1937 Cotton Bowl Classic

December 2025 August 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic 1st Cotton Bowl Classic January 1 1937 1936 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas Marquette University Marquette Golden Avalanche 7–1 20 Frank Murray Independent 6 0 0 0 Texas Christian University TCU Horned Frogs 8–2–2 16 Dutch Meyer SWC 10 6 0 0 C Ki Aldrich (TCU)http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Major Bowls National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records 95 NCAA.org October 10, 2011 PDF QB Sammy Baugh (TCU) E L. D. Meyer (TCU) Benny Boynton 17,000http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Major Bowl Game Attendance National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records 33 NCAA.org October 10, 2011 PDF yes Cotton Bowl Classic 1937.png thumb|The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. The 1937 Cotton Bowl Classic, the first Cotton Bowl Classic game and part of the 1936–37 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1937, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The competing teams were the Marquette Golden Avalanche, competing as a football independent, and the TCU Horned Frogs, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC) as conference champions. TCU won the inaugural contest, 16–6.http://media.attcottonbowl.com/resource/history/1937/rsrc/1937-Classic-Recap.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110511013312/http://media.attcottonbowl.com/resource/history/1937/rsrc/1937-Classic-Recap.pdf dead May 11, 2011 1937 Cotton Bowl Classic Game Summary October 12, 2011 PDF AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl always a prime-time show Jimmy Burch http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/05/2747637/cotton-bowl-always-a-prime-time.html Fort Worth Star-Telegram January 6, 2011 October 12, 20111st Classic, 1937 - 2023-24 - Cotton Bowl Classics History https://www.cottonbowl.com/sports/classics/roster/1st-classic-1937/186 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230728002846/https://www.cottonbowl.com/sports/classics/roster/1st-classic-1937/186 2023-07-28 2023-07-28 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic en Teams Marquette 1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team The 1936 Marquette squad finished the regular season with a 7–1 record after losing to Duquesne in their regular season finale.Duquesne ends Marquette streak, 13–0 Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OnYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_yEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6486%2C4772590 The Milwaukee Journal November 22, 1936 October 10, 2011 On December 9, Marquette accepted an invitation to play in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic on New Years Day.Marquette to play Cotton Bowl contest https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gKlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6681%2C2849654 The Milwaukee Journal December 10, 1936 October 12, 2011 The appearance marked the first all-time bowl appearance for the Golden Avalanche. Marquette accepted the bid also in part to expand their brand into the Southern United States and make contacts with other southern football teams to schedule future contests. Marquette never again played in a bowl game and discontinued its football program after the 1960 season. TCU 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team TCU finished the regular season with an 8–2–2 record with ties against Mississippi State and SMU and losses against Texas Tech and Texas A&M. After they defeated Santa Clara in their regular season finale, the Cotton Bowl extended TCU an invitation to the game over Arkansas. On December 16, the Horned Frogs were granted permission from the Southwest Conference to compete against the Golden Avalanche in the Cotton Bowl Classic.Marquette-Texas Christian game all set for Cotton Bowl Jan. 1 Associated Press https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hqlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6783%2C4955794 The Milwaukee Journal December 16, 1936 October 12, 2011 The appearance marked the third all-time bowl appearance for TCU. Game summary L. D. Meyer scored the first points of the game when he successfully connected on a 33-yard field goal to give the Horned Frogs an early 3–0 lead. Marquette responded with their only points of the game later in the quarter when Arthur Guepe had a punt return of 60 yards for a touchdown.TCU passes give Hilltop 16–6 beating Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3MoWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ACIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773%2C49901 The Milwaukee Journal January 2, 1937 October 12, 2011 After a failed extra point attempt by Ward Cuff, the Golden Avalanche led 6–3. The Horned Frogs retook the lead for good at the end of the first quarter when Meyer caught a 55-yard Sammy Baugh touchdown pass, and with the extra point led 10–6. Meyer then scored his second touchdown of the game when the second quarter when Vic Montgomery threw him an 18-yard touchdown strike. Leading 16–6 entering the second half, neither team would score again giving TCU the victory. For their performances, Ki Aldrich, Baugh and Meyer were named the Most Valuable Players of the game. Marquette TCU expand 1 TCU 7 40 FG 33 L. D. Meyer 0 3 1 Marquette 1 60 Other Arthur Guepe 60-yard punt return for a touchdown, Ward Cuff no kick good 6 3 1 TCU 7 78 RecTD L. D. Meyer Sammy Baugh 55 good L. D. Meyer 6 10 2 TCU 8 62 RecTD L. D. Meyer Vic Montgomery 18 no good L. D. Meyer 6 16 6 16 References Cotton Bowl Category:Cotton Bowl Classic Category:TCU Horned Frogs football bowl games Category:Marquette Golden Avalanche football Category:January 1937 sports events in the United States Cotton Bowl