1976 Cotton Bowl Classic

1976 Cotton Bowl Classic
40th Cotton Bowl Classic
1234 Total
Arkansas 010021 31
Georgia 10000 10
DateJanuary 1, 1976
Season1975
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPHB Ike Forte (Arkansas)
LB Hal McAfee (Arkansas)
FavoriteArkansas by 6
RefereeVance Carlson (Big Eight)
Attendance77,500
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersLindsey Nelson and Alex Hawkins
Cotton Bowl Classic
 < 1975  1977

The 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the co-Southwest Conference champion Arkansas Razorbacks[1] and the Georgia Bulldogs. Arkansas defeated Georgia, 31–10 in front of 77,500 spectators.[2]

  1. ^ "1936 College Football Major Conference Champions | Infoplease". www.infoplease.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023."Major Conference Champions." 1975 SWC Champions. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on April 11, 2010.
  2. ^ "Arkansas 31, Georgia 10-Past Classics." History.[permanent dead link] The official site of the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved on April 11, 2010