1985 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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49th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Steve Strachan (FB, BC) Bill Romanowski (LB, BC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Boston College by 6½ [1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | John McClintock (Big 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 67,381 | ||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden, and Ara Parseghian | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 49th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1984–85 bowl game season, it matched the No. 8 Boston College Eagles (independent) and the unranked Houston Cougars of the Southwest Conference (SWC).[2][4] Boston College never trailed and won 45–28.[5][6][7][8][9]