2004 Cotton Bowl Classic

December 2025 August 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic 68th Cotton Bowl Classic SBC OleMissVersusOklahomaState2003CottonBowl.gif The Cotton Bowl during the Cotton Bowl Classic between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Ole Miss Rebels. January 2 2004 2003 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State Cowboys 9–3 21 22 21 Les Miles Big 12 7 7 0 14 University of Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels 9–3 16 18 19 David Cutcliffe SEC 7 10 7 7 QB Eli Manning (Ole Miss)DE Josh Cooper (Ole Miss) Bill LeMonnier (Big Ten) 73,928 Fox Thom Brennaman, Tim Green and Bill Maas The 2004 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Ole Miss Rebels on January 2, 2004, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was the final game of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season for each team and resulted in a 31–28 Ole Miss victory. Ole Miss represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while Oklahoma State represented the Big 12 Conference. It was Ole Miss's first January bowl victory since the 1970 Sugar Bowl and first Cotton Bowl Classic appearance since 1962.Mississippi gets first bowl win since '70 ESPN.com January 2, 2004 December 2, 2012 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=240020197 https://web.archive.org/web/20131019065506/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=240020197 dead October 19, 2013 Game summary Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning completed 21 of 33 pass attempts, threw for two touchdowns, and he ran for one additional touchdown to lead the Rebels to a Cotton Bowl Classic win in a game that was not decided until the final minutes as the Rebels built a 31–14 lead, then held on after the Cowboys made it 31–28 with 4:38 to go. Vernand Morency had two touchdowns for OSU. References Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football bowl games Category:Ole Miss Rebels football bowl games Category:January 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2004 in sports in Texas Category:2000s in Dallas