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Playoff Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Playoff Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

 
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Stadium: AT&T Stadium
City: Arlington, Texas
Phone: 817-892-4800
Website: CottonBowl.com
President & CEO: Rick Baker
Media Contact: Scottie Rodgers
(scottie@cottonbowl.com)
Playoff Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic



ALL-TIME COTTON BOWL RESULTS

DATE SCORE ATTENDANCE PLAYER(S) OF THE GAME
January 10, 2025~ Ohio State 28
Texas 14
74,527 Will Howard, Ohio State
Jack Sawyer, Ohio State
December 29, 2023 Missouri 14
Ohio State 3
70,114 Brady Cook, Missouri
Johnny Walker Jr., Missouri
January 2, 2023 Tulane 46
Southern California 45
55,329 Tyjae Spears, Tulane
Dorian Williams, Tulane
December 31, 2021~ Alabama 27
Cincinnati 6
76,313 Brian Robinson Jr., Alabama
Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
December 30, 2020 Oklahoma 55
Florida 20
17,323 Rhamondre Stevenson, Oklahoma
Tre Norwood, Oklahoma
December 28, 2019 Penn State 53
Memphis 39
54,828 Journey Brown, Penn State
Micah Parsons, Penn State
December 29, 2018~ Clemson 30
Notre Dame 3
72,183 Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
Austin Bryant, Clemson
December 29, 2017 Ohio State 24
Southern California 7
67,510 J.T. Barrett, Ohio State
Damon Webb, Ohio State
January 2, 2017 Wisconsin 24
Western Michigan 16
59,615 Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin
T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin
December 31, 2015~ Alabama 38
Michigan State 0
82,812 Jake Coker, Alabama
Cyrus Jones, Alabama
January 1, 2015 Michigan State 42
Baylor 41
71,464 Bryce Petty, Baylor
Taylor Young, Baylor
January 3, 2014 Missouri 41
Oklahoma State 31
72,690 Henry Josey, Missouri
Andrew Wilson, Missouri
January 4, 2013 Texas A&M 41
Oklahoma 13
87,025 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
Dustin Harris, Texas A&M
January 6, 2012 Arkansas 29
Kansas State 16
80,956 Tyler Wilson, Arkansas
Jake Baquette, Arkansas
January 7, 2011 LSU 41
Texas A&M 24
83,514 Terrence Toliver, LSU
Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
January 2, 2010 Ole Miss 21
Oklahoma State 7
77,928 Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss
Andre Sexton, Oklahoma State
January 2, 2009 Ole Miss 47
Texas Tech 34
88,175 Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss
Marshay Green, Ole Miss
January 1, 2008 Missouri 38
Arkansas 7
73,114 Tony Temple, Missouri
William Moore, Missouri
January 1, 2007 Auburn 17
Nebraska 14
66,777 Courtney Taylor, Auburn
Will Herring, Auburn
January 2, 2006 Alabama 13
Texas Tech 10
74,222 Brodie Croyle, Alabama
DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
January 1, 2005 Tennessee 38
Texas A&M 7
75,704 Rick Clausen, Tennessee
Justin Harrell, Tennessee
January 2, 2004 Ole Miss 31
Oklahoma State 28
73,928 Eli Manning, Ole Miss
Josh Cooper, Ole Miss
January 1, 2003 Texas 35
LSU 20
70,817 Roy Williams, Texas
Cory Redding, Texas
January 1, 2002 Oklahoma 10
Arkansas 3
72,955 Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma
Roy Williams, Oklahoma
January 1, 2001 Kansas State 35
Tennessee 21
63,465 Jonathan Beasley, Kansas State
Chris Johnson, Kansas State
January 1, 2000 Arkansas 27
Texas 6
72,723 D.J. Cooper, Arkansas
Cedric Cobbs, Arkansas
January 1, 1999 Texas 38
Mississippi State 11
72,611 Aaron Babino, Texas
Ricky Williams, Texas
January 1, 1998 UCLA 29
Texas A&M 23
59,215 Cade McNown, UCLA
January 1, 1997 BYU 19
Kansas State 15
71,928 Kevin Lockett, Kansas State
Steve Sarkisian, BYU
Shay Muirbrook, BYU
January 1, 1996 Colorado 38
Oregon 6
58,214 Marcus Washington, Colorado
Herchell Troutman, Colorado
Janaury 2, 1995 Southern California 55
Texas Tech 14
70,218 John Herpin, Southern California
Keyshawn Johnson, Southern California
January 1, 1994 Notre Dame 24
Texas A&M 21
69,855 Lee Becton, Notre Dame
Antonio Shorter, Texas A&M
January 1, 1993 Notre Dame 28
Texas A&M 3
71,615 Devon McDonald, Notre Dame
Rick Mirer, Notre Dame
January 1, 1992 Florida State 10
Texas A&M 2
73,728 Sean Jackson, Florida State
Chris Crooms, Texas A&M
January 1, 1991 Miami 46
Texas 3
73,521 Craig Erickson, Miami
Russell Maryland, Miami
January 1, 1990 Tennessee 31
Arkansas 27
74,358 Carl Pickens, Tennessee
Chuck Webb, Tennessee
January 2, 1989 UCLA 17
Arkansas 3
74,304 Troy Aikman, UCLA
LaSalle Harper, Arkansas
January 1, 1988 Texas A&M 35
Notre Dame 10
73,006 Adam Bob, Texas A&M
Bucky Richardson, Texas A&M
January 1, 1987 Ohio State 28
Texas A&M 12
74,188 Chris Spelman, Ohio State
Roger Vick, Texas A&M
January 1, 1986 Texas A&M 36
Auburn 16
73,137 Bo Jackson, Auburn
Domingo Bryant, Texas A&M
January 1, 1985 Boston College 45
Houston 28
67,381 Bill Romanowski, Boston College
Steve Strachan, Boston College
January 1, 1984 Georgia 10
Texas 9
67,891 John Lastinger, Georgia
Jeff Leiding, Texas
January 1, 1983 SMU 7
Pittsburgh 3
72,000 Wes Hopkins, SMU
Lance McIlhenny, SMU
January 1, 1982 Texas 14
Alabama 12
73,243 Robbie Jones, Alabama
Robert Brewer, Texas
January 1 1981 Alabama 30
Baylor 2
74,281 Warren Lyles, Alabama
Major Ogilvie, Alabama
January 1, 1980 Houston 17
Nebraska 14
72,000 Terry Elston, Houston
David Hodge, Houston
January 1, 1979 Notre Dame 35
Houston 34
72,000 Joe Montana, Notre Dame
David Hodge, Houston
January 2, 1978 Notre Dame 38
Texas 10
76,701 Vagas Ferguson, Notre Dame
Bob Golic, Notre Dame
January 1, 1977 Houston 30
Maryland 21
58,500 Alois Blackwell, Houston
Mark Mohr, Houston
January 1, 1976 Arkansas 31
Georgia 10
77,500 Ike Forte, Arkansas
Hal McAfee, Arkansas
January 1, 1975 Penn State 41
Baylor 20
68,500 Tom Shuman, Penn State
Ken Quesenberry, Baylor
January 1, 1974 Nebraska 19
Texas 3
68,500 Tony Davis, Nebraska
Wade Johnston, Texas
January 1, 1973 Texas 17
Alabama 13
70,000 Randy Braband, Texas
Alan Lowry, Texas
January 1, 1972 Penn State 30
Texas 6
70,000 Bruce Bannon, Penn State
Lydell Mitchell, Penn State
January 1, 1971 Notre Dame 24
Texas 11
72,000 Clarence Ellis, Notre Dame
Eddie Phillips, Texas
January 1, 1970 Texas 21
Notre Dame 17
72,000 Bob Olson, Notre Dame
Steve Worster, Texas
January 1, 1969 Texas 36
Tennessee 13
70,000 Tom Campbell, Texas
Cotton Speyrer, Texas
James Street, Texas
January 1, 1968 Texas A&M 20
Alabama 16
73,800 Grady Allen, Texas A&M
Edd Hargett, Texas A&M
Bill Hobbs, Texas A&M
December 31, 1966 Georgia 24
SMU 9
73,000 Kent Lawrence, Georgia
George Patton, Georgia
January 1, 1966 LSU 14
Arkansas 7
76,200 Joe Labruzzo, LSU
David McCormick, LSU
January 1, 1965 Arkansas 10
Nebraska 7
75,000 Ronnie Caveness, Arkansas
Fred Marshall, Arkansas
January 1, 1964 Texas 28
Navy 6
75,300 Scott Appleton, Texas
Duke Carlisle, Texas
January 1, 1963 LSU 13
Texas 0
75,500 Lynn Amedee, LSU
Johnny Treadwell, Texas
January 1, 1962 Texas 12
Ole Miss 7
75,000 Mike Cotten, Texas
Bob Moses, Texas
January 2, 1961 Duke 7
Arkansas 6
70,500 Dwight Bumgarner, Duke
Lance Alworth, Arkansas
January 1, 1960 Syracuse 23
Texas 14
75,500 Ernie Davis, Syracuse
Maurice Doke, Texas
January 1, 1959 TCU 0
Air Force 0
74,500 Dave Phillips, Air Force
Jack Spikes, TCU
January 1, 1958 Navy 20
Rice 7
75,500 Tom Forrestal, Navy
Tony Stremic, Navy
January 1, 1957 TCU 28
Syracuse 27
61,500 Jim Brown, Syracuse
Norman Hamilton, TCU
January 2, 1956 Ole Miss 14
TCU 13
75,500 Buddy Alliston, Ole Miss
Eagle Day, Ole Miss
January 1, 1955 Georgia Tech 14
Arkansas 6
75,500 George Humphreys, Georgia Tech
Bud Brooks, Arkansas
January 1, 1954 Rice 28
Alabama 6
75,000 Richard Chapman, Rice
Dan Hart, Rice
Dicky Maegle, Rice
January 1, 1953 Texas 16
Tennessee 0
75,500 Bob Griesbach, Tennessee
Richard Ochoa, Texas
Harley Sewell, Texas
January 1, 1952 Kentucky 20
TCU 7
75,500 Emery Clark, Kentucky
Ray Correll, Kentucky
Babe Parilli, Kentucky
Keith Flowers, TCU
January 1, 1951 Tennessee 20
Texas 14
75,500 Andy Kozar, Tennessee
Hank Lauricella, Tennessee
Horace Sherrod, Tennessee
Bud McFadin, Texas
January 2, 1950 Rice 27
North Carolina 13
75,000 Billy Burkhalter, Rice
Joe Watson, Rice
“Froggy” Williams, Rice
January 1, 1949 SMU 21
Oregon 13
70,000 Brad Ecklund, Oregon
Norm Van Brocklin, Oregon
Kyle Rote, SMU
Doak Walker, SMU
January 1, 1948 SMU 13
Penn State 13
47,000 Steve Suhey, Penn State
Doak Walker, SMU
January 1, 1947 Arkansas 0
LSU 0
38,000 Y. A. Tittle, LSU
Alton Baldwin, Arkansas
January 1, 1946 Texas 40
Missouri 27
45,500 Jim Kekeris, Missouri
Hub Bechtol, Texas
Bobby Layne, Texas
January 1, 1945 Oklahoma A&M 34
TCU 0
37,500 Neil Armstrong, Oklahoma A&M
Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A&M
Ralph Foster, Oklahoma A&M
January 1, 1944 Texas 7
Randolph Field 7
32,000 Glenn Dobbs, Randolph Field
Martin Ruby, Randolph Field
Joe Parker, Texas
January 1, 1943 Texas 14
Georgia Tech 7
36,620 Harvey Hardy, Georgia Tech
Jack Marshall, Georgia Tech
Jack Freeman, Texas
Roy McKay, Texas
Stanley Mauldin, Texas
January 1, 1942 Alabama 29
Texas A&M 21
33,000 Jimmy Nelson, Alabama
Holt Rast, Alabama
Don Whitmire, Alabama
Martin Ruby, Texas A&M
January 1, 1941 Texas A&M 13
Fordham 12
45,507 Lou De Flippo, Fordham
Joe Ungerer, Fordham
Charles Henke, Texas A&M
John Kimbrough, Texas A&M
Chip Routt, Texas A&M
January 1, 1940 Clemson 6
Boston College 3
15,000 Banks McFadden, Clemson
January 2, 1939 St. Mary’s 20
Texas Tech 13
40,000 Jerry Dowd, St. Mary’s
Elmer Tarbox, Texas Tech
January 1, 1938 Rice 28
Colorado 14
32,118 Byron White, Colorado
Ernie Lain, Rice
January 1, 1937 TCU 16
Marquette 6
17,000 Ki Aldrich, TCU
Sammy Baugh, TCU
L.D. Meyer, TCU

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