1984 Cotton Bowl Classic

December 2025 August 2023 1984 Cotton Bowl Classic 48th Cotton Bowl Classic 1983 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Texas Longhorns University of Texas 9–1–1 SEC 11–0 SWC Vince Dooley Fred Akers 7 7 2 2 3 0 0 7 3 0 6 0 January 2 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas John Lastinger (Georgia QB)Jeff Leiding (Texas LB) Texas by 7½ pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KQMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y20DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4488%2C6286762 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line December 30, 1983 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4llWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6006%2C1000682 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Harrah's Odds: college football January 2, 1984 17 Howard Roe (Big Eight) 67,891 CBS List of announcers of major college bowl games Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden Cotton Bowl Classic 1984.png thumb|The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. The 1984 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 48th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, January 2.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4axjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6243%2C329270 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services reports Cotton Bowl January 2, 1984 3B Part of the 1983–84 bowl game season, it matched the undefeated and second-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the #7 Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Underdog Georgia rallied with a late touchdown to win, 10–9.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5axjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6555%2C544450 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Bulldogs take No. 2 Longhorns out, 10-9 January 3, 1984 3Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=41lWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2725%2C1313660 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Freeman Denne H. Associated Press Longhorns title hopes fumbled away January 3, 1984 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GZ1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QocDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3567%2C525096 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon Rabun Mike UPI Miscue gives Georgia Cotton January 3, 1984 D2 New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1984, and the major college bowl games were played the following day. Teams 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season Georgia 1983 Georgia Bulldogs football team The Bulldogs tied Clemson on the road in September, and lost at home to Auburn in November. That win also gave Auburn the SEC championship and an automatic berth to the Sugar Bowl . It was Georgia's third appearance in the Cotton Bowl. Texas 1983 Texas Longhorns football team The Longhorns had won all eleven games and had a regular season winning streak of seventeen games. Game summary Televised by CBS, the game kicked off shortly after 12:30 p.m. CST, as did the Fiesta Bowl on NBC. Texas drove deep on its first possession, but settled for a 22-yard field goal by Jeff Ward. Georgia's Kevin Butler made one from 43 yards to tie the game in the closing seconds of the first quarter. The second quarter was scoreless. Ward added six more points with two more field goals of 40 and 27 yards in the third quarter, and Texas led 9–3 with less than five minutes to play. A Chip Andrews (Georgia) muffed punt by Texas defensive back Craig Curry, recovered by Defensive Back Gary Moss (Georgia), late in the fourth quarter allowed Georgia quarterback John Lastinger to run 17 yards for a touchdown with 3:22 left to play to capture a 10–9 victory. The loss was the first for the Longhorns, costing them a possible national title. Scoring First quarter Texas - Jeff Ward 22-yard field goal Georgia - Kevin Butler 43-yard field goal Second quarter No scoring Third quarter Texas - Ward 40-yard field goal Texas - Ward 27-yard field goal Fourth quarter Georgia - John Lastinger 17-yard run (Butler kick) Source: Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !!  Georgia  !! 3Texas3 |- | First downs || 13 || 14 |- | Yards Rushing|| 45–149|| 47–110 |- | Yards Passing || 66|| 168 |- | Passing || 6–20–1 || 8–26–2 |- | Total Offense || 65–215|| 73–278 |- |Punts–Average ||9–41|| 7–46 |- |Fumbles–Lost ||2–1|| 4–2 |- |Turnovers ||2|| 4 |- |Penalties–Yards ||3–25|| 6–52 |- |Time of possession || 29:41 || 30:19 |} Source: Aftermath That night in the Orange Bowl, the #5 Miami Hurricanes upset top-ranked Nebraska, 31–30. Miami moved past Nebraska and the Longhorns to secure their first national championship. Georgia climbed to fourth in the final AP poll, and Texas fell to fifth. References 2 Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games Category:Texas Longhorns football bowl games Cotton Bowl Classic Category:January 1984 sports events in the United States