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McConkey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Davis_(quarterback)" title="Steve Davis (quarterback)">Steve Davis</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cotton Bowl Classic (game)"> Cotton Bowl Classic </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/1996_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1996 Cotton Bowl Classic"> 1996</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/1998_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1998 Cotton Bowl Classic"> 1998</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1997 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic</b> was a <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a> played on January 1, 1997, at the <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Cotton Bowl (stadium)">Cotton Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, USA. The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the <a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1996 NCAA Division I-A football season">1996 NCAA Division I-A football season</a>. The bowl game featured the <a href="/wiki/1996_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State Wildcats</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1996_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1996 BYU Cougars football team">BYU Cougars</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic Conference</a>. The game was televised on <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>BYU's defense had kept the Cougars in range, limiting Kansas State to 199 yards of offense through three quarters, with 113 of them coming on two plays, a Hail Mary, tipped touchdown pass to Andre Anderson at the end of the first half and a 72-yard catch and run by <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Lockett" title="Kevin Lockett">Kevin Lockett</a> early in the third quarter for another touchdown. </p><p>BYU was trailing, 15–5, in the fourth quarter when Kansas State's All-America cornerback, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Canty_(defensive_back)" title="Chris Canty (defensive back)">Chris Canty</a>, was helped off the field because of cramps caused by dehydration. When Joe Gordon moved to the short side of the field to take Canty's place, reserve cornerback Demetric Denmark entered on the wide side. </p><p>BYU immediately attacked the less experienced player when James Dye caught a 32-yard touchdown catch over Denmark in the end zone to cut K-State's lead to 15–12. </p><p>Canty was still off the field two possessions later when BYU began what would prove to be the winning 60-yard drive. When Gordon also came off the field on a third-and-seven at the K-State 28, freshman cornerback Lamar Chapman was thrown into the game for the first time. </p><p>Again, BYU picked up on the substitution and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Sarkisian" title="Steve Sarkisian">Steve Sarkisian</a> hit K.O. Kealaluhi, who had a step on Chapman, in the left corner of the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown. With the extra-point kick, BYU had a 19–15 lead with three minutes, 39 seconds left. </p><p>An important part of the touchdown, according to <a href="/wiki/Bill_Snyder" title="Bill Snyder">Bill Snyder</a>, was that his defense was on the field for 17:30 of the second half, five minutes longer than BYU's defense. </p><p>After BYU took the lead, Kansas State still had one last chance to win and drove from its own 28 to the BYU 17 with 1:34 remaining in the game. </p><p>But that's when BYU's cornerbacks stepped up. </p><p>K-State quarterback Brian Kavanagh threw to Lockett in back of the end zone, but McTyer hit Lockett in the air and drove him out of bounds before he could get his feet down. </p><p>Two plays later, Kavanagh tried a pass to Jimmy Dean on a slant pattern. 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title="Cotton Bowl Classic">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Cotton Bowl (stadium)">Cotton Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a></li> <li>Playoff at-large</li> <li>Group of Five</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#263764;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDE71E, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDE71E;;;width:1%">Games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1937_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1937 Cotton Bowl Classic">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1938 Cotton Bowl Classic">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1939 Cotton Bowl Classic">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1940 Cotton Bowl Classic">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1941 Cotton Bowl Classic">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1942 Cotton Bowl Classic">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1943 Cotton Bowl Classic">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1944 Cotton Bowl Classic">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1945 Cotton Bowl Classic">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1946 Cotton Bowl Classic">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1947 Cotton Bowl Classic">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1948 Cotton Bowl Classic">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1949 Cotton Bowl Classic">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1950 Cotton Bowl Classic">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1951 Cotton Bowl Classic">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1952 Cotton Bowl Classic">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1953 Cotton Bowl Classic">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1954 Cotton Bowl Classic">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1955 Cotton Bowl Classic">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1956 Cotton Bowl Classic">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1957 Cotton Bowl Classic">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1958 Cotton Bowl Classic">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1959 Cotton Bowl Classic">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1960 Cotton Bowl Classic">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1961 Cotton Bowl Classic">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1962 Cotton Bowl Classic">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1963 Cotton Bowl Classic">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1964 Cotton Bowl Classic">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1965 Cotton Bowl Classic">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">1966 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">1966 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1968 Cotton Bowl Classic">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1969 Cotton Bowl Classic">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1970 Cotton Bowl Classic">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1971 Cotton Bowl Classic">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1972 Cotton Bowl Classic">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1973 Cotton Bowl Classic">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1974 Cotton Bowl Classic">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1975 Cotton Bowl Classic">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1976 Cotton Bowl Classic">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1977 Cotton Bowl Classic">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1978 Cotton Bowl Classic">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1979 Cotton Bowl Classic">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1980 Cotton Bowl Classic">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1981 Cotton Bowl Classic">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1982 Cotton Bowl Classic">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1983 Cotton Bowl Classic">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1984 Cotton Bowl Classic">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1985 Cotton Bowl Classic">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1986 Cotton Bowl Classic">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1987 Cotton Bowl Classic">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1988 Cotton Bowl Classic">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1989 Cotton Bowl Classic">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1990 Cotton Bowl Classic">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1991 Cotton Bowl Classic">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1992 Cotton Bowl Classic">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1993 Cotton Bowl Classic">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1994 Cotton Bowl Classic">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1995 Cotton Bowl Classic">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1996 Cotton Bowl Classic">1996</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1998 Cotton Bowl Classic">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1999 Cotton Bowl Classic">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2000 Cotton Bowl Classic">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2001 Cotton Bowl Classic">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2002 Cotton Bowl Classic">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2003 Cotton Bowl Classic">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2004 Cotton Bowl Classic">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2005 Cotton Bowl Classic">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2006 Cotton Bowl Classic">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2007 Cotton Bowl Classic">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2008 Cotton Bowl Classic">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2009 Cotton Bowl Classic">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2010 Cotton Bowl Classic">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2011 Cotton Bowl Classic">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2012 Cotton Bowl Classic">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2013 Cotton Bowl Classic">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2014 Cotton Bowl Classic">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">2015 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">2015 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">2017 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">2017 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2018 Cotton Bowl Classic">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2019 Cotton Bowl Classic">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2020 Cotton Bowl Classic">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2021 Cotton Bowl Classic">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">2023 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">2023 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="2025 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">2025 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2025 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) (page does not exist)">2025 (December)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#263764;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDE71E, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDE71E;;;width:1%">Notes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025. <br />The 2015 (December), 2018, 2021, and 2025 (January) editions were <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinals.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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