1964 Cotton Bowl Classic

The 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 28th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1963–64 bowl game season, the game was a de facto national championship game; the top-ranked and undefeated Texas Longhorns, champions of the Southwest Conference, defeated the #2 Navy Midshipmen, 28–6.

1964 Cotton Bowl Classic
28th Cotton Bowl Classic
National Championship Game
1234 Total
Navy 0006 6
Texas 71470 28
DateJanuary 1, 1964
Season1963
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPScott Appleton (DL Texas)
Duke Carlisle (QB Texas)
FavoriteTexas (slight)
RefereeDavid Buchanan (EAIFO;
split crew: EAIFO, SWC)
Attendance75,504
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersChris Schenkel,
Pat Summerall

In this era, the final major polls (AP, UPI) were published prior to the bowl games, so Texas would retain those national championships, regardless of the outcome.

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