1943 Cotton Bowl Classic

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

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
1234 Total
Georgia Tech 0007 7
Texas 7070 14
DateJanuary 1, 1943
Season1942
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPGuard Jack Freeman (Texas)
Back Roy McKay (Texas)
Tackle Stanley Mauldin (Texas)
Guard Harvey Hardy (GT)
End Jack Marshall (GT)
Attendance36,620

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

Max Minor caught a touchdown pass from Roy McKay and Jackie Field 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 David Eldredge 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
StatisticsTexasGT
First Downs1510
Yards Rushing20157
Yards Passing23138
Total Yards224195
Punts-Average7-30.68-31.4
Fumbles Lost22
Penalties-Yards2-204-20

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