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| Inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | C Ki Aldrich (TCU)[1] QB Sammy Baugh (TCU)[1] E L. D. Meyer (TCU)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Benny Boynton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,000[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1937 Cotton Bowl Classic, the first Cotton Bowl Classic game and part of the 1936–37 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1937, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The competing teams were the Marquette Golden Avalanche, competing as a football independent, and the TCU Horned Frogs, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC) as conference champions. TCU won the inaugural contest, 16–6.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b c National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Major Bowls" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 95. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Major Bowl Game Attendance" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 33. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ "1937 Cotton Bowl Classic Game Summary" (PDF). AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ Burch, Jimmy (January 6, 2011). "Cotton Bowl always a prime-time show". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "1st Classic, 1937 - 2023-24 - Cotton Bowl Classics History". Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.