
 
14
January 1, 1996 Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder

The University of Colorado at Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado. Considered a Public Ivy, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system and was founded five months before Colorado was admitted to the union in 1876....
 
38 Oregon
University of Oregon

The University of Oregon is a State university, coeducational research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The second oldest public university in the state, and the flagship school of the Oregon public university system, UO was founded in 1876, and graduated its first class two years later....
 
6 notes
1996 Cotton Bowl

The 1996 Cotton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1996, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, Texas, USA. The Cotton Bowl was part of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season....
January 1, 1997 BYU
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University , located in Provo, Utah, United States, is a Private education, coeducational research university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....
 
19 Kansas State
Kansas State Wildcats football

The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the college football program of the Kansas State University Kansas State Wildcats. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference....
 
15 notes
1997 Cotton Bowl

The 1997 Cotton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1997, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, Texas, USA. The Cotton Bowl was part of the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season....
January 1, 1998 UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
 
29 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
23
January 1, 1999 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
38 Mississippi State
Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, adjacent to the town of Starkville, Mississippi and is situated 125 miles northeast of Jackson, Mississippi and 23 miles west of Columbus, Mississippi....
 
11 notes
1999 Cotton Bowl

The 1999 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl was a post-season college football game played on January 1, 1999. It pitted Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams and the University of Texas Longhorns against the Southeastern Conference West champions Mississippi State Bulldogs....
January 1, 2000 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
27 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
6 notes
2000 Cotton Bowl

The 2000 Cotton Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game that took place on Jan. 1, 2000. The University of Arkansas defeated the University of Texas 27-6....
January 1, 2001 Kansas State
Kansas State Wildcats football

The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the college football program of the Kansas State University Kansas State Wildcats. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference....
 
35 Tennessee
University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....
 
21 notes
2001 Cotton Bowl

The 2001 Cotton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2001, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, Texas, USA. The Cotton Bowl was part of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season....
January 1, 2002 Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public university research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma....
 
10 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
3
January 1, 2003 Texas
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 
35 LSU
Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a state university, coeducational, Level l Research University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System....
 
20 notes
2003 Cotton Bowl

The 2003 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football game. It pitted the University of Texas against the Louisiana State University....
January 2, 2004 Ole Miss
University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....
 
31 Oklahoma State 28
January 1, 2005 Tennessee
University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....
 
38 Texas A&M
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
 
7 notes
NCAA football bowl games, 2004-05

The 2004-05 National Collegiate Athletic Association college football bowl season was a series of 32 post-season games played in December 2004 and January 2005 for Division I football teams and their all-stars....
January 2, 2006 Alabama
University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
 
13 Texas Tech
Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University is a public university, coeducational, research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the List of largest Texas universities by enrollment student body in the state of T...
 
10 notes
2006 Cotton Bowl

The 2006 Cotton Bowl was held on January 2, 2006, in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl . The game featured the Alabama Crimson Tide football, of the Southeastern Conference, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders football, of the Big 12 Conference....
January 1, 2007 Auburn
Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, Alabama, United States With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest university in the state....
 
17 Nebraska 14 notes
NCAA football bowl games, 2006-07

The 2006-07 NCAA College Football Bowl Games post-season schedule followed the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season in college football. The National Collegiate Athletic Association divided Division I into two divisions for football in 1978....
January 1, 2008 Missouri
University of Missouri

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press....
 
38 Arkansas
University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
 
7 notes
2008 Cotton Bowl

The 2008 Cotton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2008, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, Texas, USA. The Cotton Bowl was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and one of 32 games in the NCAA football bowl games, 2007-08....
 
January 2, 2009 Ole Miss
2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's Head Coach is Houston Nutt, who began his first season as the Rebels' head coach, replacing Ed Orgeron, who was fired after accumulating a 10-25 record at Ole Miss from 2005 NCAA Division I-A footba...
 
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2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represents Texas Tech University in the college football 2008 NCAA Division I-BS football season. The team is coached by Mike Leach....
 
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2009 Cotton Bowl

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MVPs

Date Played MVP(s) Team Position
January 1, 1937 Ki Aldrich
Ki Aldrich

Charles Collins "Ki" Aldrich was an American football player. He was born in Rogers, Texas and attended high school in Temple, Texas. He was an All-American Center at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas....
 
TCU C
Sammy Baugh
Sammy Baugh

Samuel Adrian Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American....
 
TCU QB
L.D. "Dutch" Meyer
L. D. Meyer

Lambert Dalton "Little Dutch" Meyer was college football player and baseball manager, as well as the nephew of the famous and similarly named Texas Christian University football coach Dutch Meyer....
 
TCU K
January 1, 1938 Ernie Lain Rice HB
Byron "Whizzer" White
Byron White

Byron "Whizzer" Raymond White won fame both as a football running back and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed to the court by President John F....
 
Colorado QB
January 1, 1939 Jerry Dowd St. Mary's C
Elmer Tarbox Texas Tech HB
January 1, 1940 Banks McFadden
Banks McFadden

Banks McFadden was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959. McFadden is widely considered to be the greatest athlete in Clemson Tigers history, lettering in three sports ....
 
Clemson B
January 1, 1941 Charles Henke Texas A&M G
John Kimbrough
John Kimbrough

John Kimbrough was a college athlete, a member of the Texas Legislature, the star of two western movies and a rancher. His older brother Frank Kimbrough served as head football coach at Baylor University and West Texas A&M University....
 
Texas A&M FB
Chip Roult Texas A&M T
Lou DeFilippo Fordham C
Joe Ungerer
Joe Ungerer

Joseph C. Ungerer was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Fordham University and was NFL Draft in the 20th round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers ....
 
Fordham T
January 1, 1942 Jimmy Nelson
Jimmy Nelson

Jimmy "T99" Nelson was a blues shouter and songwriter. With a recording career that spanned over 50 years, Jimmy "T99" Nelson became a distinguished elder statesman of American music....
 
Alabama HB
Holt Rast Alabama E
Don Whitmire
Don Whitmire

Donald Boone Whitmire was an American football offensive tackle between 1941?1944 for the Alabama Crimson Tide football. In 1956, Whitmire was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame....
 
Alabama T
Martin Ruby
Martin Ruby

Martin Owen Ruby was an offensive tackle and defensive tackle for the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the All-America Football Conference, New York Yanks of the National Football League, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ....
 
Texas A&M T
January 1, 1943 Jack Freeman
Jack Freeman

Jack Freeman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sydney Swans. Top goalscorer for South Melbourne in 1914, he was badly wounded in World War I....
 
Texas G
Roy McKay
Roy McKay

Roy Alexander McKay was an aggressive left-handed baseball pitcher born in London, Ontario, Canada, who signed with the Detroit Tigers organization in 1952 after spending much of his youth at Labatt Park, including a stint as batboy for the Ontario Baseball Association champions, the 1945 London Majors of the Intercounty Baseball League....
 
Texas B
Stanley Mauldin
Stan Mauldin

Stanley Hubert Mauldin was a offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Arizona Cardinals. He died of a heart attack after a game against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1948 NFL season. His number 77 is retired by the Cardinals....
 
Texas T
Harvey Hardy
Harvey Hardy

Harvey Boland Hardy is a former football player. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, was a consensus All-American, and was an MVP of the 1943 Cotton Bowl ....
 
Georgia Tech G
Jack Marshall
Jack Marshall

Sir John Ross Marshall, Order of British Empire, Order of the Companions of Honour, , generally known as Jack Marshall, was a New Zealand politician....
 
Georgia Tech E
January 1, 1944 Martin Ruby
Martin Ruby

Martin Owen Ruby was an offensive tackle and defensive tackle for the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the All-America Football Conference, New York Yanks of the National Football League, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ....
 
Randolph Field T
Glenn Dobbs
Glenn Dobbs

Glenn Dobbs was an American Football player in the All-America Football Conference. He played college football at the University of Tulsa before playing in the All-America Football Conference's Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946 and 1947, and the Los Angeles Dons from 1948 through 1949....
 
Randolph Field QB
Joe Parker
Joe Parker

Joe Parker is a South African stand-up comedian and promoter .Joe Parker is responsible for the long running comedy show Joe Parker's Comedy Express, as well as the Improv Express devoted to improvisational theatre....
 
Texas E
January 1, 1945 Neill Armstrong
Neill Armstrong

Neill Ford Armstrong is a former American football player and coach whose career spanned more than 40 years at both the collegiate and professional levels....
 
Oklahoma State E
Bob Fenimore
Bob Fenimore

Robert Dale Fenimore known as the "Blond Bomber" was a Halfback for the Oklahoma State University?Stillwater football team from 1943-1946. He was the first two-time All America selection from Oklahoma A&M and finished third in the Heisman voting in 1945, but still led the nation in rushing with 142 carries for 1,048 yards....
 
Oklahoma State RB
Ralph Foster
Ralph Foster

Ralph Foster was the second head college football coachfor the The Citadel located in Charleston, South Carolinaand he held that position for three seasons, from 1906 until 1908....
 
Oklahoma State DT
January 1, 1946 Hub Bechtol
Hub Bechtol

Hub Bechtol was a college football player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Texas Longhorns football. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991....
 
Texas E
Bobby Layne
Bobby Layne

Robert Lawrence Layne , was born in Santa Anna, Texas, USA. He attended Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas and played American football on the same team with Doak Walker....
 
Texas B
Jim Kekeris Missouri T
January 1, 1947 Alton Baldwin
Al Baldwin

Alton Baldwin is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver....
 
Arkansas E
Y.A. Tittle LSU QB
January 1, 1948 Steve Suhey
Steve Suhey

Steven Joseph Suhey is a former professional American football player, playing Guard for two seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers....
 
Penn State G
Doak Walker
Doak Walker

Ewell Doak Walker, Jr. was an United States American football who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame....
 
SMU RB
January 1, 1949 Kyle Rote
Kyle Rote

Kyle Rote Sr. was an American football player and sports announcer....
 
SMU RB
Doak Walker
Doak Walker

Ewell Doak Walker, Jr. was an United States American football who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame....
 
SMU RB
Brad Ecklund
Brad Ecklund

Bradford Ecklund was a Center in the AAFC and in the National Football League. He was a 2-time Pro Bowls in 1950 and 1951....
 
Oregon C
Norm Van Brocklin
Norm Van Brocklin

Norman Mack "Norm" Van Brocklin , nicknamed "The Dutchman", was an American football player and coach. He was also a first rate punter in college and in the NFL....
 
Oregon QB
January 2, 1950 Billy Burkhalter Rice HB
Joe Watson Rice C
James Williams
James Williams

James Williams can refer to:In American politics:*James Williams , U.S. Congressman from Delaware*James D. Williams , US Representative from Indiana and governor of Indiana...
 
Rice E
January 1, 1951 Andy Kozar Tennessee FB
Hank Lauricella
Hank Lauricella

Francis "Hank" Lauricella was a Hall of Fame American football player for the Tennessee Volunteers football team....
 
Tennessee HB
Horace "Bud" Sherrod Tennessee DE
Bud McFadin
Bud McFadin

Lewis Pate "Bud" McFadin was an United States College football and Professional sports American football Player . He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, and played professionally for the National Football League's St....
 
Texas G
January 1, 1952 Emery Clark Kentucky HB
Ray Correll Kentucky G
Vito "Babe" Parilli Kentucky QB
Keith Flowers TCU FB
January 1, 1953 Richard Ochoa Texas FB
Harley Sewell
Harley Sewell

Harley Edward Sewell is a former American football Guard for the Detroit Lions , the Los Angeles Rams . He attended the University of Texas....
 
Texas G
Bob Griesbach Tennessee LB
January 1, 1954 Richard Chapman
Richard Chapman

At the time of Queen Elizabeth I of England, Richard Chapman was the owner of a private shipyard at Deptford, had the title of 'Queen's Master Shipwright,' and had been involved in the construction of river defences along the Thames, along with Peter Pett and Mathew Baker, two other important shipwrights of the time....
 
Rice T
Dan Hart Rice E
Dickey Maegle Rice HB
January 1, 1955 George Humphreys
George Humphreys

Sir George William Humphreys Knight Commander of the British Empire was a United Kingdom civil engineer.Humohreys was born in London in 1863....
 
Georgia Tech FB
Bud Brooks
Bud Brooks

William "Bud" Brooks is a former college American football player for the Arkansas Razorbacks and the winner of the 1954 Outland Trophy as the year's best interior lineman....
 
Arkansas G
January 2, 1956 Buddy Alliston
Buddy Alliston

Buddy Alliston was an American college and professional football player. A linebacker, he played college football at the University of Mississippi, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos in 1960 AFL season....
 
Mississippi G
Eagle Day Mississippi QB
January 1, 1957 Norman Hamilton TCU T
Jim Brown
Jim Brown

James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown is an United States former professional American football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist....
 
Syracuse HB
January 1, 1958 Tom Forrestal Navy QB
Tony Stremic Navy G
January 1, 1959 Dave Phillips Air Force T
Jack Spikes
Jack Spikes

Jack Erwin Spikes was an American football running back and placekicker in the American Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers, and the Buffalo Bills....
 
TCU FB
January 1, 1960 Ernie Davis
Ernie Davis

Ernest Davis was an American football running back and the first African-American athlete to win the Heisman Trophy. Wearing number 44, Davis competed college football for Syracuse University before being NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, then almost immediately traded to the Cleveland Browns in December 1961....
 
Syracuse HB
Maurice Doke Texas G
January 2, 1961 Dwight Bumgarner Duke T
Lance Alworth
Lance Alworth

Lance Dwight Alworth is a former American football wide receiver. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame....
 
Arkansas HB
January 1, 1962 Mike Cotten
Mike Cotten

Mike Cotten is a former American football player and lawyer. The Uvalde, Texas native played quarterback for the University of Texas at Austin Texas Longhorns football in 1960 and '61, after sharing quarterbacking duties with Bobby Lackey in 1959....
 
Texas QB
Bob Moses Texas E
January 1, 1963 Lynn Amedee
Lynn Amedee

Lynn Amedee is a former American football coach. He served as assistant at nine different colleges including a number of high major schools, but never got a head coaching position at the collegiate ranks except for mid major University of Tennessee at Martin at the beginning of his career....
 
QB LSU
Johnny Treadwell Texas G
January 1, 1964 Scott Appleton
Scott Appleton

Gordon Scott Appleton was an American football player who was a defensive lineman and a linebacker in the NFL. He played college football at the University of Texas, which won the national championship in 1963....
 
Texas T
Duke Carlisle
Duke Carlisle

Emmett Augustus ?Duke? Carlisle III is a former American football player. The Athens, Texas native played quarterback for the University of Texas at Austin Texas Longhorns football from 1961-63, while starting as a senior in 1963....
 
Texas QB
January 1, 1965 Ronnie Caveness
Ronnie Caveness

Ronald Glen Caveness is a former American football linebacker for the American Football League's Tennessee Titans and History of the Kansas City Chiefs from 1965 to 1968....
 
Arkansas LB
Fred Marshall
Fred Marshall

Fred Marshall, , was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Minnesota.Marshall born in Union Grove Township, near Grove City, Minnesota, Meeker County, Minnesota; graduated from Paynesville, Minnesota High School; engaged in farming; member of the Minnesota Agriculture Administration Committee, 1937 &n...
 
Arkansas QB
January 1, 1966 Joe Labruzzo LSU TB
David McCormick LSU T
December 31, 1966 Kent Lawrence Georgia TB
George Patton Georgia T
January 1 , 1968 Grady Allen
Grady Allen

Grady Allen is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for five seasons for the Atlanta Falcons....
 
Texas A&M DE
Edd Hargett
Edd Hargett

Edward Eugene Hargett is a former American football quarterback for Texas A&M University who went on to play professionally for the National Football League New Orleans Saints and Houston Oilers....
 
Texas A&M QB
Bill Hobbs
Bill Hobbs

Billie Glenn Hobbs was an American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints....
 
Texas A&M LB
January 1, 1969 Tom Campbell
Tom Campbell

Thomas J. Campbell is a former congressman from California's 12th and 15th districts, the former dean of the Haas School of Business, and a professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley....
 
Texas LB
Cotton Speyrer
Cotton Speyrer

Charles Wayne Speyrer was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts and the Miami Dolphins....
 
Texas WR
James Street
James Street (quarterback)

James Street was an American football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin from 1966-1969. He engineered the Texas Longhorns football wishbone offense from the third game of the 1968 season through the 1969 season, including the 1970 Cotton Bowl ....
 
Texas QB
Date Played MVP(s) Team Position
January 1, 1970 Steve Worster
Steve Worster

Steve Worster is a former American football player. Following an outstanding prep career, he played fullback at the University of Texas at Austin under legendary coach Darrell Royal....
 
Texas FB
Bob Olson
Bob Olson

Bob Olson was an United States football player.His home town was Superior, Wisconsin. He attended University of Notre Dame where he played linebacker...
 
Notre Dame LB
January 1, 1971 Clarence Ellis
Clarence Ellis

Clarence Ellis is a former American football Safety with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round in the 1972 NFL Draft....
 
Notre Dame CB
Eddie Phillips
Eddie Phillips

Edwin Michael 'Eddie' Phillips is a British guitarist who rose to some prominence during the 1960s.He is best known for his work with The Creation ....
 
Texas QB
January 1, 1972 Bruce Bannon
Bruce Bannon

Bruce Patrick Bannon is a former professional American football player. He played linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League in 1973 and 1974....
 
Penn State DE
Lydell Mitchell
Lydell Mitchell

Lydell Douglas Mitchell , is a former professional American football player. He played running back in the National Football League for the History of the Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Rams spanning 1972-1980....
 
Penn State RB
January 1, 1973 Randy Braband Texas LB
Alan Lowry
Alan Lowry

Alan Lowry is the special-teams coordinator for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League.He completed his 25th season in the NFL, the last 11 with the Titans....
 
Texas QB
January 1, 1974 Tony Davis
Tony Davis (American football)

Tony Davis is a former professional American football player who played running back for six seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers....
 
Nebraska TB
Wade Johnson Texas LB
January 1, 1975 Tom Shuman Penn State QB
Ken Quesenberry Baylor S
January 1, 1976 Ike Forte
Ike Forte

Donald Ray Forte is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New England Patriots, the Washington Redskins, and the New York Giants....
 
Arkansas HB
Hal McAfee
Hal McAfee

Hal McAfee is a former American football coach. He served as head coach at Tarleton State University from 1988-92. McAfee compiled a 36?18 overall record, including a 11?1 season in 1990, the first ever undefeated regular season in school history....
 
Arkansas LB
January 1, 1977 Alois Blackwell Houston RB
Mark Mohr Houston CB
January 1, 1978 Vagas Ferguson
Vagas Ferguson

Vagas Ferguson was a star running back for the University of Notre Dame who continued on to the National Football League for three seasons with the New England Patriots, who drafted him in the first round, the Cleveland Browns, and the Houston Oilers....
 
Notre Dame RB
Bob Golic
Bob Golic

Robert Perry "Bob" Golic is a former National Football League defensive tackle who played for the New England Patriots , Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Raiders in the National Football League....
 
Notre Dame LB
January 1, 1979 Joe Montana
Joe Montana

For the actor with a similarly pronounced name, see Joe Mantegna.Joseph Clifford Montana, Jr., , nicknamed Joe Cool and Comeback Joe, is a retired United States American football player whose professional career in the National Football League spanned the late 1970s through the mid-1990s....
 
Notre Dame QB
David Hodge Houston LB
January 1, 1980 Terry Elston Houston QB
David Hodge Houston LB
January 1, 1981 Warren Lyles Alabama NG
Major Ogilvie Alabama RB
January 1, 1982 Robert Brewer
Robert Brewer (American football)

Robert Brewer is a former American football player. He played quarterback for the University of Texas at Austin Texas Longhorns football during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season and 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season....
 
Texas QB
Robbie Jones Alabama LB
January 1, 1983 Wes Hopkins
Wes Hopkins

Wesley Carl Hopkins is a former professional American football Safety who played for the Philadelphia Eagles his entire National Football League career from 1983 through 1993....
 
SMU SS
Lance McIlhenny SMU QB
January 1, 1984 John Lastinger Georgia QB
Jeff Leiding Texas LB
January 1, 1985 Bill Romanowski
Bill Romanowski

William Thomas Romanowski is a former American football player from the United States. He is commonly known as "Romo".He was born in Vernon, Connecticut, Connecticut....
 
Boston College LB
Steve Strachan
Steve Strachan

Stephen Michael Strachan is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He played for the History of the Oakland Raiders....
 
Boston College FB
January 1, 1986 Domingo Bryant Texas A&M SS
Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is an United States sportsperson and a former multi-sport professional. Jackson played at the highest level of sports in the United States in both American football and baseball....
 
Auburn TB
January 1, 1987 Chris Spielman
Chris Spielman

Charles Christopher Spielman is a former American football player and is currently an analyst for ESPN's coverage of college football games....
 
Ohio State LB
Roger Vick
Roger Vick

Roger Vick is a former professional American football running back/Fullback in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles from 1987 to 1990....
 
Texas A&M FB
January 1, 1988 Adam Bob Texas A&M LB
Bucky Richardson
Bucky Richardson

John "Bucky" Powell Richardson is a former quarterback for Texas A&M Aggies who went on to play professionally for the NFL's Houston Oilers....
 
Texas A&M QB
January 2, 1989 Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman

Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the NFL on FOX network....
 
UCLA QB
LaSalle Harper Arkansas LB
January 1, 1990 Carl Pickens
Carl Pickens

Carl McNally Pickens is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans....
 
Tennessee FS
Chuck Webb Tennessee TB
January 1, 1991 Craig Erickson
Craig Erickson

Craig Neil Erickson is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th round of the 1991 NFL Draft and also by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 4th round of the 1992 NFL Draft....
 
Miami (Fla.) QB
Russell Maryland
Russell Maryland

Russell James Maryland is a former American football player in the National Football League. In a career lasting ten years, he played defensive tackle and nose tackle for the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, and the Green Bay Packers....
 
Miami (Fla.) DL
January 1, 1992 Sean Jackson
Sean Jackson

Sean Jackson was the lead musician and creative driving force behind Scotland indie band 18 Wheeler . After a hiatus of several years spent mainly in Central and Eastern Europe, Sean Jackson returned to the music world with a solo album "Slots", recorded in 2005....
 
Florida State RB
Chris Crooms Texas A&M S
January 1, 1993 Rick Mirer
Rick Mirer

Richard Franklin Mirer is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. After a successful collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame, Mirer was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the second pick in the 1993 NFL Draft....
 
Notre Dame QB
Devon McDonald
Devon McDonald

Devon McDonald is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for four seasons for the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals....
 
Notre Dame DE
January 1, 1994 Lee Becton Notre Dame RB
Antonio Shorter Texas A&M L
January 2, 1995 Keyshawn Johnson
Keyshawn Johnson

Joseph Keyshawn Johnson is a former American football wide receiver and current television broadcaster for sports channel ESPN. He retired from football on May 23, 2007 after an eleven-year career in the NFL....
 
USC WR
John Herpin USC CB
January 1, 1996 Herchell Troutman Colorado RB
Marcus Washington Colorado DB
January 1, 1997 Steve Sarkisian
Steve Sarkisian

Steve Sarkisian is an American football coach and the head coach of the Washington Huskies football college football team. He played quarterback during college and in the Canadian Football League, and has worked with quarterbacks during most of his coaching career....
 
BYU QB
Shay Muirbrook BYU LB
Kevin Lockett
Kevin Lockett

Kevin Eugene Lockett is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, and the New York Jets....
 
Kansas State
Kansas State Wildcats football

The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the college football program of the Kansas State University Kansas State Wildcats. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference....
 
WR
January 1, 1998 Cade McNown
Cade McNown

Cade B. McNown is a quarterback who played in the National Football League . He attended and played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles ....
 
UCLA QB
Dat Nguyen
Dat Nguyen

Dat Tan Nguyen is the first Vietnamese American to play in the National Football League. He played for the Dallas Cowboys and is currently their assistant linebackers and defensive quality control coach....
 
Texas A&M LB
January 1, 1999 Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams

Errick Lynne Williams, Jr. is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft....
 
Texas RB
Aaron Babino Texas LB
January 1, 2000 Cedric Cobbs Arkansas RB
D.J. Cooper Arkansas LB
January 1, 2001 Jonathan Beasley Kansas State
Kansas State Wildcats football

The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the college football program of the Kansas State University Kansas State Wildcats. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference....
 
QB
Chris L. Johnson Kansas State
Kansas State Wildcats football

The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the college football program of the Kansas State University Kansas State Wildcats. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference....
 
DE
January 1, 2002 Quentin Griffin
Quentin Griffin

Quentin LaVell Griffin is an American football running back....
 
Oklahoma RB
Roy Williams
Roy Williams (safety)

Roy Lee Williams is an American football Safety who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dallas Cowboys eighth overall in the 2002 NFL Draft....
 
Oklahoma S
January 1, 2003 Roy Williams
Roy Williams (wide receiver)

Roy Eugene Williams, Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions 7th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft....
 
Texas WR
Cory Redding
Cory Redding

Cory Bartholomew Redding is an American football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft....
 
Texas DE
January 2, 2004 Eli Manning
Eli Manning

Elisha Nelson Manning is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He is the younger brother of Peyton Manning and Cooper Manning and the son of Archie Manning and Olivia Manning....
 
Mississippi QB
Josh Cooper
Josh Cooper

Josh Cooper is the name of:* Josh Cooper , British cryptographer* Josh Cooper , defensive end for the New Orleans Saints* Josh Cooper , the Canadian politician from Ontario, see Conservative Party candidates, 2004 Canadian federal election...
 
Mississippi DE
January 1, 2005 Rick Clausen
Rick Clausen

Richard James Clausen is a former American football player who played college football for Louisiana State University. He transferred to the University of Tennessee, where he walked on to the football team as a backup quarterback....
 
Tennessee QB
Justin Harrell
Justin Harrell

Justin Tyrell Harrell is an American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Packers 16th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft....
 
Tennessee DT
January 2, 2006 Brodie Croyle
Brodie Croyle

John Brodie Croyle is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft....
 
Alabama QB
DeMeco Ryans
DeMeco Ryans

DeMeco Ryans is an American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Houston Texans....
 
Alabama LB
January 1, 2007 Courtney Taylor
Courtney Taylor (American football)

Courtney Taylor is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft....
 
Auburn WR
Will Herring
Will Herring

William Ronald Herring is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft....
 
Auburn LB
January 1, 2008 Tony Temple
Tony Temple

Tony Temple is the former Starting lineup running back for the Missouri Tigers football representing the University of Missouri. Temple played for the Tigers from 2004 to 2007....
 
Missouri RB
William Moore
William Moore (American football)

William Moore is an American football Safety for the Missouri Tigers football....
 
Missouri SS
January 2, 2009 Dexter McCluster Ole Miss WR
Marshay Green Ole Miss CB


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  • List of college bowl games
    List of college bowl games

    Bowl Championship Series GamesFrom the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season until the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, four BCS bowls determined the national champion on a rotating basis....


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