Cotton Bowl - Get tickets
The Cotton Bowl (get Cotton Bowl tickets) is a college football bowl game played annually since 1937 at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas, Texas. On February 27, 2007, it was announced that the game will move to the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington in 2010. With the planned move, Cotton Bowl (get Cotton Bowl tickets) officials also began a campaign to become part of the Bowl Championship Series when the current contract featuring the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta and Orange bowls expires in 2010.
Officially known as the AT&T Cotton Bowl, the game stages a contest between the Big 12 Conference #2 and the Southeast Conference.
History of the Cotton Bowl
The Cotton Bowl (get Cotton Bowl tickets) is one of the oldest bowl games, having begun in January of 1937. The first two teams to play were the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs and the Marquette Golden Avalanche. These two teams featured two of the best quarterbacks in the game and the pairing got the attention of many fans. Sammy Baugh for TCU led the team to a 16-6 in front of 17,000 people.
By 1939 (2nd Cotton Bowl), the attendance had soared to 40,000 and since then, the game's popularity has been rising at a really fast pace. The Cotton Bowl (get Cotton Bowl tickets) had a long tradition of featuring the SWC champion, but when the conference folded in 1996, the format changed, and the game now pits a team from the Big 12 versus a representative from the SEC.
Some Cotton Bowl trivia
- Former names of the Cotton Bowl include the Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic and the SBC Communications Cotton Bowl Classic.
- The 1989 Cotton Bowl between UCLA and Arkansas was highly publicized in the Dallas area because UCLA quarterback.
- Troy Aikman was expected to be the #1 pick in the NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
- If New Year's Day (January 1) falls on a Sunday, the game is moved to January 2.
An overview of the 2008 Cotton Bowl
The 2008 Cotton Bowl was played on January 1 at the Cotton Bowl Stadium on the site of the Texas State Fair in Dallas. The bowl game featured the Arkansas Razorbacks from the SEC and the Missouri Tigers from the Big 12 and was televised in the United States on FOX. The Tigers won the match and the final posted score was 38-7.
2008 Cotton Bowl
The 2009 Cotton Bowl (get Cotton Bowl tickets) will be played on January 1, 2009 at the Cotton Bowl Stadium. Big 12 will meet the SEC in this traditional match-up.
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DEFINITIONS:
PK, Park, Parking Pass, PK Pass, Green Lot ETC = Parking and is not an entry ticket.
SRO or Sanding Room = Standing with no seat.
Club or Stadium Club Pass= No entry. Only access to the private club/bar.
The word "Club" followed or preceded with a section number are entry tickets.
Seats are together unless listed as single seats or piggy back.
GA means General Admission standing no seats.
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