| 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 12th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | G Steve Suhey (Penn State) RB Doak Walker (SMU) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Abb Curtis (SWC; split crew: SWC, EAIFO) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 43,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season game between the SMU Mustangs and the Penn State Nittany Lions. It was the first interracial bowl game in the southern United States.[1] The game was a struggle of yardage with the final score being decided on a missed extra point.
- ^ Bodani, Frank. "Penn State in the Cotton Bowl: How the most important game still resonates". York Daily Record. Retrieved July 30, 2023.