The Cotton Bowl made its debut in 1937, courtesy of Texas oil tycoon J. Curtis Sanford, who personally funded the game. The inaugural clash saw TCU emerging victorious over Marquet ...
David McWilliams played for Texas in the 1963 and 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic, later leading the Longhorns as head coach in the 1991 game. Art Briles took the field for Houston in the 1977 Cotton ...
1977, 1983, 1990, and 1999 seasons, though the sting of the 1971 Cotton Bowl loss was neutralized by pre-bowl national championship recognition. The lone tie? A 7-7 affair with Randolph Field on ...
They have met in three bowl games, including Notre Dame winning the 1977 national championship with a win over Texas in the Cotton Bowl that season. Meanwhile, Ohio State is up, 6-2, all-time on Notre ...
ARLINGTON — Between a 1943 game against Georgia Tech and a 2003 showdown with LSU, Texas football has compiled an 11-10-1 all-time record at the Cotton Bowl. Not a bad record. The Longhorns' head ...
Texas was just one yard from tying the Cotton Bowl but a failed sweep and subsequent sack and fumble clinched the game for ...