2008 Cotton Bowl Classic

2008 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic
72nd Cotton Bowl Classic
1234 Total
Missouri 771410 38
Arkansas 0070 7
DateJanuary 1, 2008
Season2007
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPRB Tony Temple (Missouri)
SS William Moore (Missouri)
FavoriteMissouri by 3½[1]
RefereeRon Cherry (ACC)
Attendance73,114[2]
PayoutUS$3,000,000 per team[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkFOX
AnnouncersPat Summerall and Brian Baldinger
Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 2008 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2008, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, USA. The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and one of 32 games in the 2007–08 bowl season. The bowl game featured the Arkansas Razorbacks from the SEC and the Missouri Tigers from the Big 12 and was televised in the United States on FOX. Senior RB Tony Temple of Mizzou set a single game rushing record for the Cotton Bowl Classic with 281 yards and 4 touchdowns. His 281 rushing yards put him in second place all time for total rushing yards in a bowl game.

  1. ^ Buchanan, Olin (29 December 2007). "Cotton Bowl: Missouri vs. Arkansas". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
  2. ^ DeArmond, Mike (January 1, 2008). "Missouri runs over Arkansas in Cotton Bowl win". Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 17, 2008.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Mizzou Accepts Bid from AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic – MISSOURI OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2008.