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 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic was a postseason college football bowl game between the tenth ranked Texas Longhorns and the Missouri Tigers.
Background
[edit]Texas was led by star quarterback, Bobby Layne.[1]
Game summary
[edit]Layne accounted for all 40 of Texas' points.[2][3] 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.[4][5]
Statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "10 Memorable College Bowl Game Heroes". CableTV.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Berry, Ed G. "1946 Texas v Missouri Cotton Bowl". YouTube. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "1946 Cotton Bowl". University of Missouri Athletics. December 9, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "14-25.pmd (PDF)" (PDF). Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved July 30, 2023.