1946 Cotton Bowl Classic

1946 Cotton Bowl Classic
10th Cotton Bowl Classic
Texas Longhorns Missouri Tigers
(9–1) (6–3)
SWC Big 6
40 27
Head coach: 
Dana X. Bible		 Head coach: 
Chauncey Simpson
AP
10
1234 Total
Texas 147613 40
Missouri 77013 27
DateJanuary 1, 1946
Season1945
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPBack Bobby Layne (Texas)
End Hub Bechtol (Texas)
Tackle Jim Kekeris (Missouri)
Attendance46,000
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The 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic was a postseason college football bowl game between the tenth ranked Texas Longhorns and the Missouri Tigers.

Background

Texas was led by star quarterback, Bobby Layne.[1]

Game summary

Layne accounted for all 40 of Texas' points.[2][3] He rushed for three touchdowns, passed for two touchdowns (both caught by Joe Baumgardner) and caught a touchdown pass from Ralph Ellsworth. Texas led the whole game, from 14-7 at the end of the first, 21-14 at halftime and 27-14 at the end of the third quarter. Missouri had three touchdown runs from William Dellastatious, Howard Bennett, and Robert Hopkins with a touchdown catch from Roland Oakes, but the Tigers could not stop Layne, who went 11 of 12 for 158 yards.[4][5]

Statistics

Statistics Missouri Texas
First Downs 22 19
Yards Rushing 408 202
Yards Passing 106 234
Total Yards 514 436
Punts-Average 2-37.0 2-41.5
Fumbles Lost 1 1
Penalties-Yards 4-30 5-35

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "10 Memorable College Bowl Game Heroes". CableTV.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Berry, Ed G. "1946 Texas v Missouri Cotton Bowl". YouTube. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "1946 Cotton Bowl". University of Missouri Athletics. December 9, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "14-25.pmd (PDF)" (PDF). Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved July 30, 2023.