1986 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 1986 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 50th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1985–86 bowl game season, it matched the sixteenth-ranked Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Texas A&M Aggies of the Southwest Conference (SWC). A slight underdog, Texas A&M won by twenty points, 36–16.
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| 50th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Domingo Bryant (A&M SS) Bo Jackson (Auburn RB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Auburn by 2 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Sam Maphis (Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 73,137 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian | ||||||||||||||||||||
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