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Who played in the 1973 Cotton Bowl?
Texas won the game by a final score of 17–13….1973 Cotton Bowl Classic.
| Texas Longhorns | Alabama Crimson Tide |
|---|---|
| 17 | 13 |
| Head coach: Darrell Royal | Head coach: Bear Bryant |
| AP Coaches 7 7 | AP Coaches 4 4 |
Who won the Cotton Bowl in 1971?
Notre Dame’s
Defense, Theismann End Long Texas Win Streak, Championship Aspirations. DALLAS — Notre Dame’s defense caused nine Texas fumbles and All-America quarterback Joe Theismann personally accounted for three scores in the first 16 1/2 minutes en route to a 24-11 Irish victory in the 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Who won the 1970 Cotton Bowl?
Texas Longhorns
The 1970 Cotton Bowl Classic was a postseason college football bowl game in the 1969 season, held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, January 1, 1970. The game matched the top-ranked Texas Longhorns (10–0) and the #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–1–1)….Ara Parseghian.
| AP | Coaches |
|---|---|
| 9 | 9 |
Who won the 1978 Cotton Bowl?
Notre Dame
A record crowd of 76,701 turned up to see the coronation of the Longhorns championship season, but Notre Dame surprisingly won as they dominated the Longhorns 38–10. New Year’s Day was on Sunday in 1978, and the major college bowl games were played the following day….Fred Akers.
| AP | Coaches |
|---|---|
| 5 | 5 |
Who won 1969 Cotton Bowl?
1969 Cotton Bowl Classic
| Tennessee Volunteers | Texas Longhorns |
|---|---|
| (8–1–1) | (8–1–1) |
| SEC | SWC |
| 13 | 36 |
| Head coach: Doug Dickey | Head coach: Darrell Royal |
Did Texas win the Cotton Bowl?
Oklahoma beats Texas on a late touchdown run A 33-yard touchdown run with three seconds left by Kennedy Brooks has stunned Texas at the Cotton Bowl. The touchdown lifted the Sooners to a 55-48 victory over their Red River rivals.
Who won the Orange Bowl in 1973?
Nebraska
The final game of the 1972–73 bowl season, it matched the ninth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the independent #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by their respective hall of fame coaches, Bob Devaney and Ara Parseghian. Nebraska scored early and won 40–6….Bob Devaney.
| AP | Coaches |
|---|---|
| 9 | 9 |
What year did Arkansas beat Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl?
Part of the 1977–78 bowl game season, it matched the sixth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southwest Conference (SWC) against the heavily-favored #2 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. The Razorbacks were 10–1, but were heavy underdogs….1978 Orange Bowl.
| Orange Bowl | |
|---|---|
| < 1977 | 1979 > |
When did Notre Dame win the Cotton Bowl?
January 1, 1993 – Cotton Bowl In his final game in a Notre Dame uniform Jerome Bettis scored three times in the Irish victory.
Did Joe Montana play in the Cotton Bowl?
Popularly called the Chicken Soup Game, it took place on an unusually cold day, the day after the worst ice storm in Dallas in thirty years. Quarterback Joe Montana, who had the flu, rallied Notre Dame to victory in the second half after eating a bowl of chicken soup.