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| 9th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | End Neill Armstrong (Oklahoma A&M) RB Bob Fenimore (Oklahoma A&M) DT Ralph Foster (Texas) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Harry Viner (SWC; split crew: SWC, Missouri Valley) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 37,500[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1945 Cotton Bowl Classic featured the TCU Horned Frogs and the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys.[2]
- ^ "9th Classic, 1945 - 2024-25 - Cotton Bowl Classics History". Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "9th Classic, 1945 - 2023-24 - Cotton Bowl Classics History". Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved July 30, 2023.