| 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ronnie Caveness (Arkansas LB) Fred Marshall (Arkansas QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Arkansas[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,504[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 29th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, January 1.[2] With national championship implications,[3] the game matched the Southwest Conference champion Arkansas Razorbacks and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, champions of the Big Eight Conference.[4]
Second-ranked Arkansas rallied to defeat #6 Nebraska 10–7 in front of 75,504 to win their first Cotton Bowl and claim to a first national title.[5][6][7][8][9]
- ^ "Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, LSU favored in bowl contests". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 1, 1965. p. 8.
- ^ a b "Porkers finish unbeaten, eye No. 1 spot". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 2, 1965. p. 8.
- ^ Robertson, Walter. "Porkers, Longhorns Bowling Champs." 1/2/1965. Story. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved on February 19, 2009.
- ^ "Major Conference Champions." 1964 SWC Champions. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on July 13, 2008.
- ^ "Arkansas rises, 10-7, to win Cotton Bowl". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1965. p. 7.
- ^ "Arkansas grabs first Cotton Bowl triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1965. p. 3B.
- ^ "2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl-Past Classics." History. Archived 2008-12-30 at the Wayback Machine The official site of the 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved on February 19, 2009
- ^ "Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7." Summary.[permanent dead link] Retrieved on February 19, 2009.
- ^ "1964 College Football Recap." Arkansas- 1964 National Champions. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on February 19, 2008.