Cotton Bowl Classic - wikipedia Cotton Bowl Classic For the Cotton Bowl stadium, see Cotton Bowl ( stadium ). Cotton Bowl Classic Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Stadium AT&T Stadium Location Arlington, Texas United States Previous stadiums Cotton Bowl ( 1937 -- 2009 ) Previous locations Dallas, Texas Operated 1937 -- present Conference tie - ins At - large / Group of Five ( 2015 -- present ) Previous conference tie - ins SWC ( 1941 -- 95 ), Big 12 ( 1997 -- 2014 ), SEC ( 1999 -- 2014 ) Payout US $ 4,000,000 ( non-playoff years ) Sponsors Mobil ( 1989 -- 1995 ) Southwestern Bell Corporation / SBC Communications / AT&T ( 1997 -- 2014 ) Goodyear ( 2014 -- present ) Former names Cotton Bowl ( 1937 -- 88 ) Mobil Cotton Bowl ( 1989 -- 1995 ) Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic ( 1996 -- 2000 ) SBC Communications Cotton Bowl Classic ( 2001 -- 2006 ) AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic ( 2006 -- 2014 ) 2017 season matchup USC vs. Ohio State ( Ohio State 24 -- 7 ) 2018 season matchup The Cotton Bowl Classic, officially the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic for sponsorship purposes, is an American college football bowl game that has been held annually since January 1, 1937. Between 1937 and 2009, the game was played at its namesake stadium in Dallas ; in 2010, it moved to Cowboys Stadium in nearby Arlington. Historically, the game hosted the champion of the Southwest Conference ( SWC ) against a team invited from elsewhere in the country, frequently a major independent or a runner - up from the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ). Following the dissolution of the SWC in 1996, the game hosted a runner - up from the Big 12 Conference, facing an SEC team from 1999 to 2014. The Cotton Bowl Classic has served as one of six bowls in the College Football Playoff ( CFP ) since the 2014 season ; it hosted a national semifinal following the 2015 season and will do so again following the 2018 season. In the most recent edition of the Game, following the 2017 season, Big Ten champion Ohio State defeated Pac - 12 champion USC by a score of 24 - 7. Contents 1 History 1.1 1930s 1.2 1940s 1.3 1950s 1.4 1960s 1.5 1970s 1.6 1980s 1.7 1990s 1.8 2000s 1.9 2010s 2 Broadcasting 3 Venues 3.1 Cotton Bowl 3.2 AT&T Stadium 4 Game results 5 Most Valuable Player Award 6 Most appearances 7 Appearances by conference 8 Game records 9 Sponsorship 10 See also 11 References 12 External links History 1930s Action during the 1939 game between St. Mary 's and Texas Tech The Cotton Bowl Classic was founded in Dallas in 1937 at the Texas State Fair Grounds, when Texas oil executive J. Curtis Sanford financed the first one out of his own pocket. TCU of Fort Worth took on Marquette, winning 16 -- 6, but the game lost money even though some 17,000 attended. Nonetheless, Sanford persevered, and in 1938 the game made a profit as Rice of Houston defeated Colorado 28 -- 14 in front of a crowd of 37,000. Some 40,000 attended the 1939 match between Saint Mary 's College of California and Texas Tech, with the Gaels upsetting the undefeated Red Raiders 20 -- 13. 1940s In 1940, an underdog Clemson team surprised the Boston College Eagles 6 -- 3, in the first and only appearance at the Cotton Bowl Classic by Tigers coach Frank Howard. Attendance at this game was given as 20,000. Later that year, a group of prominent Dallas citizens took over the staging of the game as the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. A few months later, the CBAA became an agency of the Southwest Conference. From 1941 to 1994, the SWC 's champion hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. In 1943, The Texas Longhorns represented the SWC in their first ever bowl game against a highly ranked Georgia Tech team at the time. Prior to the game, sportswriters boasted that Texas did not belong in the same league as Georgia Tech. Texas proved the public wrong by defeating the Yellow Jackets 14 -- 7 in what was mostly a defensive battle. This Cotton Bowl was the first bowl appearance for Texas as the Longhorns would go on to appear in a record 22 Cotton Bowls, the most of any team. In 1946, Missouri was defeated by Texas, despite the 4th quarter work of freshman fullback Robert ( Bob ) Lee Clodfelter, who was to mature under Weeb Ewbank at Washington University in St. Louis the next three years. In 1947 LSU and Arkansas played in front of 38,000 people to a 0 -- 0 tie in what would later become known as the `` Ice Bowl. '' LSU got the better of Arkansas most of the game, but the game truly belonged to the weatherman. In 1948 Penn State, in a bowl game for the first time in 25 years, played Dallas ' SMU to a 13 -- 13 tie. Because none of the Dallas hotels would provide accommodations for the two African - American members of the Penn State team, the Penn State team ended up staying at a Naval Air Station 14 miles from Dallas. This was the first interracial game played at the Cotton Bowl Stadium. 1950s The 1953 Cotton Bowl would be a rematch of the 1951 bowl game as Texas and Tennessee played for the second time. Texas defensive stars shut out the Vols 16 -- 0 as the Longhorns avenged the previous meeting when Tennessee beat Texas 20 -- 14. The 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic featured one of the most famous plays in college football history. Rice 's Dickey Moegle ( last name spelling later changed to `` Maegle '' ) began a run around end from his team 's 5 - yard line and down the open field. Alabama 's Tommy Lewis jumped off the bench and tackled Moegle. The referee, Cliff Shaw, saw what happened and signaled touchdown even though Moegle was `` tackled '' at the 42 - yard line. The 1957 Classic matched the TCU Horned Frogs against the Jim Brown - led Syracuse Orangemen. Brown rushed for 135 yards, scored three touchdowns and kicked three extra points but a fourth - quarter blocked extra point by TCU 's Chico Mendoza proved the margin of victory as TCU won, 28 - 27. TCU QB Chuck Curtis passed for 174 yards, threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another to lead the Frogs. 1960s In 1960, Syracuse defeated Texas 23 - 14 to win the national championship. Syracuse was led by bowl MVP Ernie Davis, who ran for one touchdown, caught a Cotton Bowl Classic record 87 - yard touchdown, and intercepted a pass leading to a third touchdown. There was a brawl on the field just before the end of the first half ; some said it was because of Texas taking cheap shots at Ernie Davis. The University of Texas president Logan Wilson called for an NCAA hearing on the fight after the game. Syracuse Athletic Director Lew Andreas asserted that no one from his university had accused Texas of dirty play, and attributed those claims to members of the media. The issue was dropped shortly thereafter. In 1961, Davis became the first black athlete to win the Heisman Trophy, but died of leukemia before his pro career could begin. Duke defeated Arkansas 7 -- 6 in the 1961 game. Duke scored with 2 : 45 remaining and recovered a fumble on the ensuing series to win the game. In 1962, Texas would again be selected to play in the Cotton Bowl after winning another SWC Crown. This time the Longhorns faced a highly talented Mississippi Rebels team. The game was a low scoring meeting that came down to the final quarter as Texas won 12 -- 7. The 1963 Cotton Bowl Classic featured the returning Texas Longhorns and the LSU Tigers, who, like Mississippi, were from the SEC. Lynn Amedee 's 23 yard field goal gave the Tigers a 3 -- 0 halftime lead after Texas had missed their own which led to an 80 - yard drive. This was the first field goal in the Classic since 1942. Amedee recovered a Longhorn fumble at the 37 early in the third quarter and Jimmy Field scored 5 plays later on a touchdown run. Buddy Hamic recovered a Longhorn fumble to set up an Amedee field goal 13 plays later as the Tigers shut the Longhorns out. In 1964, No. 1 Texas completed an undefeated season by defeating No. 2 Navy ( led by Heisman Trophy winner and future Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach ). The game was played six weeks after the assassination of John F. Kennedy ( coincidentally, a retired Naval officer ) in Dallas. The 1964 game is the second bowl game in college football history to pair the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the nation ( the 1963 Rose Bowl being the first ). In 1965, the Arkansas Razorbacks took an undefeated record ( 10 -- 0 ) into the Classic versus a 9 -- 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers team. Although Alabama had been awarded the AP and UPI ( Coaches ) polls national titles before the bowl games ( which was standard at that time ), Arkansas still had a chance to claim a share of the national championship with a victory over Nebraska. After a hard - fought defensive battle, the Hogs prevailed 10 -- 7. That victory, coupled with an Alabama loss in the Orange Bowl to Texas ( a team Arkansas defeated in Austin, Texas. ), gave Arkansas the Grantland Rice Trophy awarded by the Football Writers Association of America ( FWAA ), signifying the Razorbacks were the true National Champions of the 1964 season. The 1967 game was moved to Saturday, December 31, 1966, due to the Dallas Cowboys hosting the NFL Championship Game at the stadium on New Year 's Day, a Sunday. ( Note : The other major bowl games that year - the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Orange Bowl -- were played on Monday, January 2. ) In 1969, Texas was off and running with its new offensive formation, the Wishbone. After dismantling all opponents of the 1968 season, Texas won the SWC crown again and this time faced the Tennessee Volunteers, in what was a lopside win for Texas with almost 400 rushing yards. Texas won 36 -- 13. 1970s The 1970 game featured Notre Dame 's return to bowl games after a 45 - year self - imposed ban. When the Irish made that decision, 9 -- 1 LSU was overlooked for the game, and the Tigers stayed home instead. The Irish, led by quarterback Joe Theismann, faced top - ranked and undefeated Texas. Notre Dame led 17 -- 14 late in the fourth quarter, but the Longhorns scored a late touchdown to clinch a 21 -- 17 victory and an undisputed national championship. The same two teams met the next year, but this time, the Irish ended the Longhorns ' 30 - game winning streak with a 24 -- 11 victory, denying Texas the Associated Press national championship ( the Longhorns had already clinched the regular season championship in the UPI poll, a pre-bowl poll until the 1974 season ; Nebraska won the AP title ). Texas and Notre Dame met again in the 1978 game, with the Longhorns again top - ranked, only to see the Irish and quarterback Joe Montana roll to a 38 -- 10 victory. The Irish vaulted from fifth to first in the final polls with the victory. The 1973 game featured Texas and Alabama once again playing in a bowl game. Alabama led 13 -- 10 going into the 4th quarter when Texas quarterback, Alan Lowry, ran the bootleg to perfection and scrambled 32 yards for the go - ahead touchdown. Again, Texas defeated Alabama and Bear Bryant, 17 -- 13. The 1976 Cotton Bowl showcased SWC co-Champ Arkansas against SEC stalwart Georgia. The Razorbacks had beaten No. 2 Texas A&M in a blowout to force a tie for the conference crown, and opened the door for Arkansas to stroll to Dallas on New Year 's Day. After the Bulldogs jumped out to a 10 -- 0 lead, the Hogs came roaring back, scoring 31 unanswered points, and defeating Georgia, 31 -- 10. Arkansas finished the season 10 -- 2. The 1977 Cotton Bowl featured SWC Champions Houston Cougars, who were entering the Cotton Bowl for the first time, against the undefeated Maryland Terrapins. Houston won 30 - 21, handing the Terps their only loss of the year. The 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic, nicknamed the Chicken Soup Game, featured one of the most historic comebacks in bowl history. Notre Dame trailed Houston 34 -- 12 midway through the fourth quarter. Thanks to a blocked punt and the brilliance of future NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana, the Irish rallied to win 35 -- 34, their second consecutive Cotton Bowl Classic victory. 1980s The 1982 game between Texas and Alabama would be the final time that Bear Bryant would face the Longhorns. Having lost to Texas in all meetings prior, Alabama went into the fourth quarter ahead 10 -- 0 and it would appear that the Bear would finally get a win over Texas while at Alabama. But the Longhorns scored their first points with a quarterback draw by Robert Brewer on a 3rd - and - long with 10 : 38 remaining. On Texas ' next possession, Terry Orr scored from eight yards out to cap an 11 - play, 80 - yard drive to put the Longhorns up 14 -- 10 with 2 : 05 remaining. Alabama 's Joey Jones returned the ensuing kickoff to the Texas 38 - yard line, and Tide quarterback Walter Lewis took over with 1 : 54 left. On the very next play, UT 's William Graham picked off a Lewis pass at the one. The Longhorns took a safety to insure better field position and Texas once again stunned Alabama and the Bear with a 14 -- 12 victory. The 1984 game featured No. 7 Georgia of the SEC against undefeated No. 2 Texas of the SWC. Texas led 9 -- 3 with more than four minutes to play in a battle of field goals between Georgia 's Kevin Butler and Texas ' Jeff Ward. A Chip Andrews ( Georgia ) punt was muffed by Texas defensive back Craig Curry late in the fourth quarter, then Georgia quarterback John Lastinger ran 17 yards for a touchdown with 3 : 22 left to play to capture a 10 -- 9 victory, costing the Longhorns a possible national title. The 1989 game between UCLA and Arkansas was highly publicized in the Dallas area because Bruin quarterback Troy Aikman was expected to be the top pick in the 1989 NFL Draft ; the first pick was held by the Dallas Cowboys. Much was made of Cowboys longtime head coach Tom Landry watching Aikman practice at Texas Stadium, UCLA 's practice facility for game preparation. Landry never got to draft Aikman, because he was fired the next month, but his successor, Jimmy Johnson, did. UCLA and Aikman won, 17 -- 3. The Cotton Bowl Classic has seen its share of great quarterbacks. Sammy Baugh, Davey O'Brien, Babe Parilli, Bobby Layne, Norm Van Brocklin, Y.A. Tittle, Bart Starr, Roger Staubach, Ken Stabler, Joe Theismann, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Doug Flutie, Troy Aikman, and Eli Manning all have played in the game. Three of the four Heisman Trophy winners from the 1984 -- 87 seasons finished their college career in the Cotton Bowl Classic : Doug Flutie for Boston College in January 1985, Bo Jackson of Auburn in 1986, and Tim Brown of Notre Dame in 1988. Brown and fellow Heisman winner Davey O'Brien, who played in the 1937 Cotton Bowl, both attended nearby Woodrow Wilson High School ( Dallas, Texas ) in the Lakewood area. `` Woodrow '' became the first high school ever to produce two Heisman winners. 1990s For 53 years, the champion of the now - defunct Southwest Conference ( SWC ) played as the home team in the Cotton Bowl Classic, a tie - in which continued through the 1994 season. Until the mid-1980s, the contest was universally considered as a major New Year 's Day bowl. However, by the late 1980s the Cotton Bowl Classic 's prestige had fallen, as many SWC teams served NCAA probations for rule violations, rendering them bowl - ineligible. Also, the conference 's quality of play suffered a marked decline. The SWC champion lost the last seven times they hosted the event, and the last national champion to play in the Cotton Bowl Classic was Notre Dame in 1977. Finally, the Cotton Bowl Classic was played outdoors during cold weather on occasion ( most notably the 1979 game ). Meanwhile, the Fiesta Bowl, unhindered by conference tie - ins and played in generally warm weather, propelled itself to major - bowl status by attracting national championship contenders, most notably with its January 1987 matchup between two independent teams Penn State and Miami. In the minds of many fans, the Fiesta replaced the Cotton as a major bowl. Despite this, the Cotton Bowl Classic still retained enough prestige that it was included as one of the top bowls in the Bowl Coalition when it was formed in 1992. However, in 1995, the new Bowl Alliance ( the predecessor of the BCS ) chose to include the Fiesta over the Cotton in its rotation. While it was still a major bowl capable of landing Top 10 teams, it was no longer in a position to host a National Championship contestant. In 18 of the 21 seasons since 1995, the Cotton Bowl has featured two ranked opponents. In the other three seasons, one of the teams was ranked ( 2002, 2003, and 2010 ). In 1995, the SWC gave up control of the Cotton Bowl Classic as part of its planned dissolution after the season. The Big 12 Conference took over control, sending a team ( usually the championship game loser or a division runner - up ) as its representative, facing off against either the champion of the Western Athletic Conference or the second - place finisher of the Pac - 10 Conference. In 1996, the No. 5 BYU Cougars joined Notre Dame as the only programs outside of a major conference to play in the Cotton Bowl in the modern era, defeating the Kansas State Wildcats 19 -- 15, winning an NCAA record 14th game, and finishing the season ranked fifth in the country with a 14 -- 1 record. In 1999, the Cotton Bowl arranged for a team from the Southeastern Conference to be the Big 12 opponent, and Southwestern Bell ( now AT&T ) began sponsoring the event. More often than not, the SEC representative came from the West Division. However, Tennessee appeared in 2001 and 2005, and Missouri appeared in 2014. 2000s Through 2008, the Cotton Bowl Classic continued to be played on New Year 's Day ( except in 2004 and 2006, when the game was moved to January 2 ) and was usually the second game of the day to kick off, generally following the Outback Bowl. This decade was kicked off in grand fashion, as two former Southwest Conference rivals faced off in the 2000 Classic. The Arkansas Razorbacks, now a member of the SEC ( as of 1992 ), and Texas Longhorns, now a member of the Big XII ( as of 1996 ) faced off in the first college football game of the last year of the 20th Century. After a lackluster first half ended with the game tied 3 -- 3, the Razorbacks opened things up, led by Offensive MVP running back Cedric Cobbs. Arkansas beat their former hated rival, 27 -- 6, holding the Longhorns to negative yards rushing, and sacking the Texas QB a bowl - record 8 times. The 2003 Cotton Bowl Classic saw a rematch between the Texas Longhorns and the LSU Tigers. LSU led at the half 17 -- 7 however Roy Williams of Texas had a tremendous breakout in the second half to lead Texas to victory over the Tigers, 35 -- 20. The 2004 Cotton Bowl Classic saw the return of the Mississippi Rebels, whose last appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic was a 12 -- 7 loss to Texas in 1962. The 2004 Cotton Bowl Classic would also be current New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning 's last college football game. Manning led his team to beat Oklahoma State 31 -- 28. The 2007 Cotton Bowl Classic was between Auburn Tigers played the Nebraska Cornhuskers ; Auburn won 17 -- 14. In the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic, Missouri 's running back Tony Temple broke the bowl game rushing record by gaining 281 yards on 24 carries. ( The record was previously held by Rice 's Dickey Maegle, who had rushed for 265 yards. ) Missouri beat Arkansas 38 -- 7. Panoramic view of the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic between Missouri and Arkansas In April 2008, Cotton Bowl Classic officials announced that in 2009 and 2010 the game would be moved from its traditional start time of 10 a.m. CST on January 1 to 1 p.m. CST on January 2. Main article : 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic In the final Cotton Bowl Classic game to be held in the Cotton Bowl stadium, the 8 -- 4, No. 20 Ole Miss Rebels defeated the 11 -- 1, No. 7 Texas Tech Red Raiders, 47 -- 34. Tech quarterback Graham Harrell broke the NCAA record in this game for most touchdown passes thrown by anyone in Cotton Bowl Classic history. 2010s In 2010, the Cotton Bowl Classic moved to the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, as part of a bid by bowl officials to make it part of the BCS in 2011. Although the Cotton Bowl had recently been remodeled, Dallas ' cold January weather had been a longstanding concern, and was thought to have hampered any prospect of upgrading the game to the BCS. In contrast, the new stadium would offer top amenities and a retractable roof. A new four - year agreement between the BCS and ESPN had forestalled any possibility of the Cotton Bowl Classic joining the BCS until 2015 at the earliest. Later findings that the Fiesta Bowl reimbursed employees more than $46,000 for political contributions could have opened the door for the Cotton Bowl to replace the Fiesta in the BCS bowl rotation ; however, the Fiesta Bowl did not lose its BCS rotation. In the 2010 Cotton Bowl Classic played between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Ole Miss Rebels at the new Cowboys Stadium, the Rebels shut down the high scoring Cowboys offense to win the 74th annual Cotton Bowl Classic 21 -- 7. In 2010, the Cotton Bowl celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a new logo dedicated to the year - long celebration. Texas A&M played Louisiana State University in the 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic on January 7, 2011. LSU would beat Texas A&M 41 -- 24. This was the first Cotton Bowl Classic to be played in prime time, as well as the latest calendar date for the game. In the 2012 Match - up, the Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the Kansas State Wildcats 29 -- 16. It was a BCS - worthy game, featuring two Top 10 teams. The game was highlighted by Razorback Joe Adams punt return of 51 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, to give Arkansas early command. It was the first punt returned for a touchdown in the Cotton Bowl Classic since former Razorback Lance Alworth did it in 1961. After the Hogs posted 19 unanswered points, Kansas State responded with 16 consecutive points of their own in the second and third quarters. But the Razorbacks pulled away late in the third quarter and early fourth quarter, led by quarterback Tyler Wilson, the game 's offensive MVP. Arkansas improved to 11 -- 2 for the 2011 season, and finished ranked No. 5, while K - State fell to 10 -- 3. In 2013, the No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies defeated the No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners 41 -- 13 to win the Cotton Bowl Classic and to finish the season with an 11 -- 2 record. Johnny Manziel rushed for 229 yards during the game, a Cotton Bowl record, rushing for two touchdowns and throwing for two more. Though the halftime score was 14 -- 13 Texas A&M, the Aggies went on to score 27 unanswered second half points to win the game. The Cotton Bowl Classic returned to `` major '' bowl status in the 2014 season in conjunction with the first year of the new College Football Playoff. It will host a national semifinal once every three years ( in the 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024 seasons ), and in other years will host two at - large teams that did not get selected to the four - team playoff. As part of this move, television rights will switch to ESPN, which will also televise the other games in the playoff system. The 2014 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game between the No. 9 Missouri Tigers of the Southeastern Conference and the No. 13 Oklahoma State Cowboys of the Big 12 Conference. The Tigers beat the Cowboys by a score of 41 -- 31 to claim the school 's second - ever Cotton Bowl Classic championship and set a new AT&T Stadium record with 24 points in the fourth quarter. Broadcasting The first televised edition of the Cotton Bowl Classic was in 1953 by NBC. NBC provided coverage of the game from 1952 to 1957. In 1958, CBS began a streak of broadcasts of the event through 1992. NBC televised the game from 1993 to 1995. The Cotton Bowl returned to CBS in 1996 and remained for three years. From 1999 to 2014, the Cotton Bowl Classic was televised by Fox. As part of the College Football Playoff rotation, ESPN took over rights to the game beginning in 2015. In 2013, Fox Deportes televised the game nationally for the first time in Spanish. The game returned to Fox Deportes in 2014. In 2015, ESPN Deportes becomes the new Spanish - language television home of the game. The game is also broadcast nationally on radio by ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio. ESPN Radio succeeded former longtime Cotton Bowl carrier Westwood One in 2013. 2013 marks the first Spanish radio broadcast of the game. See also : List of Cotton Bowl Classic broadcasters Venues Cotton Bowl Main article : Cotton Bowl ( stadium ) The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1930 and became known as `` The House That Doak Built '' due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as the Fair Park Bowl, it is located in Fair Park, site of the State Fair of Texas. The Cotton Bowl Classic called its namesake home since the bowl 's inception in 1937 until the 2010 game. The NFL 's Dallas Cowboys called the Cotton Bowl home for 11 years, from the team 's formation in 1960 until 1971, when the Cowboys moved to Texas Stadium. Although not the first established bowl game, the Cotton Bowl is a play on the phrase `` cotton boll. '' Texas is the leading producer of cotton in the United States. AT&T Stadium Main article : AT&T Stadium AT&T Stadium, formerly Cowboys Stadium, is a domed stadium with a retractable roof in Arlington, Texas. After failed negotiations to return the Cowboys to the Cotton Bowl, Jerry Jones along with the city of Arlington, Texas funded the stadium at a cost of $1.15 billion. It was completed on May 29, 2009 and seats 80,000, but is expandable to seat up to 100,000. AT&T Stadium is the largest domed stadium in the world. A highlight of AT&T Stadium is its center - hung high - definition television screen, the second largest in the world. The 160 by 72 feet ( 49 by 22 m ), 11,520 - square - foot ( 1,070 m ) scoreboard surpasses the 8,736 sq ft ( 812 m ) screen that opened in 2009 at the renovated Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Game results All rankings are taken from the AP Poll prior to the game being played. Date played Winning team Losing team Attendance Notes January 1, 1937 No. 16 TCU 16 No. 20 Marquette 6 17,000 notes January 1, 1938 Rice 28 Colorado 14 37,000 notes January 2, 1939 Saint Mary 's ( California ) 20 No. 11 Texas Tech 13 40,000 notes January 1, 1940 Clemson 6 Boston College 20,000 notes January 1, 1941 No. 6 Texas A&M 13 No. 12 Fordham 12 45,500 notes January 1, 1942 No. 20 Alabama 29 No. 9 Texas A&M 21 38,000 notes January 1, 1943 No. 11 Texas 14 Georgia Tech 7 36,000 notes January 1, 1944 No. 14 Texas 7 Randolph Field 7 15,000 notes January 1, 1945 Oklahoma A&M 34 TCU 0 37,000 notes January 1, 1946 No. 10 Texas 40 Missouri 27 45,000 notes January 1, 1947 No. 8 Louisiana State 0 No. 16 Arkansas 0 38,000 notes January 1, 1948 No. 10 Southern Methodist 13 No. 18 Penn State 13 43,000 notes January 1, 1949 No. 10 Southern Methodist 21 No. 9 Oregon 13 69,000 notes January 2, 1950 No. 5 Rice 27 No. 16 North Carolina 13 75,347 notes January 1, 1951 No. 4 Tennessee 20 No. 3 Texas 14 75,349 notes January 1, 1952 No. 15 Kentucky 20 No. 11 TCU 7 75,347 notes January 1, 1953 No. 10 Texas 16 No. 8 Tennessee 0 75,504 notes January 1, 1954 No. 6 Rice 28 No. 13 Alabama 6 75,504 notes January 1, 1955 Georgia Tech 14 No. 10 Arkansas 6 75,504 notes January 2, 1956 No. 10 Mississippi 14 No. 6 TCU 13 75,504 notes January 1, 1957 No. 14 TCU 28 No. 8 Syracuse 27 68,000 notes January 1, 1958 No. 5 Navy 20 No. 8 Rice 7 75,504 notes January 1, 1959 No. 10 TCU 0 No. 6 Air Force 0 75,504 notes January 1, 1960 No. 1 Syracuse 23 No. 4 Texas 14 75,504 notes January 2, 1961 No. 10 Duke 7 No. 7 Arkansas 6 74,000 notes January 1, 1962 No. 3 Texas 12 No. 5 Mississippi 7 75,504 notes January 1, 1963 No. 7 Louisiana State 13 No. 4 Texas 0 75,504 notes January 1, 1964 No. 1 Texas 28 No. 2 Navy 6 75,504 notes January 1, 1965 No. 2 Arkansas 10 No. 6 Nebraska 7 75,504 notes January 1, 1966 Louisiana State 14 No. 2 Arkansas 7 76,200 notes December 31, 1966 No. 4 Georgia 24 No. 10 Southern Methodist 9 75,400 notes January 1, 1968 Texas A&M 20 No. 8 Alabama 16 75,504 notes January 1, 1969 No. 5 Texas 36 No. 8 Tennessee 13 72,000 notes January 1, 1970 No. 1 Texas 21 No. 9 Notre Dame 17 73,000 notes January 1, 1971 No. 6 Notre Dame 24 No. 1 Texas 11 72,000 notes January 1, 1972 No. 10 Penn State 30 No. 12 Texas 6 72,000 notes January 1, 1973 No. 7 Texas 17 No. 4 Alabama 13 72,000 notes January 1, 1974 No. 12 Nebraska 19 No. 8 Texas 67,500 notes January 1, 1975 No. 7 Penn State 41 No. 12 Baylor 20 67,500 notes January 1, 1976 No. 18 Arkansas 31 No. 12 Georgia 10 74,500 notes January 1, 1977 No. 6 Houston 30 No. 4 Maryland 21 54,500 notes January 2, 1978 No. 5 Notre Dame 38 No. 1 Texas 10 76,601 notes January 1, 1979 No. 10 Notre Dame 35 No. 9 Houston 34 32,500 notes January 1, 1980 No. 8 Houston 17 No. 7 Nebraska 14 72,032 notes January 1, 1981 No. 9 Alabama 30 No. 6 Baylor 74,281 notes January 1, 1982 No. 6 Texas 14 No. 3 Alabama 12 73,243 notes January 1, 1983 No. 4 Southern Methodist 7 No. 6 Pittsburgh 60,359 notes January 2, 1984 No. 7 Georgia 10 No. 2 Texas 9 67,891 notes January 1, 1985 No. 8 Boston College 45 Houston 28 56,522 notes January 1, 1986 No. 11 Texas A&M 36 No. 16 Auburn 16 73,137 notes January 1, 1987 No. 11 Ohio State 28 No. 8 Texas A&M 12 74,188 notes January 1, 1988 No. 13 Texas A&M 35 No. 12 Notre Dame 10 73,006 notes January 2, 1989 No. 9 UCLA 17 No. 8 Arkansas 74,304 notes January 1, 1990 No. 8 Tennessee 31 No. 10 Arkansas 27 74,358 notes January 1, 1991 No. 4 Miami ( Florida ) 46 No. 3 Texas 73,521 notes January 1, 1992 No. 5 Florida State 10 No. 9 Texas A&M 73,728 notes January 1, 1993 No. 5 Notre Dame 28 No. 4 Texas A&M 71,615 notes January 1, 1994 No. 4 Notre Dame 24 No. 7 Texas A&M 21 69,855 notes January 2, 1995 No. 21 USC 55 Texas Tech 14 70,218 notes January 1, 1996 No. 7 Colorado 38 No. 12 Oregon 6 58,214 notes January 1, 1997 No. 5 Brigham Young 19 No. 14 Kansas State 15 71,928 notes January 1, 1998 No. 5 UCLA 29 No. 20 Texas A&M 23 59,215 notes January 1, 1999 No. 20 Texas 38 No. 25 Mississippi State 11 72,611 notes January 1, 2000 No. 24 Arkansas 27 No. 14 Texas 6 72,723 notes January 1, 2001 No. 11 Kansas State 35 No. 21 Tennessee 21 63,465 notes January 1, 2002 No. 10 Oklahoma 10 Arkansas 72,955 notes January 1, 2003 No. 9 Texas 35 Louisiana State 20 70,817 notes January 2, 2004 No. 16 Mississippi 31 No. 21 Oklahoma State 28 73,928 notes January 1, 2005 No. 15 Tennessee 38 No. 22 Texas A&M 7 75,704 notes January 2, 2006 No. 8 Alabama 13 No. 20 Texas Tech 10 74,222 notes January 1, 2007 No. 10 Auburn 17 No. 22 Nebraska 14 66,777 notes January 1, 2008 No. 7 Missouri 38 No. 25 Arkansas 7 73,114 notes January 2, 2009 No. 20 Mississippi 47 No. 8 Texas Tech 34 88,175 notes January 2, 2010 Mississippi 21 No. 21 Oklahoma State 7 77,928 notes January 7, 2011 No. 11 Louisiana State 41 No. 18 Texas A&M 24 83,514 notes January 6, 2012 No. 7 Arkansas 29 No. 11 Kansas State 16 80,956 notes January 4, 2013 No. 9 Texas A&M 41 No. 11 Oklahoma 13 87,025 notes January 3, 2014 No. 9 Missouri 41 No. 13 Oklahoma State 31 72,690 notes January 1, 2015 No. 7 Michigan State 42 No. 4 Baylor 41 71,464 notes December 31, 2015 No. 2 Alabama 38 No. 3 Michigan State 0 82,812 notes January 2, 2017 No. 8 Wisconsin 24 No. 12 Western Michigan 16 59,615 notes December 29, 2017 No. 5 Ohio State 24 No. 8 USC 7 67,510 notes Most Valuable Player Award Date played MVP ( s ) Team Position January 1, 1937 Ki Aldrich TCU Sammy Baugh TCU QB L.D. `` Dutch '' Meyer TCU January 1, 1938 Ernie Lain Rice HB Byron `` Whizzer '' White Colorado QB January 1, 1939 Jerry Dowd St. Mary 's Elmer Tarbox Texas Tech HB January 1, 1940 Banks McFadden Clemson January 1, 1941 Charles Henke Texas A&M John Kimbrough Texas A&M FB Chip Roult Texas A&M Lou DeFilippo Fordham Joe Ungerer Fordham January 1, 1942 Jimmy Nelson Alabama HB Holt Rast Alabama Don Whitmire Alabama Martin Ruby Texas A&M January 1, 1943 Jack Freeman Texas Roy McKay Texas Stanley Mauldin Texas Harvey Hardy Georgia Tech Jack Marshall Georgia Tech January 1, 1944 Martin Ruby Randolph Field Glenn Dobbs Randolph Field QB Joe Parker Texas January 1, 1945 Neill Armstrong Oklahoma A&M Bob Fenimore Oklahoma A&M RB Ralph Foster Oklahoma A&M DT January 1, 1946 Hub Bechtol Texas Bobby Layne Texas Jim Kekeris Missouri January 1, 1947 Alton Baldwin Arkansas Y.A. Tittle LSU QB January 1, 1948 Steve Suhey Penn State Doak Walker SMU RB January 1, 1949 Kyle Rote SMU RB Doak Walker SMU RB Brad Ecklund Oregon Norm Van Brocklin Oregon QB January 2, 1950 Billy Burkhalter Rice HB Joe Watson Rice James Williams Rice January 1, 1951 Andy Kozar Tennessee FB Hank Lauricella Tennessee HB Horace `` Bud '' Sherrod Tennessee DE Bud McFadin Texas January 1, 1952 Emery Clark Kentucky HB Ray Correll Kentucky Vito `` Babe '' Parilli Kentucky QB Keith Flowers TCU FB January 1, 1953 Richard Ochoa Texas FB Harley Sewell Texas Bob Griesbach Tennessee LB January 1, 1954 Richard Chapman Rice Dan Hart Rice Dickey Maegle Rice HB January 1, 1955 George Humphreys Georgia Tech FB Bud Brooks Arkansas January 2, 1956 Buddy Alliston Mississippi Eagle Day Mississippi QB January 1, 1957 Norman Hamilton TCU Jim Brown Syracuse HB January 1, 1958 Tom Forrestal Navy QB Tony Stremic Navy January 1, 1959 Dave Phillips Air Force Jack Spikes TCU FB January 1, 1960 Ernie Davis Syracuse HB Maurice Doke Texas January 2, 1961 Dwight Bumgarner Duke Lance Alworth Arkansas HB January 1, 1962 Mike Cotten Texas QB Bob Moses Texas January 1, 1963 Lynn Amedee LSU QB Johnny Treadwell Texas January 1, 1964 Scott Appleton Texas Duke Carlisle Texas QB January 1, 1965 Ronnie Caveness Arkansas LB Fred Marshall Arkansas QB January 1, 1966 Joe Labruzzo LSU TB David McCormick LSU December 31, 1966 Kent Lawrence Georgia TB George Patton Georgia January 1, 1968 Grady Allen Texas A&M DE Edd Hargett Texas A&M QB Bill Hobbs Texas A&M LB January 1, 1969 Tom Campbell Texas LB Cotton Speyrer Texas WR James Street Texas QB January 1, 1970 Steve Worster Texas FB Bob Olson Notre Dame LB January 1, 1971 Clarence Ellis Notre Dame CB Eddie Phillips Texas QB January 1, 1972 Bruce Bannon Penn State DE Lydell Mitchell Penn State RB Date played MVP ( s ) Team Position January 1, 1973 Randy Braband Texas LB Alan Lowry Texas QB January 1, 1974 Tony Davis Nebraska TB Wade Johnson Texas LB January 1, 1975 Tom Shuman Penn State QB Ken Quesenberry Baylor January 1, 1976 Ike Forte Arkansas HB Hal McAfee Arkansas LB January 1, 1977 Alois Blackwell Houston RB Mark Mohr Houston CB January 2, 1978 Vagas Ferguson Notre Dame RB Bob Golic Notre Dame LB January 1, 1979 Joe Montana Notre Dame QB David Hodge Houston LB January 1, 1980 Terry Elston Houston QB David Hodge Houston LB January 1, 1981 Warren Lyles Alabama NG Major Ogilvie Alabama RB January 1, 1982 Robert Brewer Texas QB Robbie Jones Alabama LB January 1, 1983 Wes Hopkins SMU SS Lance McIlhenny SMU QB January 1, 1984 John Lastinger Georgia QB Jeff Leiding Texas LB January 1, 1985 Bill Romanowski Boston College LB Steve Strachan Boston College FB January 1, 1986 Domingo Bryant Texas A&M SS Bo Jackson Auburn TB January 1, 1987 Chris Spielman Ohio State LB Roger Vick Texas A&M FB January 1, 1988 Adam Bob Texas A&M LB Bucky Richardson Texas A&M QB January 2, 1989 Troy Aikman UCLA QB LaSalle Harper Arkansas LB January 1, 1990 Carl Pickens Tennessee FS Chuck Webb Tennessee TB January 1, 1991 Craig Erickson Miami ( Florida ) QB Russell Maryland Miami ( Florida ) DL January 1, 1992 Sean Jackson Florida State RB Chris Crooms Texas A&M January 1, 1993 Rick Mirer Notre Dame QB Devon McDonald Notre Dame DE January 1, 1994 Lee Becton Notre Dame RB Antonio Shorter Texas A&M January 2, 1995 Keyshawn Johnson USC WR John Herpin USC CB January 1, 1996 Herchell Troutman Colorado RB Marcus Washington Colorado DB January 1, 1997 Steve Sarkisian BYU QB Shay Muirbrook BYU LB Kevin Lockett Kansas State WR January 1, 1998 Cade McNown UCLA QB Dat Nguyen Texas A&M LB January 1, 1999 Ricky Williams Texas RB Aaron Babino Texas LB January 1, 2000 Cedric Cobbs Arkansas RB D.J. Cooper Arkansas DT January 1, 2001 Jonathan Beasley Kansas State QB Chris L. Johnson Kansas State DE January 1, 2002 Quentin Griffin Oklahoma RB Roy Williams Oklahoma January 1, 2003 Roy Williams Texas WR Cory Redding Texas DE January 2, 2004 Eli Manning Mississippi QB Josh Cooper Mississippi DE January 1, 2005 Rick Clausen Tennessee QB Justin Harrell Tennessee DT January 2, 2006 Brodie Croyle Alabama QB DeMeco Ryans Alabama LB January 1, 2007 Courtney Taylor Auburn WR Will Herring Auburn LB January 1, 2008 Tony Temple Missouri RB William Moore Missouri SS January 2, 2009 Dexter McCluster Mississippi WR Marshay Green Mississippi CB January 2, 2010 Dexter McCluster Mississippi WR Andre Sexton Oklahoma State LB January 7, 2011 Terrence Toliver LSU WR Tyrann Mathieu LSU DB January 6, 2012 Tyler Wilson Arkansas QB Jake Bequette Arkansas DE January 4, 2013 Johnny Manziel Texas A&M QB Dustin Harris Texas A&M DB January 3, 2014 Henry Josey Missouri RB Andrew Wilson Missouri LB January 1, 2015 Jake Coker Alabama QB Cyrus Jones Alabama DB December 31, 2015 Jake Coker Alabama QB Cyrus Jones Alabama DB January 2, 2017 Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin TE T.J. Edwards Wisconsin LB December 29, 2017 J.T. Barrett Ohio State QB Damon Webb Ohio State DB Most appearances Only teams with at least three appearances are listed. Rank Team Appearances Record Texas 22 11 -- 10 -- 1 Texas A&M 13 5 -- 8 Arkansas 12 4 -- 7 -- 1 Alabama 8 4 -- 4 5 Notre Dame 7 5 -- 2 T6 Tennessee 6 3 -- 3 T6 TCU 6 2 -- 3 -- 1 T8 LSU 5 3 -- 1 -- 1 T8 Mississippi 5 4 -- 1 T10 Rice 3 -- 1 T10 SMU 2 -- 1 -- 1 T10 Houston 2 -- 2 T10 Nebraska 1 -- 3 T10 Texas Tech 0 -- 4 T10 Oklahoma State 1 -- 3 T16 Penn State 2 -- 0 -- 1 T16 Georgia 2 -- 1 T16 Kansas State 1 -- 2 T16 Missouri 2 -- 1 T16 Baylor 0 -- 3 Each of the teams who were members of the Southwest Conference sometime between 1936 and 1995 have appeared in at least one Cotton Bowl. Florida, South Carolina and Vanderbilt are the only members of the SEC to have not played in the Cotton Bowl. Iowa State, Kansas and West Virginia are the only members of the Big 8 or Big 12 to have not played in the Cotton Bowl. In addition, former Big 12 members Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas A&M have all played in multiple Cotton Bowls. Michigan State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin are the only Big Ten teams to participate in the Cotton Bowl ( Penn State, Maryland and Nebraska participated prior to joining the conference ). Prior to 2014, only one Big Ten team had appeared in the Cotton Bowl. Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Missouri played in the Cotton Bowl as a member of three different conferences. A&M played as the Southwest Conference, the Big 12, and the SEC, Tech played as part of the Border, SWC and Big 12, and Missouri played as part of the Big 8, Big 12 and SEC. Appearances by Conference Through the December 2017 playing, there have been 82 games ( 164 total appearances ). Rank Conference Appearances Wins Losses Ties Pct. SWC 57 24 29. 456 SEC 39 23 15. 603 Independent 24 13 8. 604 Big 12 20 6 14 0. 300 T5 Big Ten 5 0. 800 T5 Pac - 12 5 0. 600 7 Big 8 0. 250 T8 ACC 0. 500 T8 So - Con 0. 500 T10 Miz Valley 0 0 1.000 T10 WAC 0 0 1.000 T10 BIAA 0 0. 000 T10 MAC 0 0. 000 T10 PCC 0 0. 000 T10 RMAC 0 0. 000 Game records Team Performance vs. Opponent Year Most Points Scored 55, USC vs. Texas Tech ( 55 - 14 ) 1995 Fewest Points Allowed 0, LSU vs. Texas ( 13 - 0 ; tied with 2 others ) 1963 First Downs 32, Tennessee vs. Texas A&M 2005 Rushing Yards 408, Missouri vs. Texas 1946 Passing Yards 603, Baylor vs. Michigan State 2015 Total Yards 633, Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma ( 326 rush, 307 pass ) 2013 Individual Performance, Team vs. Opponent Year Total Offense 516, Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma ( 229 Rush, 287 Pass ) 2013 Rushing Yards 281, Tony Temple, Missouri vs. Arkansas ( 24 att., 4 TD ) 2008 Rushing TDs 4, Tony Temple, Missouri vs. Arkansas 2008 Passing Yards 550, Bryce Petty, Baylor vs. Michigan State ( 36 - 51 - 1, 3 TD ) 2015 Passing TDs 4, Graham Harrell, Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss 2009 Receptions 11, Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss ( 223 yds, 1 TD ) Receiving Yards 223, Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss ( 11 rec., 1 TD ) Receiving TDs 3, Terrance Toliver, LSU vs. Texas A&M 2001 Field Goals 3, Zack Hocker, Arkansas vs. Kansas State ( tied with 3 others ) 2012 Tackles 23, Keith Flowers, TCU vs. Kentucky 1952 Sacks 6, Shay Muirbrook, BYU vs. Kansas State ( 32 yards ) 1997 Interceptions 3, Jerry Cook, Texas vs. Ole Miss ( 16 yards ) 1962 Long Plays Performance, Team vs. Opponent Year Touchdown Run 95, Dicky Maegle, Rice vs. Alabama 1954 Touchdown Pass 87, Ger Schwedes to Ernie Davis, Syracuse vs. Texas 1960 Kickoff Return 98, Earl Allen, Houston vs. Boston College ( TD ) 1985 Punt Return 72, Jimmy Nelson, Alabama vs. Texas A&M ( TD ) 1942 Interception Return 95, Marcus Washington, Colorado vs. Oregon ( TD ) Fumble Return 65, Steve Manstedt, Nebraska vs. Texas Punt 84, Kyle Rote, SMU vs. Oregon 1949 Field Goal 50, Josh Jasper, LSU vs. Texas A&M ( tied with 2 others ) 2011 Note : Only the most recent year shown. Sponsorship From 1989 until 1995, the game was sponsored by Mobil Oil and known as the Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic. From 1996 to 2013, the game was sponsored by Southwestern Bell Corporation ; however, it went through several name changes, first in 2000 when the firm adopted a standardized `` SBC '' branding reflecting its name it adopted in 1995, SBC Communications, and since 2006, after their acquisition of AT&T Corporation, and its subsequent name change to AT&T Inc., as the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. On October 15, 2014, ESPN.com reported that AT&T will no longer sponsor the Cotton Bowl since it already sponsors the stadium in which it is played in. On November 7, 2014, it was announced that Goodyear would become the new sponsor of the game, now known for sponsorship reasons as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. See also College football portal List of college bowl games Comerica Bank New Year 's Parade, also known as the `` Cotton Bowl Parade '' References Jump up ^ `` Cotton Bowl moves ; what about Texas - OU ? ''. Austin American - Statesman. February 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2007. Jump up ^ Penn State Public Broadcasting Creative Group. `` Penn State Black History / African American Chronicles ''. psu.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2015. Jump up ^ Orange Deplores Texas Conduct, Sarasota Herald - Tribune, January 2, 1960, pg 10 Jump up ^ Texas Demands NCAA Probe of ' Dirty Play ', The Florence ( Alabama ) Times, January 12, 1960, pg 10 Jump up ^ `` 38 - 49. pmd '' ( PDF ). Archived ( PDF ) from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 28. Jump up ^ Robert Brewer QB draw on YouTube Jump up ^ `` Great Games & Moments : 1980s '', Mack Brown Texas Football, archived from the original on July 22, 2009 Jump up ^ 2009 AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC Archived December 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ AT&T Cotton Bowl plans to move to Jan. 2 in 2009 Jump up ^ `` The Fabulous Forum ''. The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Cotton Bowl reportedly hoping to join BCS party in 2011 ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015. Jump up ^ Cotton Bowl puts its BCS hopes on hold for now Jump up ^ BCS confident it could cut ties with Fiesta Bowl if deemed necessary Jump up ^ `` News Releases -- Cotton Bowl Classic ''. attcottonbowl.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015. Jump up ^ `` ESPN to televise college football playoff in 12 - year deal ''. ESPN. April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013. Jump up ^ `` COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON FOX DEPORTES MAKES U.S. LATINO MEDIA HISTORY '' ( PDF ). Fox Sports Media Group. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on November 2, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012. Jump up ^ `` ESPN Audio to present multi-platform coverage of the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic ''. Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved December 24, 2012. Jump up ^ Barry Popik. `` The Big Apple : Jerrydome or Jerry Dome ( Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington ) ''. barrypopik.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015. Jump up ^ Murph, Darren ( May 18, 2009 ). `` Kansas City Royals to get ' world 's largest ' HD LED scoreboard ''. Engadgethd.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009. Jump up ^ MJD ( June 12, 2008 ). `` Jerry Jones aims to make all Cowboys ' fans blind by 2010 ''. Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Cowboys reveal world 's largest HD LED screen to the public ``, LEDs Magazine, August 23, 2009. Retrieved on August 23, 2009. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Sources : Cotton Bowl loses AT&T ''. Retrieved October 16, 2014. Jump up ^ `` AT&T will no longer sponsor Cotton Bowl ''. Retrieved October 15, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Goodyear Becomes Title Sponsor of Cotton Bowl Classic '' ( Press release ). Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014. 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Question: where is the goodyear cotton bowl played at
Answer: Arlington, Texas