| 2005 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 69th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Rick Clausen (Tennessee) DT Justin Harrell (Tennessee) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bill Alge (MAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Thom Brennaman and Brian Baldinger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&M Aggies on January 1, 2005, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was the final game of the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season for each team and resulted in a 38–7 Tennessee victory. Tennessee represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while Texas A&M represented the Big 12 Conference.[1]