1964 Cotton Bowl Classic

December 2025 August 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl Classic 1964.png 28th Cotton Bowl ClassicNational Championship GameChass Murray Murray Chass Associated Press December 30, 1963 Mythical Crown at Stake in Cotton Bowl https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-crescent-mythical-crown-at-stak/139447395/ The Post-Crescent January 24, 2024 With Texas and Navy ready to battle for college football's unofficial championship... Unbeaten Texas will have to fend off the East's best to remain first in the minds of the nation's fans.Ratliff Harold V. Associated Press December 31, 1963 'Dream Game' In Dallas Heads Bowl Parade: National Title Is At Stake https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium-dream-game-in-dalla/139447466/ The Herald-Palladium Dallas, Texas Benton Harbor, Michigan January 24, 2024 Darrel Royal's eyes flashed when he said it: 'We aren't a bit afraid to put it on the line.' He was discussing the question of whether the national championship would be decided when his Texas football team plays Navy in the Cotton Bowl Wednesday.Jenkins Dan https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/09/11/this-year-the-fight-will-be-in-the-open https://web.archive.org/web/20200924083031/https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/09/11/this-year-the-fight-will-be-in-the-open dead September 24, 2020 THIS YEAR THE FIGHT WILL BE IN THE OPEN Sports Illustrated Because of their discontent with all polls, especially those of the wire services, the Football Writers Association of America set about naming the national champion in 1954, also after the bowl games. September 11, 1967 October 12, 2024Through luck and fortuitous scheduling, a "national championship game" was occasionally able to settle the matter on the field, as described in some contemporaneous reports.Barbati Carl Cannizzaro Mark January 3, 1988 Should there be college Super Bowl? https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111956213/should-there-be-college-super-bowl/ The Courier–News Bridgewater, New Jersey October 24, 2022 Only luck ensures one of the many current bowl games gets the No. 1 and No. 2 teams to play each other. October 25, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221025034152/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111956213/should-there-be-college-super-bowl/ live Despite the promotional billing, in several instances there were plausible scenarios for a third team to be selected as national champion by the major selectors, depending on outcomes of other games.:1963 FWAA only; Texas had already been named No. 1 in the final AP and Coaches Polls three weeks earlier. 1964 1963 January 1 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas Navy Midshipmen Wayne Hardin Independent 9–1 2 2 0 0 0 6 Texas Longhorns 10–0 Darrell Royal SWC 1 1 7 14 7 0 CBS Chris Schenkel,Pat Summerall 27.3 Scott Appleton (DL Texas)Duke Carlisle (QB Texas) 75,504 Texas (slight)January 1, 1964 Slightly favored Longhorns ready for Naval battle 7 Victoria Advocate Associated Press Texas https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SEROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6854%2C52316 David Buchanan (EAIFO;split crew: EAIFO, SWC) National championship game(FWAA Poll):1963 1963 1966 (Jan) thumb|The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. The 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 28th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1963–64 bowl game season, the game was a de facto national championship game, as both teams would be playing for the FWAA’s Grantland Rice Trophy. The top-ranked and undefeated Texas Longhorns, champions of the Southwest Conference, defeated the #2 Navy Midshipmen, 28–6, winning their first ever national title.January 2, 1964 Carlisle passes Texas over Middies, 28 to 6 9A Victoria Advocate Associated Press Texas https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SUROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7200%2C168621January 2, 1964 Texas 1-2 punch rips Navy 36 Pittsburgh Press UPI https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pUIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_E4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6544%2C179573Becker Jim January 2, 1964 Riled Longhorns slap Middies, 28-6 13 Tuscaloosa News Associated Press Alabama https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=miUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_ZoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7319%2C205570Underwood John January 13, 1964 Big day for 'D' 16 Sports Illustrated https://vault.si.com/vault/1964/01/13/big-day-for-d https://web.archive.org/web/20200625220324/https://vault.si.com/vault/1964/01/13/big-day-for-d dead June 25, 2020 In this era, the final major polls (AP, UPI) were published prior to the bowl games, so Texas would retain those national championships, regardless of the outcome. Teams 1963 NCAA University Division football season The game was played less than six weeks after the assassination of President Kennedy, a U.S. Navy veteran and avid football fan, in the same city. It was the second #1 versus #2 bowl game, after the previous season's Rose Bowl. Texas 1963 Texas Longhorns football team Texas had won all ten games in the regular season, took the Southwest Conference title, and was first in the polls. This was their third consecutive Cotton Bowl. Navy 1963 Navy Midshipmen football team 1963 Army–Navy Game Independent Navy was second in the polls, and featured junior quarterback Roger Staubach, the 1963 Heisman Trophy winner. Their only setback was a four-point loss at SMU (in the Cotton Bowl) in mid-October.October 12, 1963 Giant-killer SMU stuns 4th ranked Middies 32-28 8 Victoria Advocate Associated Press Texas https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dVBIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1610%2C1330518January 2, 1964 A jinx for Navy 9A Victoria Advocate Associated Press Texas https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SUROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4764%2C166697 Texas won at SMU, 17-12, three weeks later. Game summary The Cotton Bowl kicked off at 1 pm CST, as did the Sugar and Orange Bowls.January 1, 1964 Nation's top teams face each other in bowl tilts 7 Victoria Advocate Associated Press Texas https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SEROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4708%2C50880January 1, 1964 Bowl timetable 10 Lewiston Morning Tribune Associated Press Idaho https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OyJmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7i8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3620%2C78925 The temperature was 45 F and skies were sunny. Two touchdown catches by Phil Harris from Duke Carlisle and a Carlisle touchdown run gave the Longhorns a 21–0 lead at halftime. Another touchdown run by fullback Harold Philipp increased the lead to 28–0 after three quarters. The Midshipmen finally scored on a two-yard touchdown run by Staubach (who went 22 for 34 for 228 yards), which ended the scoring at 28–6. While the two teams had near even passing yards and near even first downs (18-16), Navy had 29 rushes go for -14 yards while Texas' 43 rushes for 168 yards led to two touchdowns as the Longhorns clinched an undisputed national championship, their first ever.38-49.pmd (PDF) https://www.cottonbowl.com/documents/2019/10/14/1964_Classic_Recap.pdf?id=52 2023-08-03 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic en Several Cotton Bowl records were set.January 2, 1964 Records tumble in Cotton Bowl 9A Victoria Advocate Associated Press Texas https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SUROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4722%2C167568 Source: ; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic: Navy Midshipmen (9–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (10–0) Wednesday, January 1, 1964 1:00 PM CDT No. 2 Navy 0 0 0 6 No. 1 Texas 7 14 7 0 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX 75,300 Clear, 45 F CBS Chris Schenkel, Pat Summerall Box Score Game Recap First Quarter (12:02) UT – Phil Harris 58 yard pass from Duke Carlisle, (Crosby kick), UT 7–0; 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:47 Second Quarter (9:54) UT – Phil Harris 63 yard pass from Duke Carlisle, (Crosby kick), UT 14–0; 1 play, 63 yards, 0:44 (2:39) UT – Duke Carlisle 9 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 21–0; 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:36 Third Quarter (2:40) UT – Harold Philipp 2 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 28–0; 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:46 Fourth Quarter (11:59) NAVY – Roger Staubach 2 yard run, (Staubach pass failed), UT 28–6; 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:23 Statistics NAVY TEX First downs 16 18 Total yards 213 402 Rushes/yards 29/-14 43/168 Passing yards 227 234 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–34–1 8–21–1 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNavy Passing Roger Staubach 21–31, 288 yards, 1 INT Rushing Donnelly 8 car, 12 yards Receiving Orr 9 rec, 112 yardsTexas Passing Duke Carlisle 7–19, 213 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Duke Carlisle 11 car, 54 yards, 1 TD Receiving Phil Harris 3 rec, 157 yards, 2 TDs Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! Navy !! Texas |- | First downs || 16|| 18 |- | Yards rushing|| -14|| 168 |- | Yards passing ||227|| 234 |- | Passing (C-A-I) ||22–34–1||8–21–1 |- |Punts-Average ||6–36.5|| 3–43.3 |- |Fumbles lost ||2|| 1 |- |Penalized yards ||35||72 |} Source: Aftermath The next major bowl for Texas was the following year in the Orange Bowl, the first played at night, and another win. The next Cotton Bowl for the Longhorns was five years later in January 1969, the first of six consecutive appearances. Navy had previously played in each of the four major bowls once; this remains their most recent major bowl and their next bowl appearance was in 1978. Notes References Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Navy Midshipmen football bowl games Category:Texas Longhorns football bowl games Category:January 1964 sports events in the United States Cotton Bowl