1985 Cotton Bowl Classic

1985 Cotton Bowl Classic
49th Cotton Bowl Classic
Boston College Eagles Houston Cougars
(9–2) (7–4)
Independent SWC
45 28
Head coach: 
Jack Bicknell		 Head coach: 
Bill Yeoman
APCoaches
88
APCoaches
NRNR
1234 Total
Boston College 1714014 45
Houston 77140 28
DateJanuary 1, 1985
Season1984
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPSteve Strachan (FB, BC)
Bill Romanowski (LB, BC)
FavoriteBoston College by 6½ [1][2][3]
RefereeJohn McClintock (Big 8)
Attendance67,381
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersLindsey Nelson, Pat Haden,
and Ara Parseghian
Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 49th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1984–85 bowl game season, it matched the No. 8 Boston College Eagles (independent) and the unranked Houston Cougars of the Southwest Conference (SWC).[2][4] Boston College never trailed and won 45–28.[5][6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1985. p. 39.
  2. ^ a b "Cotton Bowl". Pittsburgh Press. December 31, 1984. p. D3.
  3. ^ "Betting line". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 1, 1985. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Boston College, Flutie pound Houston, 45-28". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. January 2, 1985. p. 1, part 2.
  5. ^ Forman, Mike (January 2, 1985). "Eagles hold on to win Cotton Bowl". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). p. 1B.
  6. ^ Freeman, Denne H. (January 2, 1985). "Flutie goes out a winner in Cotton Bowl, 42-28". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. B2.
  7. ^ Blaudschum, Mark (January 2, 1985). "BC reaches the summit with victory". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). (Dallas Morning News). p. 34.
  8. ^ Underwood, John (January 14, 1985). "And so it came to pass..." Sports Illustrated. p. 98.
  9. ^ "49th Classic, 1985 – 2019-20 – Past Classics". Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved November 19, 2021.