1976 Cotton Bowl Classic

December 2025 August 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic 1976 40th Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl Classic 1976.png 1975 January 1 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas Georgia Bulldogs 9–2 12 11 Vince Dooley SEC 10 0 0 0 Arkansas Razorbacks 9–2 18 15 Frank Broyles SWC 0 10 0 21 Vance Carlson (Big Eight) 77,500 HB Ike Forte (Arkansas)LB Hal McAfee (Arkansas) Arkansas by 6 CBS Lindsey Nelson and Alex Hawkins thumb|The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. The 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the co-Southwest Conference champion Arkansas Razorbacks1936 College Football Major Conference Champions Infoplease https://www.infoplease.com/people/football-players/major-conference-champions 2023-08-06 www.infoplease.com en"Major Conference Champions." 1975 SWC Champions. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on April 11, 2010. and the Georgia Bulldogs. Arkansas defeated Georgia, 31–10 in front of 77,500 spectators."Arkansas 31, Georgia 10-Past Classics." History.August 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes The official site of the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved on April 11, 2010 Setting Arkansas 1975 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Arkansas finished the regular season 9–2, came into the game on a five-game winning streak. The Hogs were part of a three-way tie for the Southwest Conference Championship with Texas and Texas A&M. The Hogs lost to Texas, 18–24, but gave #2 Texas A&M its first loss in the regular season finale. The 31-6 upset of the Aggies in War Memorial Stadium is one of the most memorable games in Razorback football history. The Razorbacks received the SWC's Cotton Bowl invitation because they had gone the longest since their last appearance, which was following the 1965 season. Texas A&M last went after the 1967 season, while Texas made six consecutive appearances from 1968-73. Georgia 1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team Georgia was 9–2 entering the game, tied for second in the Southeastern Conference. Game summary The Bulldogs took an early 10–3 lead. Arkansas wouldn't score a touchdown until Georgia's QB Ray Goff tried a 'shoestring' play. He bent as if to tie his shoe and flipped the ball to Gene Washington, a legal play as long as in one motion, but Razorback Hal McAfee scooped up the ball at the 13 yard line.Jones, Mike. "Porkers 'string up' Georgia, 31-10." The Dallas Morning News. 1/2/1976. Article. Retrieved on April 11, 2010. Ike Forte scored for the Hogs, knotting the game at 10. The two teams were scoreless in the third period, with Arkansas missing three field goals, before the Hogs exploded for 21 unanswered to close the game. ARK UGA 1 UGA 53 12 FG 35 Alan Leavitt 0 3 1 7:21 UGA 58 10 RecTD 21 Gene Washington Matt Robinson good Alan Leavitt 0 10 2 ARK -7 4 FG 39 Steve Little 3 10 2 ARK 13 2 RushTD 1 Ike Forte good Steve Little 10 10 4 ARK 47 4 RushTD 5 Rolland Fuchs good Steve Little 17 10 4 9:21 ARK 30 6 RushTD 1 Michael Forrest good Steve Little 24 10 4 1:58 ARK 68 12 RushTD 6 Ike Forte good Steve Little 31 10 31 10 References Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Cotton Bowl Classic Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football bowl games Category:Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games Category:January 1976 sports events in the United States Cotton Bowl Category:1970s in Dallas