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| 6th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | T Martin Ruby (Texas A&M)[1] HB Jimmy Nelson (Alabama)[1] E Holt Rast (Alabama)[1] T Don Whitmire (Alabama)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 38,000[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic, part of the 1941 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1942, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Texas A&M Aggies, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC) as conference champions. Alabama won the game 29–21.
- ^ a b c d National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Former Major Bowls" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 95. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Major Bowl Game Attendance" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 33. Retrieved November 19, 2011.