1946 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic was a postseason college football bowl game between the tenth ranked Texas Longhorns and the Missouri Tigers.
| 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 10th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Back Bobby Layne (Texas) End Hub Bechtol (Texas) Tackle Jim Kekeris (Missouri) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 46,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Background
Texas was led by star quarterback, Bobby Layne.[1]
Game summary
Layne accounted for all 40 of Texas' points. He rushed for three touchdowns, passed for two touchdowns (both caught by Joe Baumgardner) and caught a touchdown pass from Ralph Ellsworth. Texas led the whole game, from 14-7 at the end of the first, 21-14 at halftime and 27-14 at the end of the third quarter. Missouri had three touchdown runs from William Dellastatious, Howard Bennett, and Robert Hopkins with a touchdown catch from Roland Oakes, but the Tigers could not stop Layne, who went 11 of 12 for 158 yards.[2]
Statistics
| Statistics | Missouri | Texas |
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| First Downs | 22 | 19 |
| Yards Rushing | 408 | 202 |
| Yards Passing | 106 | 234 |
| Total Yards | 514 | 436 |
| Punts-Average | 2-37.0 | 2-41.5 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-30 | 5-35 |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2010-12-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "14-25.pmd" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
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