1964 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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28th Cotton Bowl Classic National Championship Game[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Scott Appleton (DL Texas) Duke Carlisle (QB Texas) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Texas (slight)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | David Buchanan (EAIFO; split crew: EAIFO, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 75,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Chris Schenkel, Pat Summerall | ||||||||||||||||||||
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;[3] the top-ranked and undefeated Texas Longhorns, champions of the Southwest Conference, defeated the #2 Navy Midshipmen, 28–6.[4][5][6][7]
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.
With Texas and Navy ready to battle for college football's unofficial championship... Unbeaten Texas will have to fend off the East's best to remain first in the minds of the nation's fans.
Darrel Royal's eyes flashed when he said it: 'We aren't a bit afraid to put it on the line.' He was discussing the question of whether the national championship would be decided when his Texas football team plays Navy in the Cotton Bowl Wednesday.