2005 Cotton Bowl Classic

2005 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic
2005 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic
69th Cotton Bowl Classic
Tennessee Volunteers	Texas A&M Aggies
(9–3)	(7–4)
SEC	Big 12
38	7
Head coach: ; Phillip Fulmer	Head coach: ; Dennis Franchione
Date	January 1, 2005
Season	2004
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
Location	Dallas, Texas
MVP	QB Rick Clausen (Tennessee); DT Justin Harrell (Tennessee)
Referee	Bill Alge (MAC)
Attendance	75,704
United States TV coverage
Network	Fox
Announcers	Thom Brennaman and Brian Baldinger
Cotton Bowl Classic
< 2004	2006 >

The 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&M Aggies on January 1, 2005, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was the final game of the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season for each team and resulted in a 38–7 Tennessee victory. Tennessee represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while Texas A&M represented the Big 12 Conference.^[1]

Game summary

Tennessee was up 38–0 before A&M scored late to make the final score 38–7 as A&M turned the ball over 5 times (4 on fumbles) and Rick Clausen went 18 of 27 for 222 yards. McNeal went 23 of 38 for 241 yards and set a new school single-season passing yards record, but only had one touchdown while throwing an interception.^[2]

References

^ "Texas A&M can't stop Clausen, Tennessee". ESPN.com. January 1, 2005. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Texas A&M can't stop Clausen, Tennessee". ESPN.com. January 1, 2005. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2010.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t e 2004–05 NCAA football bowl game season
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Bowl Championship Series games: Fiesta (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 3) Orange (National Championship Game) (Jan. 4)
All-Star Games: Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic (Dec. 24) East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 15) Las Vegas All-American Classic (Jan. 22) Hula Bowl (Jan. 22) Senior Bowl (Jan. 29)

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History & conference tie-ins	History Cotton Bowl AT&T Stadium College Football Playoff Playoff at-large Group of Five
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Notes	There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025. The 2015 (December), 2018, 2021, and 2025 (January) editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.