| 1997 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 61st Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic logo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | WR Kevin Lockett (Kansas State) QB Steve Sarkisian (BYU) LB Shay Muirbrook (BYU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Courtney Mauzy (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Tim Ryan, Phil McConkey and Steve Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1997 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1997, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, USA. The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The bowl game featured the Kansas State Wildcats from the Big 12 and the BYU Cougars from the Western Athletic Conference. The game was televised on CBS.