| 1962 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Mike Cotten (Texas QB) Bob Moses (Texas E) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ole Miss by 3 points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Charles W. Bowen (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$175,000 per team[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel, Johnny Lujack | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1962 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 26th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, January 1. Part of the 1961–62 bowl game season, the game featured the No. 3 Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Ole Miss was slightly favored, but Texas won, 12–7.[2][3]
- ^ "Cotton Bowl contest termed 'wide open'". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 1, 1962. p. 7.
- ^ a b "Texas upsets Ole Miss". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 2, 1962. p. 8.
- ^ a b "Pass defense key in Texas Cotton Bowl win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1962. p. 3B.