| 1974 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 38th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | TB Tony Davis (Nebraska) LB Wade Johnston (Texas) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Texas by 4 points [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Curly Hays (SWC; split crew: SWC, Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Tom Brookshier, and Frank Glieber | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1974 Cotton Bowl Classic was played on January 1 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. It matched the Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference and the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b Lea, Bud (January 1, 1974). "Nebraska, Texas play in 'Pride' Bowl today". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- ^ "Huskers salvage some pride, 19-3". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1974. p. 1B.
- ^ "Nebraska wins "Pride Bowl"". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1974. p. 24.