1971 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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35th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Steve Worster (Texas FB) Bob Olson (Notre Dame LB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Texas by 7 points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Gene Calhoun (Big Ten) (split crew: Big Ten, Southwest) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 72,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Tom Brookshier | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 35th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, January 1.[3] A rematch from the previous year, the undefeated and top-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference were upset by the independent Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 24โ11.[2][4][5]