1953 Cotton Bowl Classic

The 1953 Cotton Bowl Classic featured the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas Longhorns. This was the first Cotton Bowl Classic to be broadcast on television.

1953 Cotton Bowl Classic
17th Cotton Bowl Classic
1234 Total
Tennessee 0000 0
Texas 2707 16
DateJanuary 1, 1953
Season1952
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPHB Richard Ochoa (Texas)
G Harley Sewell (Texas)
LB Bob Griesbach (Tennessee)
RefereeAlvin Bell (SEC;
split crew: SEC, SWC)
Attendance75,500
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
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