Texas Longhorns return to Cotton Bowl after long absence, long history

DALLAS – JANUARY 1: Quarterback Chris Simms #2 of the University of Texas Longhorns call for the snap at the line of scrimmage against the Louisiana State University Tigers during the 67th SBC Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, 2003 in Dallas, Texas. Texas defeated LSU 35-20. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

The Texas Longhorns will play in the Cotton Bowl for a record 23rd time. No other team is even close to that number. But Texas hasn’t played in the (now) Arlington based bowl since 2003. In fact, UT has never played in a Cotton Bowl that was held in A&T Stadium.

The Cotton Bowl used to serve as host for the annual winner of the Southwest Conference, which Texas competed in from 1914 to 1996. After 1996, the Cotton Bowl had a tie in with the Big 12.

The Longhorns have only played in Cotton Bowl three times since the dissolution of the SWC. In 2010, the Cotton Bowl game moved to AT&T Stadium in Arlington. This will be Texas’ first appearance in the new home.

With it’s win in the Peach Bowl, UT became the first school in history to win every New Year’s Six bowl game. Friday, Texas will compete in its 62nd bowl game. More than a third of those appearances have been in Dallas.

Texas Longhorns Cotton Bowl History:

1943 vs. Georgia Tech (W 14–7)

1944 vs. Randolph Field (T 7–7)

1946 vs. Missouri (W 40–27)

1951 vs. Tennessee (L 20–14)

1953 vs. Tennessee (W 16-0)

1960 vs. Syracuse (L 23–14)

1962 vs. Ole Miss (W 12–7)

1963 vs. LSU (L 13-0)

1964 vs. Navy (W 28–6)

1969 vs. Ole Miss (W 36–13)

1970 vs. Notre Dame (W 21–17)

1971 vs. Notre Dame (L 24–11)

1972 vs. Penn State (L 30–6)

1973 vs. Alabama (W 17–13)

1974 vs. Nebraska (L 19–3)

1978 vs. Notre Dame (L 38–10)

1982 vs. Alabama (W 14–12)

1984 vs. Georgia (L 10–9)

1991 vs. Miami (L 46–3)

1999 vs. Mississippi State (W 38–11)

2000 vs. Arkansas (L 27–6)

2003 vs….

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Author : Longhorns Wire

Publish date : 2025-01-07 22:01:00

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