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schools">Independent</a></i></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Conference" title="Southwest Conference">SWC</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">24</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">11</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Ara Parseghian</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Darrell Royal</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>6</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>5</i> 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nowrap"><b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">10</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">24</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Texas</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">3</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">8</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">11</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 1, 1971</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1970 NCAA University Division football 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href="#cite_note-tatop-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Gene Calhoun (<a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a>)<br />(split crew: Big Ten, <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Conference" title="Southwest Conference">Southwest</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">72,000</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">United States TV coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">Announcers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Nelson" title="Lindsey Nelson">Lindsey Nelson</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brookshier" title="Tom Brookshier">Tom Brookshier</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/1970_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1970 Cotton Bowl Classic"> 1970</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1972 Cotton Bowl Classic"> 1972</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1971 Cotton Bowl Classic</b> was the 35th <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="Cotton Bowl Classic">edition</a> of the <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a>, played 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>, on Friday, January 1.<sup id="cite_ref-sivodssn_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sivodssn-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A rematch from the <a href="/wiki/1970_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1970 Cotton Bowl Classic">previous year</a>, the undefeated and top-ranked <a href="/wiki/1970_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1970 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas Longhorns</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Conference" title="Southwest Conference">Southwest Conference</a> were upset by the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">independent</a> <a href="/wiki/1970_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a>, 24–11.<sup id="cite_ref-tatop_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tatop-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-iststrk_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iststrk-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1970 NCAA University Division football season">1970 NCAA University Division football season</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notre_Dame">Notre Dame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notre Dame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1970_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team</a></div> <p>Led by head coach <a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Ara Parseghian</a>, Notre Dame's captains were <a href="/wiki/Larry_DiNardo" title="Larry DiNardo">Larry DiNardo</a> and Tim Kelly, and featured <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Joe Theismann</a> at <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gatewood" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Gatewood">Tom Gatewood</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas">Texas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Texas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1970_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1970 Texas Longhorns football team">1970 Texas Longhorns football team</a></div> <p>Texas was coached by <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Darrell Royal</a>, and the captains for the Longhorns were Scott Henderson, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Worster" title="Steve Worster">Steve Worster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Wuensch" title="Bobby Wuensch">Bobby Wuensch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Zapalac" title="Bill Zapalac">Bill Zapalac</a>. The team also featured <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sisemore" title="Jerry Sisemore">Jerry Sisemore</a> at <a href="/wiki/Tackle_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tackle (American football)">tackle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bertelsen" title="Jim Bertelsen">Jim Bertelsen</a> at <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>. </p><p>Texas was trying to win consecutive <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national championships</a>, while Notre Dame was seeking revenge for the <a href="/wiki/1970_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1970 Cotton Bowl Classic">previous Cotton Bowl</a> loss to Texas, its first bowl appearance in over four decades. </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=1971_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto; background-color: #fff"> <div style="width: 100%; background-color: #fff"> <div style="text-align:center;"><b>Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (10–0)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>No. 6 Notre Dame</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">No. 1 Texas</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>11</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Cotton Bowl (stadium)">Cotton Bowl</a> • <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, TX</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: Friday, January 1, 1971</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 PM <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Clear, 52 °F (11 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 73,000</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS</a>)</b>: Lindsey Nelson, Tom Brookshier</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://stats.texassports.com/custompages/sports/m-footbl/archive/stats/70/ut-nd.htm">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"> <dl><dt>First Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(15:38) UT – <a href="/wiki/Happy_Feller" title="Happy Feller">Happy Feller</a> 23 yard field goal, <i><b>UT 3–0</b></i>; 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:33</li> <li>(7:58) ND – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gatewood" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Gatewood">Tom Gatewood</a> 26 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Joe Theismann</a> (Hempel kick), <i><b>ND 7–3</b></i>; 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:39</li> <li>(5:11) ND – Joe Theisman 3 yard run (Hempel kick), <i><b>ND 14–3</b></i>; 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:42</li></ul> <dl><dt>Second Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(13:28) ND – Joe Theisman 15 yard run (Hempel kick), <i><b>ND 21–3</b></i>; 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:37</li> <li>(1:52) UT – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bertelsen" title="Jim Bertelsen">Jim Bertelsen</a> 2 yard run (Lester pass from <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Phillips_(quarterback)" title="Eddie Phillips (quarterback)">Phillips</a>), <i><b>ND 21–11</b></i>; 18 plays, 84 yards, 7:02</li> <li>(0:24) ND – Scott Hempel 36 yard field goal, <i><b>ND 24–11</b></i>; 8 plays, 78 yards, 1:21</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#C99700;color:#0C2340;box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #0C2340, inset -1px -1px 0 #0C2340;">ND</th> <th style="background-color:#BF5700;color:#FFFFFF;">TEX </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>16</td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total yards</td> <td>359</td> <td><b>426</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes/yards</td> <td>52/146</td> <td><b>55/216</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>213</td> <td><b>240</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: Comp–Att–Int</td> <td>10–19–1</td> <td>10–27–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#0C2340;color:#C99700;box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #C99700, inset -1px -1px 0 #C99700;; text-align:center;"><b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Joe Theismann</a></td> <td>9–16, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Cieszkowski</td> <td>13 car, 52 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Yoder</td> <td>2 rec, 96 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#BF5700;color:#FFFFFF;; text-align:center;"><b>Texas</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Phillips_(quarterback)" title="Eddie Phillips (quarterback)">Eddie Phillips</a></td> <td>9–17, 199 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Eddie Phillips</td> <td>23 car, 164 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Deryl Comer</td> <td>4 rec, 67 yards </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p>After Texas' initial field goal, Notre Dame scored 21 straight points.<sup id="cite_ref-wmstupi_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wmstupi-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Texas scored in the second quarter and Notre Dame added a field goal to lead 24–11 at halftime.<sup id="cite_ref-iststrk_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iststrk-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parseghian's defense held the Longhorn <a href="/wiki/Wishbone_formation" title="Wishbone formation">wishbone</a> offense in check the rest of the game and the second half was scoreless.<sup id="cite_ref-idefsptx_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-idefsptx-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Texas committed six turnovers (five fumbles and an interception) while Notre Dame had only two turnovers.<sup id="cite_ref-ergaprmi_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ergaprmi-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It ended the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak,<sup id="cite_ref-iststrk_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iststrk-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is currently (as of October 2011) the 12th longest winning streak in <a href="/wiki/Division_I_(NCAA)#Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Division I (NCAA)">NCAA Division I</a> records. Notre Dame had defeated <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football">Oklahoma</a> in <a href="/wiki/1957_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1957 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1957</a> to end their 47-game win streak.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Second-ranked <a href="/wiki/1970_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> lost to <a href="/wiki/1970_Stanford_Indians_football_team" title="1970 Stanford Indians football team">Stanford</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1971_Rose_Bowl" title="1971 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a>, while #3 <a href="/wiki/1970_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a> won the <a href="/wiki/1971_Orange_Bowl" title="1971 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> and was named the <a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1970 NCAA University Division football rankings">AP</a> <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national champion</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1970 NCAA University Division football season">1970</a> season, with Notre Dame as runner-up.<sup id="cite_ref-sivodssn_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sivodssn-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Texas had been selected as the national champion by the UPI Coaches' Poll,<sup id="cite_ref-upitfif_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-upitfif-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> whose final edition was then released at the end of the regular season, prior to bowl games. 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#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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/1997_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1997 Cotton Bowl Classic">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 class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_bowl_games" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" 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title="1976 Gator Bowl">1976 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1978 Cotton Bowl Classic">1978 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1979 Cotton Bowl Classic">1979 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Sugar_Bowl" title="1981 Sugar Bowl">1981 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Liberty_Bowl" title="1983 Liberty Bowl">1983 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Aloha_Bowl" title="1984 Aloha Bowl">1984 Aloha Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1988 Cotton Bowl Classic">1988 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1989 Fiesta Bowl">1989 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Orange_Bowl" title="1990 Orange Bowl">1990 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Orange_Bowl" title="1991 Orange Bowl">1991 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Sugar_Bowl" title="1992 Sugar Bowl">1992 Sugar Bowl</a></li> 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title="2007 Sugar Bowl">2007 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Hawaii_Bowl" title="2008 Hawaii Bowl">2008 Hawaii Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Sun_Bowl" title="2010 Sun Bowl">2010 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Champs_Sports_Bowl" title="2011 Champs Sports Bowl">2011 Champs Sports Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2013 BCS National Championship Game">2013 BCS National Championship Game</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Pinstripe_Bowl" title="2013 Pinstripe Bowl">2013 Pinstripe Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Music_City_Bowl" title="2014 Music City Bowl">2014 Music City Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2016 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Citrus_Bowl" title="2018 Citrus Bowl">2018 Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2018 Cotton Bowl Classic">2018 Cotton Bowl Classic</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Camping_World_Bowl" title="2019 Camping World Bowl">2019 Camping World Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Rose_Bowl" title="2021 Rose Bowl">2021 Rose Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2022 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Gator_Bowl" title="2022 Gator Bowl">2022 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Sun_Bowl" title="2023 Sun Bowl">2023 Sun Bowl</a></li></ul> <p><i># denotes national championship game; † denotes <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinal game</i> </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Texas_Longhorns_bowl_games" style="padding:3px"><table 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href="/wiki/1951_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1951 Cotton Bowl Classic">1951 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1953 Cotton Bowl Classic">1953 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Sugar_Bowl" title="1958 Sugar Bowl">1958 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1960 Cotton Bowl Classic">1960 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1960 Bluebonnet Bowl">1960 Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1962 Cotton Bowl Classic">1962 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1963 Cotton Bowl Classic">1963 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1964 Cotton Bowl Classic">1964 Cotton Bowl Classic</a> <b>#</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Orange_Bowl" title="1965 Orange Bowl">1965 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1966 Bluebonnet Bowl">1966 Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1969 Cotton Bowl Classic">1969 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1970 Cotton Bowl Classic">1970 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1971 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1972 Cotton Bowl Classic">1972 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1973 Cotton Bowl Classic">1973 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1974 Cotton Bowl Classic">1974 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Gator_Bowl" title="1974 Gator Bowl">1974 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl">1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1978 Cotton Bowl Classic">1978 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a 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