1971 Cotton Bowl Classic

1971 Cotton Bowl Classic
35th Cotton Bowl Classic
1234 Total
Notre Dame 141000 24
Texas 3800 11
DateJanuary 1, 1971
Season1970
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPSteve Worster (Texas FB)
Bob Olson (Notre Dame LB)
FavoriteTexas by 7 points[1][2]
RefereeGene Calhoun (Big Ten)
(split crew: Big Ten, Southwest)
Attendance72,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersLindsey Nelson,
Tom Brookshier
Cotton Bowl Classic
 < 1970  1972

The 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 35th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, January 1.[3] A rematch from the previous year, the undefeated and top-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference were upset by the independent Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 24–11.[2][4][5]

  1. ^ "Texas' eyes on destiny". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. January 1, 1971. p. 1, part 2.
  2. ^ a b "Texas aims to prove it rates No. 1 spot". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1971. p. 27.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Dan (January 11, 1971). "The one-day season". Sports Illustrated. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Irish snap Texas' streak". Milwaukee Journal. wire services. January 2, 1971. p. 15.
  5. ^ "AT&T; Cotton Bowl History - 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic". Archived from the original on April 24, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.