1938 Cotton Bowl Classic

December 2025 August 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic 2nd Cotton Bowl Classic January 1 1938 1937 Rice University Rice Owls 5–3–2 James Kitts SWC 18 0 21 7 0 Colorado University Colorado Buffaloes 8–0 Bunny Oakes Rocky Mountain 17 14 0 0 0 Byron White (Colorado)Ernie Lain (Rice) bg Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas Alvin Bell 37,000–38,000 Cotton Bowl Classic 1938.png thumb|The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. The 1938 Cotton Bowl Classic was the second edition of the Cotton Bowl Classic, featuring the Colorado Buffaloes and the Rice Owls.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c1IbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6ksEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4594%2C311944 Pittsburgh Press United Press Wells Jay 'Whiz' White stands out, but Rice triumphs 28-14 January 2, 1938 1, sports https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uidWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6702%2C487534 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Colorado gets away in lead, but Rice Institute blasts way to victory January 2, 1938 2B Background Senior halfback Byron "Whizzer" White was the highlight on a Colorado team that had an unbeaten regular season. A Rhodes Scholar and Heisman Trophy runner-up, the future Supreme Court justice was a consensus All-American who could defend, run, punt, and pass the ball. Rice were led by sophomores, highlighted by Ernie Lain, dubbed by sportswriter Grantland Rice as "football’s greatest sophomore back." This was the first bowl game for both programs. Game summary Colorado sprung up a 14–0 lead after the first quarter on a Joe Antonio touchdown catch and a White interception return for a touchdown. But Lain was determined; he threw two touchdown passes to Jake Schuehle and Ollie Cordill, and then ran for a touchdown to take a 21–14 lead into halftime. Frank Steen caught a touchdown pass from Lain in the third quarter to seal the game for the Owls, who dominated the Buffaloes on defense for most of the game, who had less first downs than punts. Colorado's next appearance in the Cotton Bowl was in January 1996, while Rice returned in 1950, and went to two more in a span of eight years (1954, 1958).http://media.attcottonbowl.com/resource/history/1938/rsrc/1938-Classic-Recap.pdf Archived copy media.attcottonbowl.com 22 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20110511012825/http://media.attcottonbowl.com/resource/history/1938/rsrc/1938-Classic-Recap.pdf 11 May 2011 dead Statistics Statistics Rice ColoradoFirst Downs206Yards Rushing25787Yards Passing 1588Total yards41595Punts–Average4–38.0 9–41.0Fumbles lost22Interceptions12Penalties–Yards9–653–15 Outstanding Players Colorado Byron White (future NFL player and future Supreme Court Justice of the United States) Leon Lavington Jr. (future NFL player, Chicago Cardinals, son of Leon Lavington Sr., Colorado State Treasurer) Rice Ernie Lain References Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Colorado Buffaloes football bowl games Category:Rice Owls football bowl games Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl Classic