| 1963 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Lynn Amedee (LSU QB, PK) Johnny Treadwell (Texas G) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | LSU (slight)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Burns McKinney (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$175,000 per team[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1963 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 27th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1962–63 bowl game season, the game featured the fourth-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the #7 LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1] LSU shut out the Longhorns, 13–0.[4][5][6]
- ^ a b "Texas, LSU even -- even on defense". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 1, 1963. p. 9.
- ^ "330,000 expected to attend four major bowl games today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 1, 1963. p. 8.
- ^ "LSU, Texas earn $175,000 in tilt". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. January 2, 1963. p. 11.
- ^ "Steers shut out by Tigers, 13-0". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 2, 1963. p. 9.
- ^ "LSU passes startle Texas". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1963. p. 48.
- ^ Ratliff, Harold V. (January 2, 1963). "Amadee leads LSU past Texas, 13-0". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. p. 11.