1971 Cotton Bowl Classic

December 2025 August 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic 35th Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl Classic 1971.png January 1 1971 1970 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9–1 6 5 Ara Parseghian Independent 14 10 0 0 University of Texas Texas Longhorns 10–0 1 1 Darrell Royal SWC 3 8 0 0 Steve Worster (Texas FB)Bob Olson (Notre Dame LB) Texas by 7 pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_YdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7556%2C198901 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Texas' eyes on destiny January 1, 1971 1, part 2 Gene Calhoun (Big Ten)(split crew: Big Ten, Southwest) 72,000 CBS Lindsey Nelson,Tom Brookshier thumb|The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. The 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 35th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, January 1.https://www.si.com/vault/1971/01/11/554230/the-oneday-season Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins The one-day season January 11, 1971 10 A rematch from the previous year, the undefeated and top-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference were upset by the independent Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 24–11.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8dwNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5616%2C124515 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Texas aims to prove it rates No. 1 spot January 1, 1971 27https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x0saAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4335%2C82852 Milwaukee Journal wire services Irish snap Texas' streak January 2, 1971 15http://www.attcottonbowl.com/fan-zone/about-classic/past-classics/ AT&T; Cotton Bowl History - 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic 2011-10-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110424051737/http://attcottonbowl.com/fan-zone/about-classic/past-classics/ 2011-04-24 dead Teams 1970 NCAA University Division football season Notre Dame 1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Led by head coach Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame's captains were Larry DiNardo and Tim Kelly, and featured Joe Theismann at quarterback and Tom Gatewood as a wide receiver. Texas 1970 Texas Longhorns football team Texas was coached by Darrell Royal, and the captains for the Longhorns were Scott Henderson, Steve Worster, Bobby Wuensch and Bill Zapalac. The team also featured Jerry Sisemore at tackle and Jim Bertelsen at running back. Texas was trying to win consecutive national championships, while Notre Dame was seeking revenge for the previous Cotton Bowl loss to Texas, its first bowl appearance in over four decades. Game summary text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (10–0) Friday, January 1, 1971 1:00 PM CDT No. 6 Notre Dame 14 10 0 0 No. 1 Texas 3 8 0 0 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX 73,000 Clear, 52 F CBS Lindsey Nelson, Tom Brookshier Box Score First Quarter (15:38) UT – Happy Feller 23 yard field goal, UT 3–0; 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:33 (7:58) ND – Tom Gatewood 26 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Hempel kick), ND 7–3; 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:39 (5:11) ND – Joe Theisman 3 yard run (Hempel kick), ND 14–3; 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:42 Second Quarter (13:28) ND – Joe Theisman 15 yard run (Hempel kick), ND 21–3; 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:37 (1:52) UT – Jim Bertelsen 2 yard run (Lester pass from Phillips), ND 21–11; 18 plays, 84 yards, 7:02 (0:24) ND – Scott Hempel 36 yard field goal, ND 24–11; 8 plays, 78 yards, 1:21 Statistics ND TEX First downs 16 20 Total yards 359 426 Rushes/yards 52/146 55/216 Passing yards 213 240 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–19–1 10–27–1 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNotre Dame Passing Joe Theismann 9–16, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Cieszkowski 13 car, 52 yards Receiving Yoder 2 rec, 96 yardsTexas Passing Eddie Phillips 9–17, 199 yards Rushing Eddie Phillips 23 car, 164 yards Receiving Deryl Comer 4 rec, 67 yards After Texas' initial field goal, Notre Dame scored 21 straight points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xJtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uQkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7143%2C258120 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina UPI Notre Dame upsets Texas in Cotton Bowl January 2, 1971 14 Texas scored in the second quarter and Notre Dame added a field goal to lead 24–11 at halftime. Parseghian's defense held the Longhorn wishbone offense in check the rest of the game and the second half was scoreless.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OZFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZfgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2251%2C300391 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Irish defense spills Texas January 2, 1971 10 Texas committed six turnovers (five fumbles and an interception) while Notre Dame had only two turnovers.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZuVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3831%2C197006 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Revenge-minded Irish top Texas January 2, 1971 1B Aftermath It ended the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak, which is currently (as of October 2011) the 12th longest winning streak in NCAA Division I records. Notre Dame had defeated Oklahoma in 1957 to end their 47-game win streak.50-61.pmd (PDF) https://www.cottonbowl.com/documents/2019/10/14/1971_Classic_Recap.pdf?id=59 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065244/http://media.attcottonbowl.com/resource/history/1971/rsrc/1971-Classic-Recap.pdf 2016-03-04 2023-08-06 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic en Second-ranked Ohio State lost to Stanford in the Rose Bowl, while #3 Nebraska won the Orange Bowl and was named the AP national champion for the 1970 season, with Notre Dame as runner-up. Texas had been selected as the national champion by the UPI Coaches' Poll,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S40jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2ZkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3439%2C5630420 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania UPI Texas first in final UPI poll December 8, 1970 30 whose final edition was then released at the end of the regular season, prior to bowl games. After a similar occurrence in 1973, the Coaches Poll released its final edition after the bowl games, starting with the 1974 season. References External links 1971 Cotton Bowl Highlights - Texas vs. Notre Dame via YouTube Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football bowl games Category:Texas Longhorns football bowl games Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl