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<td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">53</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Silverfield" title="Ryan Silverfield">Ryan Silverfield</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/James_Franklin_(American_football_coach)" title="James Franklin (American football coach)">James Franklin</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><td><i><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#CFP_Rankings" title="2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">CFP</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>15</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>15</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>17</i></td> 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Cotton Bowl Classic"> 2018</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2020 Cotton Bowl Classic"> 2020</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2019 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 December 28, 2019, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a> (11:00 a.m. local <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CST</a>) on <a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football" title="ESPN College Football">ESPN</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the 84th edition of the <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl Classic</a>, and was one of the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2019–20 NCAA football bowl games">2019–20 bowl games</a> concluding the <a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2019 FBS football season</a>. Sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company" title="Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company">Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company</a>, the game was officially known as the <b>Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic</b>. </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=2019_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The participants were selected by the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> selection committee on December 8, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the first meeting between the Memphis and Penn State programs.<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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Memphis_Tigers">Memphis Tigers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Memphis Tigers"><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/2019_Memphis_Tigers_football_team" title="2019 Memphis Tigers football team">2019 Memphis Tigers football team</a></div> <p>Memphis entered the game with a 12–1 record (7–1 in conference), ranked 15th in the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>. The Tigers tied with <a href="/wiki/2019_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2019 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a> for first place of the West Division of the <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a> (AAC). Due to their win over Navy during the regular season, Memphis advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2019_American_Athletic_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2019 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game">AAC Championship Game</a>, where they defeated <a href="/wiki/2019_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a>, 29–24. </p><p>Memphis was selected to the Cotton Bowl as the highest-ranked team from the <a href="/wiki/Group_of_Five_conferences" title="Group of Five conferences">Group of Five conferences</a>, a spot they secured by winning the AAC championship. This was Memphis' first Cotton Bowl Classic, as well as their first <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Six" title="New Year's Six">New Year's Six</a> game overall. At the time the Tigers received their bowl invitation, the status of head coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Norvell" title="Mike Norvell">Mike Norvell</a> was unclear, as he had accepted an offer to become the new head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_football" title="Florida State Seminoles football">Florida State Seminoles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 9, Norvell announced that he would not coach Memphis in the bowl, allowing interim head coach Ryan Silverfield to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 13, it was announced that the interim tag would be removed and that Silverfield was being hired as the new head coach of Memphis.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Penn_State_Nittany_Lions">Penn State Nittany Lions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Penn State Nittany Lions"><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/2019_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team</a></div> <p>Penn State entered the game ranked 13th in the AP Poll, with a 10–2 record (7–2 in conference). The Nittany Lions finished second in the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a>'s East Division. They split their four games against ranked opponents, defeating <a href="/wiki/2019_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> and <a href="/wiki/2019_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2019 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> while losing to <a href="/wiki/2019_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> and <a href="/wiki/2019_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a>. </p><p>Penn State was selected to the Cotton Bowl as the highest-ranked team not already selected to a New Year's Six bowl. This was Penn State's fourth Cotton Bowl Classic; the Nittany Lions have a 2–0–1 record in the game, most recently their <a href="/wiki/1974_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1974 team</a> winning the <a href="/wiki/1975_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1975 Cotton Bowl Classic">1975 Cotton Bowl Classic</a> over <a href="/wiki/1974_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="1974 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a>, 41–20. </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=2019_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="background:#003B7B; color:#FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFFF33, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFFF33;; text-align:center;"><b>2019 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic</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">No. 17 Memphis</td> <td>13</td> <td>10</td> <td>13</td><td>3</td><td><b>39</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>No. 10 Penn State</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>28</td> <td>10</td><td>8</td><td><b>53</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a> • <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: Saturday, December 28, 2019</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a> (11:00 a.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CST</a>)</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Indoors (roof closed)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 54,828</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Jeff Flanagan</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football" title="ESPN College Football">ESPN</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a> (play-by-play), <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Dvoracek" title="Dusty Dvoracek">Dusty Dvoracek</a> (analyst) and <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Dekker" class="mw-redirect" title="Olivia Dekker">Olivia Dekker</a> (sideline)</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401135277">ESPN game summary</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" 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>(10:52) MEM – <a href="/wiki/Riley_Patterson" title="Riley Patterson">Riley Patterson</a> 48 yard field goal (<i>Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 2:59; <b>Memphis 3–0</b></i>)</li> <li>(9:56) PSU – <a href="/wiki/Journey_Brown" title="Journey Brown">Journey Brown</a> 32 yard rush, Jake Pinegar kick (<i>Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; <b>Penn State 7–3</b></i>)</li> <li>(7:44) MEM – <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Patrick Taylor (American football)">Patrick Taylor</a> 3 yard rush, Riley Patterson kick (<i>Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; <b>Memphis 10–7</b></i>)</li> <li>(2:55) MEM – Riley Patterson 37 yard field goal (<i>Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 3:36; <b>Memphis 13–7</b></i>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Second Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(11:14) PSU – Noah Cain 1 yard rush, Jack Pinegar kick (<i>Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:27; <b>Penn State 14–13</b></i>)</li> <li>(7:47) PSU – Devyn Ford 2 yard rush, Jack Pinegar kick (<i>Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:14; <b>Penn State 21–13</b></i>)</li> <li>(5:51) PSU – Journey Brown 56 yard rush, Jack Pinegar kick (<i>Drive: 1 plays, 56 yards, 0:10; <b>Penn State 28–13</b></i>)</li> <li>(3:15) MEM – <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Gainwell" title="Kenneth Gainwell">Kenneth Gainwell</a> 2 yard rush, Riley Patterson kick (<i>Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; <b>Penn State 28–20</b></i>)</li> <li>(0:51) PSU – <a href="/wiki/Sean_Clifford" title="Sean Clifford">Sean Clifford</a> 4 yard pass to <a href="/wiki/Jahan_Dotson" title="Jahan Dotson">Jahan Dotson</a>, Jack Pinegar kick (<i>Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; <b>Penn State 35–20</b></i>)</li> <li>(0:00) MEM – Riley Patterson 44 yard field goal (<i>Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 0:51; <b>Penn State 35–23</b></i>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Third Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(12:16) MEM – <a href="/wiki/Brady_White" title="Brady White">Brady White</a> 1 yard rush, Riley Patterson kick (<i>Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; <b>Penn State 35–30</b></i>)</li> <li>(10:24) MEM – Riley Patterson 51 yard field goal (<i>Drive: 4 plays, –4 yards, 1:45; <b>Penn State 35–33</b></i>)</li> <li>(7:13) PSU – Jake Pinegar 45 yard field goal (<i>Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:06; <b>Penn State 38–33</b></i>)</li> <li>(3:32) MEM – Riley Patterson 41 yard field goal (<i>Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:41; <b>Penn State 38–36</b></i>)</li> <li>(0:38) PSU – Garrett Taylor 15 yard interception return, Jake Pinegar kick (<i><b>Penn State 45–36</b></i>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(12:01) MEM – Riley Patterson 42 yard field goal (<i>Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:37; <b>Penn State 45–39</b></i>)</li> <li>(6:31) PSU – Noah Cain 1 yard rush, 2-point pass good (<i>Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:30; <b>Penn State 53–39</b></i>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Statistics">Statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Statistics </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#004991;color:#FFFFFF;;">MEM </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#001E44;color:#FFFFFF;;">PSU </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>27</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Plays–yards</td> <td>86–542</td> <td>73–529 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes–yards</td> <td>33–63</td> <td>53–396 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>479</td> <td>133 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: <abbr title="Completions">comp</abbr>–<abbr title="Attempts">att</abbr>–<abbr title="Interceptions">int</abbr></td> <td>33–53–2</td> <td>11–20–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>32:42</td> <td>27:18 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team</th> <th scope="col">Category</th> <th scope="col">Player</th> <th scope="col">Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row" style="background-color:#004991;color:#FFFFFF;; text-align:center;">Memphis </th> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brady_White" title="Brady White">Brady White</a></td> <td>32/51, 454 yards, 2 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Patrick Taylor (American football)">Patrick Taylor</a></td> <td>8 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Damonte_Coxie" title="Damonte Coxie">Damonte Coxie</a></td> <td>8 receptions, 132 yards </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row" style="background-color:#001E44;color:#FFFFFF;; text-align:center;">Penn State </th> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sean_Clifford" title="Sean Clifford">Sean Clifford</a></td> <td>11/20, 133 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Journey_Brown" title="Journey Brown">Journey Brown</a></td> <td>16 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._J._Hamler" title="K. 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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 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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title="1975 Sugar Bowl">1975 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Gator_Bowl" title="1976 Gator Bowl">1976 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1977 Fiesta Bowl">1977 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Sugar_Bowl" title="1979 Sugar Bowl">1979 Sugar Bowl</a> <b>#</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Liberty_Bowl" title="1979 Liberty Bowl">1979 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1980 Fiesta Bowl">1980 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1982 Fiesta Bowl">1982 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Sugar_Bowl" title="1983 Sugar Bowl">1983 Sugar Bowl</a> <b>#</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Aloha_Bowl" title="1983 Aloha Bowl">1983 Aloha Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Orange_Bowl" title="1986 Orange Bowl">1986 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1987 Fiesta Bowl">1987 Fiesta Bowl</a> <b>#</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1988 Florida Citrus Bowl">1988 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Holiday_Bowl" title="1989 Holiday Bowl">1989 Holiday Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Blockbuster_Bowl" title="1990 Blockbuster Bowl">1990 Blockbuster Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1992 Fiesta Bowl">1992 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Blockbuster_Bowl" title="1993 Blockbuster Bowl">1993 Blockbuster Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1994 Florida Citrus Bowl">1994 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Rose_Bowl" title="1995 Rose Bowl">1995 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Outback_Bowl" title="1996 Outback Bowl">1996 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="1997 Fiesta Bowl (January)">1997 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1998 Florida Citrus Bowl">1998 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Outback_Bowl" title="1999 Outback Bowl">1999 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Alamo_Bowl" title="1999 Alamo Bowl">1999 Alamo Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Capital_One_Bowl" title="2003 Capital One Bowl">2003 Capital One Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Orange_Bowl" title="2006 Orange Bowl">2006 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Outback_Bowl" title="2007 Outback Bowl">2007 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Alamo_Bowl" title="2007 Alamo Bowl">2007 Alamo Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Rose_Bowl" title="2009 Rose Bowl">2009 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Capital_One_Bowl" title="2010 Capital One Bowl">2010 Capital One Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Outback_Bowl" title="2011 Outback Bowl">2011 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_TicketCity_Bowl" title="2012 TicketCity Bowl">2012 TicketCity Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pinstripe_Bowl" title="2014 Pinstripe Bowl">2014 Pinstripe Bowl</a></li> <li><a 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