1982 Cotton Bowl Classic

1982 Cotton Bowl Classic
46th Cotton Bowl Classic
Texas Longhorns Alabama Crimson Tide
(9–1–1) (9–1–1)
SWC SEC
14 12
Head coach: 
Fred Akers		 Head coach: 
Bear Bryant
APCoaches
65
APCoaches
33
1234 Total
Texas 00014 14
Alabama 0705 12
DateJanuary 1, 1982
Season1981
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPRobert Brewer (Texas QB)
Robbie Jones (Alabama LB)
FavoriteAlabama by 1½ points[1]
RefereeDonald Safrit (ACC)
Attendance73,243[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersLindsey Nelson,
Roger Staubach
Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 46th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1981–82 bowl game season, it matched the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the #6 Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Down by ten points, slight underdog Texas rallied in the fourth quarter to win, 14–12.[3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1982. p. 27.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Freeman, Denne H. (January 2, 1982). "Akers' gamble wins it". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  4. ^ Amdur, Neil (January 2, 1982). "Gambling Longhorns stem the Tide". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. New York Times News Service. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Longhorns take a safety, give Bear a 14-12 defeat". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1982. p. 3B.
  6. ^ Putnam, Pat (January 11, 1982). "Cotton Bowl". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  7. ^ Browning, Al (January 2, 1982). "Longhorns hook Tide hopes". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 1.