COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECORDS
Cotton Bowl
Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Capacity: 80,000
Surface: artificial
Location: Arlington, Texas
Playing sites:
Fair Park Stadium (1937)
Cotton Bowl (1938-2009)
AT&T Stadium (since 2010)
Corporate title sponsor: Goodyear
Dec. 29, 2023 - Missouri 14, Ohio State 3
MVP: Johnny Walker Jr., Brady Cook, Missouri
Jan. 2, 2023 - Tulane 46, Southern Cal 45
MVP: Tyjae Spears, Dorian Williams, Tulane
Dec. 31, 2021 - Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6
MVP: Brian Robinson Jr., Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
Dec. 30, 2020 - Oklahoma 55, Florida 20
MVP: Rhamondre Stevensoon, Tre Norwood, Oklahoma
Dec. 28, 2019 - Penn State 53, Memphis 39
MVP: Journey Brown, Micah Parsons, Penn State
Dec. 29, 2018 - Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3
MVP: Trevor Lawrence, Austin Bryant, Clemson
Dec. 29, 2017 - Ohio State 24, USC 7
MVP: JT Barrett, Damon Webb, Ohio State
Jan. 2, 2017 - Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16
MVP: Troy Fumagalli, TJ Edwards, Wisconsin
Dec. 31, 2015 - Alabama 38, Michigan State 0
MVP: Jake Coker, Cyrus Jones, Alabama
Jan. 1, 2015 - Michigan State 42, Baylor 41
MVP: Bryce Petty, Taylor Young, Baylor
Jan. 3, 2014 - Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31
MVP: Henry Josey, Andrew Wilson, Missouri
Jan. 4, 2013 - Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13
MVP: Johnny Manziel, Dustin Harris, Texas A&M
Jan. 6, 2012 - Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16
MVP: Tyler Wilson, Jake Bequette, Arkansas
Jan. 7, 2011 - Louisiana State 41, Texas A&M 24
MVP: Terrence Toliver, Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
Jan. 2, 2010 - Mississippi 21, Oklahoma State 7
MVP: Dexter McCluster, Mississippi, Andre Sexton, Oklahoma State
Jan. 2, 2009 - Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 34
MVP: Dexter McCluster, Marshay Green, Mississippi
Jan. 1, 2008 - Missouri 38, Arkansas 7
MVP: Tony Temple, William Moore, Missouri
Jan. 1, 2007 - Auburn 17, Nebraska 14
MVP: Courtney Taylor, Will Herring, Auburn
Jan. 1, 2006 - Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10
MVP: Brodie Croyle, DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
Jan. 1, 2005 - Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7
MVP: Rick Clausen, Justin Harrell, Tennessee
Jan. 2, 2004 - Mississippi 31, Oklahoma State 28
MVP: Eli Manning, Josh Cooper, Mississippi
Jan. 1, 2003 - Texas 35, LSU 20
MVP: Roy Williams, Cory Redding, Texas
Jan. 1, 2002 - Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3
MVP: Roy Williams, Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma
Jan. 1, 2001 - Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21
MVP: Jonathan Beasley, Chris Johnson, Kansas State
Jan. 1, 2000 - Arkansas 27, Texas 6
MVP: Cedric Cobbs, D.J. Cooper, Arkansas
Jan. 1, 1999 - Texas 38, Mississippi State 11
MVP: Ricky Williams, Aaron Babino, Texas
Jan. 1, 1998 - UCLA 29, Texas A&M 23
MVP: Cade McNown, UCLA
Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M
Jan. 1, 1997 - Brigham Young 19, Kansas State 15
MVP: Steve Sarkisian, Shay Muirbrook, BYU
Kevin Lockett, Kansas State
Jan. 1, 1996 - Colorado 38, Oregon 6
MVP: Herchell Troutman, Marcus Washington, Colorado
Jan. 2, 1995 - Southern Cal 55, Texas Tech 14
MVP: Keyshawn Johnson, John Herpin, USC
Jan. 1, 1994 - Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21
MVP: Lee Becton, Notre Dame
Antonio Shorter, Texas A&M
Jan. 1, 1993 - Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3
MVP: Rick Mirer, Devon McDonald, Notre Dame
Jan. 1, 1992 - Florida State 10, Texas A&M 2
MVP: Sean Jackson, Florida State
Chris Crooms, Texas A&M
Jan. 1, 1991 - Miami FL 46, Texas 3
MVP: Craig Erickson, Russell Maryland, Miami FL
Jan. 1, 1990 - Tennessee 31, Arkansas 27
MVP: Carl Pickens, Chuck Webb, Tennessee
Jan. 2, 1989 - UCLA 17, Arkansas 3
MVP: LaSalle Harper, Arkansas
Troy Aikman, UCLA
Jan. 1, 1988 - Texas A&M 35, Notre Dame 10
MVP: Adam Bob, Bucky Richardson, Texas A&M
Jan. 1, 1987 - Ohio State 28, Texas A&M 12
MVP: Chris Spielman, Ohio State
Roger Vick, Texas A&M
Jan. 1, 1986 - Texas A&M 36, Auburn 16
MVP: Domingo Bryant, Texas A&M
Bo Jackson, Auburn
Jan. 1, 1985 - Boston College 45, Houston 28
MVP: Bill Romanowski, Steve Strachan, Boston College
Jan. 2, 1984 - Georgia 10, Texas 9
MVP: Jeff Leiding, Texas
John Lastinger, Georgia
Jan. 1, 1983 - Southern Methodist 7, Pittsburgh 3
MVP: Wes Hopkins, Lance McIlhenny, SMU
Jan. 1, 1982 - Texas 14, Alabama 12
MVP: Robert Brewer, Texas
Robbie Jones, Alabama
Jan. 1, 1981 - Alabama 30, Baylor 2
MVP: Warren Lyles, Major Ogilvie, Alabama
Jan. 1, 1980 - Houston 17, Nebraska 14
MVP: Terry Elston, David Hodge, Houston
Jan. 1, 1979 - Notre Dame 35, Houston 34
MVP: David Hodge, Houston
Joe Montana, Notre Dame
Jan. 2, 1978 - Notre Dame 38, Texas 10
MVP: Vagas Ferguson, Bob Golic, Notre Dame
Jan. 1, 1977 - Houston 30, Maryland 21
MVP: Alois Blackwell, Mark Mohr, Houston
Jan. 1, 1976 - Arkansas 31, Georgia 10
MVP: Ike Forte, Hal McAfee, Arkansas
Jan. 1, 1975 - Penn State 41, Baylor 20
MVP: Ken Quesenberry, Baylor
Tom Shuman, Penn State
Jan. 1, 1974 - Nebraska 19, Texas 3
MVP: Wade Johnston, Texas
Tony Davis, Nebraska
Jan. 1, 1973 - Texas 17, Alabama 13
MVP: Randy Braband, Alan Lowry, Texas
Jan. 1, 1972 - Penn State 30, Texas 6
MVP: Bruce Bannon, Lydell Mitchell, Penn State
Jan. 1, 1971 - Notre Dame 24, Texas 11
MVP: Eddie Phillips, Texas
Clarence Ellis, Notre Dame
Jan. 1, 1970 - Texas 21, Notre Dame 17
MVP: Steve Worster, Texas
Bob Olson, Notre Dame
Jan. 1, 1969 - Texas 36, Tennessee 13
MVP: Tom Campbell, Charles Speyrer, James Street, Texas
Jan. 1, 1968 - Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16
MVP: Grady Allen, Edd Hargett, Bill Hobbs, Texas A&M
Dec. 31, 1966 - Georgia 24, Southern Methodist 9
MVP: Kent Lawrence, George Patton, Georgia
Jan. 1, 1966 - Louisiana State 14, Arkansas 7
MVP: Joe Labruzzo, David McCormick, LSU
Jan. 1, 1965 - Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7
MVP: Ronnie Caveness, Fred Marshall, Arkansas
Jan. 1, 1964 - Texas 28, Navy 6
MVP: Scott Appleton, Duke Carlisle, Texas
Jan. 1, 1963 - Louisiana State 13, Texas 0
MVP: Johnny Treadwell, Texas
Lynn Amedee, LSU
Jan. 1, 1962 - Texas 12, Mississippi 7
MVP: Mike Cotten, Bob Moser, Texas
Jan. 2, 1961 - Duke 7, Arkansas 6
MVP: Lance Alworth, Arkansas
Dwight Bumgarner, Duke
Jan. 1, 1960 - Syracuse 23, Texas 14
MVP: Maurice Doke, Texas
Ernie Davis, Syracuse
Jan. 1, 1959 - Texas Christian 0, Air Force 0
MVP: Jack Spikes, TCU
Dave Phillips, Air Force
Jan. 1, 1958 - Navy 20, Rice 7
MVP: Tom Forrestal, Tony Stremic, Navy
Jan. 1, 1957 - Texas Christian 28, Syracuse 27
MVP: Norman Hamilton, TCU
Jim Brown, Syracuse
Jan. 2, 1956 - Mississippi 14, Texas Christian 13
MVP: Buddy Alliston, Eagle Day, Mississippi
Jan. 1, 1955 - Georgia Tech 14, Arkansas 6
MVP: Bud Brooks, Arkansas
George Humphreys, Georgia Tech
Jan. 1, 1954 - Rice 28, Alabama 6
MVP: Richard Chapman, Alabama
Dicky Maegle, Rice
Jan. 1, 1953 - Texas 16, Tennessee 0
MVP: Richard Ochoa, Harley Sewell, Texas
Bob Griesbach, Tennessee
Jan. 1, 1952 - Kentucky 20, Texas Christian 7
MVP: K. Flowers, TCU
E. Clark, R. Correll, V. Parilli, Kentucky
Jan. 1, 1951 - Tennessee 20, Texas 14
MVP: Bud McFadin, Texas
A. Kozar, H. Lauricella, H. Sherrod, Tennessee
Jan. 2, 1950 - Rice 27, North Carolina 13
MVP: Billy Burkhalter, Joe Watson, James Williams, Rice
Jan. 1, 1949 - Southern Methodist 21, Oregon 13
MVP: Kyle Rote, Doak Walker, SMU
B. Ecklund, N. Van Brocklin, Oregon
Jan. 1, 1948 - Southern Methodist 13, Penn State 13
MVP: Doak Walker, SMU
Steve Suhey, Penn State
Jan. 1, 1947 - Arkansas 0, Louisiana State 0
MVP: Alton Baldwin, Arkansas
Y.A. Tittle, LSU
Jan. 1, 1946 - Texas 40, Missouri 27
MVP: Hub Bechtol, Bobby Layne, Texas
Jim Kekeris, Missouri
Jan. 1, 1945 - Oklahoma State 34, Texas Christian 0
MVP: N. Armstrong, B. Fenimore, R. Foster, Oklahoma State
Jan. 1, 1944 - Texas 7, Randolph Field 7
MVP: Joe Parker, Texas
Martin Ruby, Glenn Dobbs, Randolph Field
Jan. 1, 1943 - Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7
MVP: Jack Freeman, Roy McKay, Stanley Mauldin, Texas
Harvey Hardy, Jack Marshall, Georgia Tech
Jan. 1, 1942 - Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21
MVP: Martin Ruby, Texas A&M
J. Nelson, H. Rast, D. Whitmire, Alabama
Jan. 1, 1941 - Texas A&M 13, Fordham 12
MVP: C. Henke, J. Kimbrough, C. Routt, Texas A&M
Lou DeFilippo, Joe Ungerer, Fordham
Jan. 1, 1940 - Clemson 6, Boston College 3
MVP: Banks McFadden, Clemson
Jan. 2, 1939 - St. Mary's 20, Texas Tech 13
MVP: Jerry Dowd, St. Marys TX
Elmer Tarbox, Texas Tech
Jan. 1, 1938 - Rice 28, Colorado 14
MVP: Ernie Lain, Rice
Byron White, Colorado
Jan. 1, 1937 - Texas Christian 16, Marquette 6
MVP: Ki Aldrich, Sammy Baugh, L.D. Meyer, TCU