Claim: Texas earned the right to represent the Southwest Conference in the Cotton Bowl (wherein Cotton Speyrer was a Hall of Famer), where their opponent was eighth-ranked Irish, which represented Notre Dame's 1st bowl game in 40 years, featuring Joe Theismann and the University of Texas at Austin.
Evidence: Texas earned the right to represent the Southwest Conference in the Cotton Bowl where there opponent was eighth-ranked Irish, this represented Notre Dame's 1st bowl game in 40 years. Notre Dame, featuring Joe Theismann, and the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the University of Texas Hall of Honor and the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame and the only player ever named to the Cotton Bowl All-Decade team in two different decades.