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2004 Cotton Bowl Classic
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A. J. Holloway
Comerica Bank New Year's Parade
2014 Cotton Bowl Classic
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1996 Cotton Bowl Classic

The Cotton Bowl Classic 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.
 On January 2, 2017, Wisconsin beat the 13-0 MAC Champion Western Michigan Broncos in the 81st edition of the game by a score of 24–16.
The 2004 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Oklahoma State Cowboys on January 2, 2004, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
 It was the final game of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season for each team and resulted in a 31-28 Ole Miss victory.
 Ole Miss represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while Oklahome State represented the Big 12 Conference.
 It was Ole Miss's first January bowl victory since the 1970 Sugar Bowl and first Cotton Bowl Classic appearance since 1962.
The 1997 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1997, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, USA.
 The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 The bowl game featured the Kansas State Wildcats from the Big 12 and the BYU Cougars from the Western Athletic Conference.
 The game was televised on CBS.
The 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2015 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
 The 79th Cotton Bowl Classic was one of the "New Year's Six" bowls of the College Football Playoff.
 It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season.
 The game kicked off at 12:30 PM EST and was broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio.
 It was sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and was officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
The 2008 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2008, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, USA.
 The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and one of 32 games in the 2007–2008 bowl season.
 The bowl game featured the Arkansas Razorbacks from the SEC and the Missouri Tigers from the Big 12 and was televised in the United States on FOX.
 Senior RB Tony Temple of Mizzou set a single game rushing record for the Cotton Bowl Classic with 281 yards and 4 touchdowns.
 His 281 rushing yards put him in second place all time for total rushing yards in a bowl game.
A.J. Holloway was the Mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi (U.S.) from 1993 to 2015.
 He was educated in the Biloxi public schools and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he played on the Ole Miss football team which went to two Sugar Bowls, a Cotton Bowl, and won share of the National Championship in 1960.
 Prior to his election as mayor, Holloway worked at the Mississippi Tax Commission for 12 years, reaching the position of senior revenue agent, and served one term on the Biloxi City Council, representing Ward 3.
 During his term as mayor, he oversaw the direct financial benefit to Biloxi from casino gambling that was introduced to the area in 1992.
The Comerica Bank New Year's Parade (also known as the Cotton Bowl Parade) was an annual New Year's Day parade held in downtown Dallas, Texas.
 The parade was sponsored by Comerica Bank, presented by the J. Curtis Sanford Parade Committee, and benefited the Field and Mary Scovell Scholarship Foundation.
 It was revived in 2007 and was held each year for the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.
 An estimated 100,000 people attend the parade each year.
 The parade route was 1.5 mi long, starting in the Dallas Arts District and ending at the American Airlines Center, by Victory Park.
 It featured about 80 different entries, including about 20 floats and various marching bands, balloons, and other such performances.
 The parade was followed by pep rallies in the park for each team competing in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
 Although the game was moved to AT&T Stadium at Arlington, Texas, the 2010 parade was still held in Dallas.
 The Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau said that the New Year's Day parade was important to the local economy because it increased the amount of people shopping, dining, and staying in hotels during the end of the holiday season.
The 2014 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game between the #9 Missouri Tigers of the Southeastern Conference and the #13 Oklahoma State Cowboys of the Big 12 Conference.
 The 78th edition of the Cotton Bowl Classic took place on January 3, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. EST and aired on FOX.
 It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season.
 AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium and located in Arlington, Texas, hosted the game for the sixth straight year.
 The game was sponsored by telecommunications company AT&T, and was officially known as the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.
The 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2007, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, USA.
 The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and one of 32 games in the 2006–07 bowl season.
 The bowl game featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers versus the Auburn Tigers.
The 1996 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1996, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
 This was the 60th held game.
 The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 The bowl game featured the Colorado Buffaloes from the Big Eight and the Oregon Ducks from the Pacific-10 Conference.
 The game was televised on CBS.