1973 Cotton Bowl Classic

1973 Cotton Bowl Classic
37th Cotton Bowl Classic
1234 Total
Texas 0377 17
Alabama 10300 13
DateJanuary 1, 1973
Season1972
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPLB Randy Braband (Texas)
QB Alan Lowry (Texas)
RefereeJames Artley (SEC;
split crew: SEC, SWC)
Attendance72,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersLindsey Nelson, Tom Brookshier and Frank Glieber
Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 1973 Cotton Bowl Classic, part of the 1972 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1973, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Texas Longhorns, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC). Texas won the game by a final score of 17–13.