| 1957 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21st Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jim Brown (Syracuse RB) Norman Hamilton (TCU T) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | TCU by 4 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | C.W. Davis (SWC; split crew: SWC, Independent) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 61,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1957 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 21st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1956–57 bowl game season, it matched the independent and eighth-ranked Syracuse Orangemen and No. 14 TCU Horned Frogs of the Southwest Conference (SWC).[2] Favored TCU held on to win by a point, 28–27.[3]
- ^ "College football season reaches climax Tuesday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 31, 1956. p. 7.
- ^ Ratliff, Harold V. (January 1, 1957). "Offensive tilt seen in Cotton". Youngstwon Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 20.
- ^ "Blocked PAT earns 28-27 win for TCU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1957. p. 2B.