2002 Cotton Bowl Classic

December 2025 August 2023 2002 File:View from Top o' Texas Tower September 2019 10 (Cotton Bowl).jpg The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. SBC Cotton Bowl Classic 66th Cotton Bowl Classic 2001 Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma Arkansas Razorbacks University of Arkansas 10–2 Big 12 7–4 SEC Bob Stoops Houston Nutt 10 10 11 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 January 1 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas RB Quentin Griffin (Oklahoma)S Roy Williams (Oklahoma) Dennis Lipski (Big Ten) 72,955 Fox List of announcers of major college bowl games Thom Brennaman, Tim Green, Brian Baldinger and Dave Lapham The 2002 Cotton Bowl Classic matched the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oklahoma Sooners. Background This was the Sooners first Cotton Bowl Classic appearance ever. The Sooners finished 2nd in the Big 12 South after two crucial losses to Nebraska and Oklahoma State. This was the first appearance for the Razorbacks since 2000. Despite finishing 5th in the SEC West, they were invited to this game. Game summary Arkansas QBs were sacked nine times by Oklahoma, a school record and tying a Cotton Bowl Classic record. Arkansas could manage only 50 yards of total offense, and one Brennan O'Donohoe field goal late in the game. Oklahoma QB Nate Hybl ran in from one yard out for the only touchdown of the game. Sooner Rocky Calmus, the Butkus Award winner and Nagurski, Bednarik, and Lombardi finalist had nine tackles and a fumble recovery in the effort. Razorback coach Houston Nutt said, "[The Oklahoma defense is] the best I've seen in 15 years.http://www.goodyearcottonbowl.com/_ufiles/programs/2002.pdf Archived copy 2014-12-29 2014-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229024356/http://www.goodyearcottonbowl.com/_ufiles/programs/2002.pdf dead http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/ST/2002/01/02/201UWIRE1-R/ CNNSI.com - College Football - Sooner defense sytmies Arkansas - Wednesday January 02, 2002 01:25 PM 2014-12-29 2012-10-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023104537/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/ST/2002/01/02/201UWIRE1-R/ dead References Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football bowl games Category:Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games Cotton Bowl Category:January 2002 sports events in the United States Category:2000s in Dallas