Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Ohio State vs. Texas

Friday, January 10, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. ET No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Texas AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas

No. 5 seed Texas will face No. 8 seed Ohio State in the Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN.

Texas returns to the Playoff Semifinals for the second straight year after a 39-31 double-overtime victory over Arizona State in the Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Ohio State returns to the Playoff Semifinals for the second time in three seasons and sixth time overall. The Buckeyes advanced to the Playoff Semifinals after a 41-21 Rose Bowl victory over Oregon.

Texas holds a 2-1 series advantage over Ohio State, including a 24-21 win in the last meeting between the teams at the Fiesta Bowl. The Longhorns have made more appearances in the Cotton Bowl than any other team, as UT returns for the 23rd time. Meanwhile, Ohio State returns to the Cotton Bowl Classic for the second straight season and fourth time overall.

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NO. 8 SEED OHIO STATE

NO. 5 SEED TEXAS

ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 12-2 Overall, 7-2 Big Ten Game Notes \| Media Guide

2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	Akron	W 52-6
Sat., Sept. 7	Western Michigan	W 56-0
Sat., Sept. 21	Marshall	W 49-14
Sat., Sept. 28	at Michigan State	W 38-7
Sat., Oct. 5	Iowa	W 35-7
Sat., Oct. 12	at Oregon	L 31-32
Sat., Oct. 26	Nebraska	W 21-17
Sat., Nov. 2	at Penn State	W 20-13
Sat., Nov. 9	Purdue	W 45-0
Sat., Nov. 16	at Northwestern	W 31-7
Sat., Nov. 23	Indiana	W 38-15
Sat., Nov. 30	Michigan	L 10-13
Sat., Dec. 21	Tennessee	W 42-17
Wed., Jan. 1	Oregon	W 41-21

MEDIA COVERAGE
Official Site: OhioStateBuckeyes.com \| Football \| CFP Central Conference Site: BigTen.org \| Football

OHIO STATE IN THE POSTSEASON (28-29)
Date	Bowl	Opponent	Score
Jan. 1, 1921	Rose	California	L 0-28
Jan. 2, 1950	Rose	California	W 17-14
Jan. 1, 1955	Rose	USC	W 20-7
Jan. 1, 1958	Rose	Oregon	W 10-7
Jan. 1, 1969	Rose	USC	W 27-16
Jan. 1, 1971	Rose	Stanford	L 17-27
Jan. 1, 1973	Rose	USC	L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1974	Rose	USC	W 42-21
Jan. 1, 1975	Rose	USC	L 17-18
Jan. 1, 1976	Rose	UCLA	L 10-23
Jan. 1, 1977	Orange	Colorado	W 27-10
Jan. 2, 1977	Sugar	Alabama	L 6-35
Dec. 29, 1978	Gator	Clemson	L 15-17
Jan. 1, 1980	Rose	USC	L 16-17
Dec. 26, 1980	Fiesta	Penn State	L 19-31
Dec. 30, 1981	Liberty	Navy	W 31-28
Dec. 17, 1982	Holiday	BYU	W 47-17
Jan. 2, 1984	Fiesta	Pittsburgh	W 28-23
Jan. 1, 1985	Rose	USC	L 17-20
Dec. 28, 1985	Citrus	BYU	W 10-7
Jan. 1, 1987	Cotton	Texas A&M	W 28-12
Jan. 1, 1990	Hall of Fame	Auburn	L 14-31
Dec. 27, 1990	Liberty	Air Force	L 11-23
Jan. 1, 1992	Hall of Fame	Syracuse	L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1993	Citrus	Georgia	L 14-21
Dec. 30, 1993	Holiday	BYU	W 28-21
Jan. 2, 1995	Citrus	Alabama	L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1996	Citrus	Tennessee	L 14-20
Jan. 1, 1997	Rose	Arizona State	W 20-17
Jan. 1, 1998	Sugar	Florida State	L 14-31
Jan. 1, 1999	Sugar	Texas A&M	W 24-14
Jan. 1, 2001	Outback	South Carolina	L 7-24
Jan. 1, 2002	Outback	South Carolina	L 28-31
Jan. 3, 2003	Fiesta Bowl*	Miami	W 31-24 (2OT)
Jan. 1, 2004	Fiesta	Kansas State	W 35-28
Dec. 29, 2004	Alamo	Oklahoma State	W 33-7
Jan. 2, 2006	Fiesta	Notre Dame	W 34-20
Jan. 8, 2007	BCS Championship Game *	Florida	L 14-41
Jan. 7, 2008	BCS Championship Game *	LSU	L 24-38
Jan. 5, 2009	Fiesta	Texas	L 21-24
Jan. 1, 2010	Rose	Oregon	W 26-17
Jan. 2, 2012	Gator	Florida	L 17-24
Jan. 3, 2014	Orange	Clemson	L 35-40
Jan. 1, 2015	CFP Semifinal \| Sugar	Alabama	W 42-35
Jan. 12, 2015	CFP National Championship*	Oregon	W 42-20
Jan. 1, 2016	Fiesta	Notre Dame	W 44-28
Dec. 31, 2016	CFP Semifinal \| Fiesta	Clemson	L 0-31
Dec. 29, 2017	Cotton	USC	W 24-7
Jan. 6, 2019	Rose	Washington	W 28-23
Dec. 28, 2019	CFP Semifinal \| Fiesta	Clemson	L 23-29
Jan. 1, 2021	CFP Semifinal \| Sugar	Clemson	W 49-28
Jan. 12, 2021	CFP National Championship*	Alabama	L 24-52
Jan. 1, 2022	Rose	Utah	W 48-45
Dec. 31, 2022	CFP Semifinal \| Peach	Georgia	L 41-42
Dec. 29, 2023	Cotton	Missouri	L 3-14
Dec. 21, 2024	CFP First Round	Tennessee	W 42-17
Jan. 1, 2025	Playoff Quarterfinal Rose	Oregon	W 41-21

ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 13-2 Overall, 7-1 SEC Game Notes \| Media Guide

2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	Colorado State	W 52-0
Sat., Sept. 7	at Michigan	W 31-12
Sat., Sept. 14	UTSA	W 56-7
Sat., Sept. 21	ULM	W 51-3
Sat, Sep 28	Mississippi State	W 35-13
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Oklahoma	W 34-3
Sat., Oct. 19	Georgia	L 15-30
Sat., Oct. 26	at Vanderbilt	W 27-24
Sat., Nov. 9	Florida	W 49-17
Sat., Nov. 16	at Arkansas	W 20-10
Sat., Nov. 23	Kentucky	W 31-14
Sat., Nov. 30	at Texas A&M	W 17-7
Sat., Dec. 7	vs. Georgia	L 19-22
Sat., Dec. 21	Clemson	W 38-24
Wed., Jan. 1	Arizona State	W 39-31 (2OT)

MEDIA COVERAGE
Official Site: TexasLonghorns.com \| Football \| CFP Central Conference Site: SECSports.com \| Football

TEXAS IN THE POSTSEASON (33-26-2)
Date	Bowl	Opponent	Score
Jan. 1, 1943	Cotton	Georgia Tech	W 14-7
Jan. 1, 1944	Cotton	Randolph Field	T 7-7
Jan. 1, 1946	Cotton	Missouri	W 40-27
Jan. 1, 1948	Sugar	Alabama	W 27-7
Jan. 1, 1949	Orange	Georgia	W 41-28
Jan. 1, 1951	Cotton	Tennessee	L 14-20
Jan. 1, 1953	Cotton	Tennessee	W 16-0
Jan. 1, 1958	Sugar	Mississippi	L 7-39
Jan. 1, 1960	Cotton	Syracuse	L 14-23
Dec. 17, 1960	Bluebonnet	Alabama	T 3-3
Jan. 1, 1962	Cotton	Mississippi	W 12-7
Jan. 1, 1963	Cotton	LSU	L 0-13
Jan. 1, 1964	Cotton	Navy	W 28-6
Jan. 1, 1965	Orange	Alabama	W 21-17
Dec. 17, 1966	Bluebonnet	Mississippi	W 19-0
Jan. 1, 1969	Cotton	Tennessee	W 36-13
Jan. 1, 1970	Cotton	Notre Dame	W 21-17
Jan. 1, 1971	Cotton	Notre Dame	L 11-24
Jan. 1, 1972	Cotton	Penn State	L 6-30
Jan. 1, 1973	Cotton	Alabam	W 17-13
Jan. 1, 1974	Cotton	Nebraska	L 3-19
Dec. 30, 1974	Gator	Auburn	L 3-27
Dec. 27, 1975	Bluebonnet	Colorado	W 38-21
Jan. 1, 1978	Cotton	Notre Dame	L 10-38
Dec. 23, 1978	Sun	Maryland	W 42-0
Dec. 22, 1979	Sun	Washington	L 7-14
Dec. 31, 1980	Bluebonnet	North Carolina	L 7-16
Jan. 1, 1982	Cotton	Alabama	W 14-12
Dec. 25, 1982	Sun	North Carolina	L 10-26
Jan. 2, 1984	Cotton	Georgia	L 9-10
Dec. 26, 1984	Freedom	Iowa	L 17-55
Dec. 31, 1985	Bluebonnet	Air Force	L 16-24
Dec. 31, 1987	Bluebonnet	Pittsburgh	W 32-27
Jan. 1, 1991	Cotton	Miami	L 3-46
Dec. 30, 1994	Sun	North Carolina	W 35-31
Dec. 31, 1995	Sugar	Virginia Tech	L 10-28
Jan. 1, 1997	Fiesta	Penn State	L 15-38
Jan. 1, 1999	Cotton	Mississippi State	W 38-11
Jan. 1, 2000	Cotton	Arkansas	L 6-27
Dec. 29, 2000	Holiday	Oregon	L 30-35
Dec. 28, 2001	Holiday	Washington	W 47-43
Jan. 1, 2003	Cotton	LSU	W 35-20
Dec. 30, 2003	Holiday	Washington State	L 20-28
Jan. 1, 2005	Rose	Michigan	W 38-37
Jan. 4, 2006	Rose/BCS National Championship	USC	W 41-38
Dec. 30, 200	Alamo	Iowa	W 26-24
Dec. 27, 2007	Holiday	Arizona State	W 52-34
Jan. 5, 2009	Fiesta	Ohio State	W 24-21
Jan. 7, 2010	BCS National Championship	Alabama	L 21-37
Dec. 28, 2011	Holiday	California	W 21-20
Dec. 29, 2012	Alamo	Oregon State	W 31-27
Dec. 30, 2013	Alamo	Oregon	L 7-30
Dec. 29, 2014	Texas	Arkansas	L 7-31
Dec. 27, 2017	Texas	Missouri	W 33-16
Jan. 1, 2019	Sugar	Georgia	W 28-21
Dec. 31, 2019	Alamo	Utah	W 38-10
Dec. 29, 2020	Alamo	Colorado	W 55-23
Dec. 29, 2022	Alamo	Washington	L 20-27
Jan. 1, 2024	CFP Semifinal (Sugar)	Washington	L 31-37
Dec. 21, 2024	CFP First Round	Clemson	W 38-24
Jan. 1, 2025	Playoff Quarterfinal Peach	Arizona State	W 39-31 (2OT)

GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC ALL-TIME RESULTS

YEAR	RESULT
1937	TCU 16, Marquette 6
1938	Rice 28, Colorado 14
1939	Saint Mary’s (CA) 20, Texas Tech 13
1940	Clemson 6, Boston College 3
1941	Texas A&M 13, Fordham 12
1942	Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21
1943	Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7
1944	Texas 7, Randolph Field 7
1945	Oklahoma State 34, TCU 0
1946	Texas 40, Missouri 27
1947	Arkansas 0, LSU 0
1948	SMU 13, Penn State 13
1949	SMU 21, Oregon 13
1950	Rice 27, North Carolina 13
1951	Tennessee 20, Texas 14
1952	Kentucky 20, TCU 7
1953	Texas 16, Tennessee 0
1954	Rice 28, Alabama 6
1955	Georgia Tech 14, Arkansas 6
1956	Mississippi 14, TCU 13
1957	TCU 28, Syracuse 27
1958	Navy 20, Rice 7
1959	TCU 0, Air Force 0
1960	Syracuse, 23, Texas 14
1961	Duke 7, Arkansas 6
1962	Texas 12, Mississippi 7
1963	LSU 13, Texas 0
1964	Texas 28, Navy 6
1965	Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7
1966	LSU 14, Arkansas 7
1966	Georgia 24, SMU 9
1968	Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16
1969	Texas 36, Tennessee 13
1970	Texas 21, Notre Dame 17
1971	Notre Dame 24, Texas 11
1972	Penn State 30, Texas 6
1973	Texas 17, Alabama 13
1974	Nebraska 19, Texas 3
1975	Penn State 41, Baylor 20
1976	Arkansas 31, Georgia 10
1977	Houston 30, Maryland 21
1978	Notre Dame 38, Texas 10
1979	Notre Dame 35, Houston 34
1980	Houston 17, Nebraska 14
1981	Alabama 30, Baylor 2
1982	Texas 14, Alabama 12
1983	SMU 7, Pittsburgh 3
1984	Georgia 10, Texas 9
1985	Boston College 45, Houston 28
1986	Texas A&M 36, Auburn 16
1987	Ohio State 28, Texas A&M 12
1988	Texas A&M 35, Notre Dame 10
1989	UCLA 17, Arkansas 3
1990	Tennessee 31, Arkansas 27
1991	Miami (FL) 46, Texas 3
1992	Florida State 10, Texas A&M 2
1993	Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3
1994	Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21
1995	Southern California 55, Texas Tech 14
1996	Colorado 38, Oregon 6
1997	BYU 19, Kansas State 15
1998	UCLA 29, Texas A&M 23
1999	Texas 38, Mississippi State 11
2000	Arkansas 27, Texas 6
2001	Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21
2002	Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3
2003	Texas 35, LSU 20
2004	Mississippi 31, Oklahoma State 28
2005	Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7
2006	Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10
2007	Auburn 17, Nebraska 14
2008	Missouri 38, Arkansas 7
2009	Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 34
2010	Mississippi 21, Oklahoma State 7
2011	LSU 41, Texas A&M 24
2012	Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16
2013	Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13
2014	Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31
2015	No. 8 Michigan State 42, No. 5 Baylor 41
2015	No. 2 Alabama 38, No. 3 Michigan State 0~
2017	No. 8 Wisconsin 24, No. 15 Western Michigan 16
2017	No. 5 Ohio State 24, No. 8 Southern California 7
2018	No. 2 Clemson 30, No. 3 Notre Dame 3~
2019	No. 10 Penn State 53, No. 17 Memphis 39
2020	No. 6 Oklahoma 55, No. 7 Florida 20
2021	No. 1 Alabama 27, No. 4 Cincinnati 6~
2023	No. 16 Tulane 46, No. 10 Southern California 45
2024	No. 9 Missouri 14, No. 7 Ohio State 3

~ Playoff Semifinal

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NO. 8 SEED OHIO STATE

NO. 5 SEED TEXAS

GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC ALL-TIME RESULTS

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