1943 Cotton Bowl Classic

1943 Cotton Bowl Classic
1943 Cotton Bowl Classic
7th Cotton Bowl Classic
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Texas Longhorns
(9–1)	(8–2)
SEC	SWC
7	14
Head coach: ; William Alexander	Head coach: ; Dana X. Bible
	AP
	5
	AP
	11
Date	January 1, 1943
Season	1942
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
Location	Dallas, Texas
MVP	Guard (Texas); Back Roy McKay (Texas); Tackle (Texas); Guard Harvey Hardy (GT); End Jack Marshall (GT)
Attendance	36,620
Cotton Bowl Classic
< 1942	1944 >

The 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1,1943 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX

Background[]

This was Texas's first bowl game. They were led by Dana X. Bible. This was Georgia Tech's second bowl game of what would be six in the 1940s.

Game summary[]

caught a touchdown pass from Roy McKay and returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown to give Texas a 14-0 lead into the fourth quarter as Bible replaced his starters.

But Georgia Tech drove 56 yards capped by a touchdown run to narrow the lead. Georgia Tech forced Texas to punt as Tech went on the offensive. They drove all the way to the Texas 5 yard-line, but Texas' defensive line stopped them short as Texas took over at the four. They ran out the clock as Texas won their first bowl game. ^[1]

Aftermath[]

Since this game, Texas has been to 22 more Cotton Bowl Classics and have won 11 more times, the most Cotton Bowl victories of any team. Georgia Tech did not return to the Cotton Bowl Classic until 1955.

Statistics[]

Statistics	Texas	GT
First Downs	15	10
Yards Rushing	201	57
Yards Passing	23	138
Total Yards	224	195
Punts-Average	7-30.6	8-31.4
Fumbles Lost	2	2
Penalties-Yards	2-20	4-20

References[]

^ "14-25.pmd" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2014-12-28.

[1] "14-25.pmd" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2014-12-28.

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Notes	There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015, and 2017 The 2015 (December), 2018, and 2021 editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.