1939 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 2, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | C Jerry Dowd (St. Mary’s) HB Elmer Tarbox (Texas Tech) | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Texas Tech | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Harry Viner | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1939 Cotton Bowl Classic was the third edition of the postseason college football bowl game, between the St. Mary's Gaels and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.[1][2][3]