1943 Cotton Bowl Classic

December 2025 August 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic 7th Cotton Bowl Classic January 1 1943 1942 University of Texas-Austin Texas Longhorns 8–2 Dana X. Bible SWC 7 0 7 0 5 11 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 9–1 William Alexander SEC 0 0 0 7 bg Guard Jack Freeman (Texas)Back Roy McKay (Texas)Tackle Stanley Mauldin (Texas)Guard Harvey Hardy (GT)End Jack Marshall (GT) Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 36,620 Cotton Bowl Classic 1943.png thumb|The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. The 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1943 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX Background This was Texas's first bowl game. They were led by Dana X. Bible. This was Georgia Tech's second bowl game of what would be six in the 1940s. Game summary Max Minor caught a touchdown pass from Roy McKay and Jackie Field returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown to give Texas a 14-0 lead into the fourth quarter as Bible replaced his starters. But Georgia Tech drove 56 yards capped by a David Eldredge touchdown run to narrow the lead. Georgia Tech forced Texas to punt as Tech went on the offensive. They drove all the way to the Texas 5 yard-line, but Texas' defensive line stopped them short as Texas took over at the four. They ran out the clock as Texas won their first bowl game.14-25.pmd http://media.attcottonbowl.com/resource/history/1943/rsrc/1943-Classic-Recap.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150105195824/http://media.attcottonbowl.com/resource/history/1943/rsrc/1943-Classic-Recap.pdf 2015-01-05 live 2014-12-28 Aftermath Since this game, Texas has been to 22 more Cotton Bowl Classics and have won 11 more times, the most Cotton Bowl victories of any team. Georgia Tech did not return to the Cotton Bowl Classic until 1955. Statistics Statistics Texas Georgia Tech First downs 15 10 Yards rushing 201 57 Yards passing 23 138 Total yards 224 195Punts-Average 7-30.6 8-31.4Fumbles lost 2 2Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-20 References Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football bowl games Category:Texas Longhorns football bowl games Category:January 1943 sports events in the United States Cotton Bowl