1965 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 29th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, January 1. With national championship implications, the game matched the Southwest Conference champion Arkansas Razorbacks and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, champions of the Big Eight Conference.
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| 29th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ronnie Caveness (Arkansas LB) Fred Marshall (Arkansas QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Arkansas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Second-ranked Arkansas rallied to defeat #6 Nebraska 10–7 in front of 75,504 to win their first Cotton Bowl and claim to a first national title.
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