The Cotton Bowl Classic is an American college football bowl game that has been held annually since January 1, 1937. Between 1937 and 2009, the game was played at its namesake stadium in Dallas, Texas; in 2010, it moved to Cowboys Stadium in nearby Arlington. Historically, the game hosted the champion of the Southwest Conference (SWC); after that conference's dissolution in 1996, the game hosted a team from the Big 12 Conference, usually against a team from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Th…
The Cotton Bowl Classic is an American college football bowl game that has been held annually since January 1, 1937. Between 1937 and 2009, the game was played at its namesake stadium in Dallas, Texas; in 2010, it moved to Cowboys Stadium in nearby Arlington. Historically, the game hosted the champion of the Southwest Conference (SWC); after that conference's dissolution in 1996, the game hosted a team from the Big 12 Conference, usually against a team from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Th…
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Seasons (1)
Season 1
1 Jan 1937 – 31 Dec 2025 · 19 episodes
11937 Cotton Bowl: TCU Horned Frogs (8-2-2) vs. Marquette Golden Avalanche (7-1)1 Jan 1937
732009 Cotton Bowl: #20 Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) vs. #8 Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-1)2 Jan 2009
742010 Cotton Bowl: #21 Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-3) vs. Ole Miss Rebels (8-4)2 Jan 2010
752011 Cotton Bowl: #11 LSU Tigers (10-2) vs. #18 Texas A&M Aggies (9-3)7 Jan 2011
762012 Cotton Bowl: #11 Kansas State Wildcats (10-2) vs. #7 Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2)6 Jan 2012
772013 Cotton Bowl: #9 Texas A&M Aggies (10-2) vs. #11 Oklahoma Sooners (10-2)4 Jan 2013
782014 Cotton Bowl: #13 Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-2) vs. #9 Missouri Tigers (11-2)3 Jan 2014
792015 Cotton Bowl: #7 Michigan State Spartans (10-2) vs. #4 Baylor Bears (11-1)1 Jan 2015
802015 Cotton Bowl: #3 Michigan State Spartans (12-1) vs. #2 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1)31 Dec 2015
812017 Cotton Bowl: #12 Western Michigan Broncos (13-0) vs. #8 Wisconsin Badgers (10-3)2 Jan 2017
822017 Cotton Bowl: #8 USC Trojans (11-2) vs. #5 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2)29 Dec 2017
832018 Cotton Bowl: #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0) vs. #2 Clemson Tigers (13-0)29 Dec 2018
842019 Cotton Bowl: #15 Memphis Tigers (12-1) vs. #13 Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2)28 Dec 2019
852020 Cotton Bowl: #7 Florida Gators (8-3) vs. #6 Oklahoma Sooners (8-2)30 Dec 2020
862021 Cotton Bowl: #1 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) vs. #4 Cincinnati Bearcats (13-0)31 Dec 2021
872023 Cotton Bowl: #16 Tulane Green Wave (11-2) vs. #10 USC Trojans (11-2)2 Jan 2023
882024 Cotton Bowl: #9 Missouri Tigers vs. #7 Ohio State Buckeyes29 Dec 2023
892025 Cotton Bowl: 5 Texas Longhorns vs. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes10 Jan 2025
902026 Cotton Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs. No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes31 Dec 2025