| 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | HB Ike Forte (Arkansas) LB Hal McAfee (Arkansas) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Arkansas by 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Vance Carlson (Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson and Alex Hawkins | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the co-Southwest Conference champion Arkansas Razorbacks[1] and the Georgia Bulldogs. Arkansas defeated Georgia, 31–10 in front of 77,500 spectators.[2]
- ^ "1936 College Football Major Conference Champions | Infoplease". www.infoplease.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023."Major Conference Champions." 1975 SWC Champions. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on April 11, 2010.
- ^ "Arkansas 31, Georgia 10-Past Classics." History.[permanent dead link] The official site of the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved on April 11, 2010