1968 Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 1968 Cotton Bowl Classic, part of the 1967 bowl game season, was the 32nd edition of the college football bowl game, held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, January 1. It matched the eighth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the unranked Texas A&M Aggies, champions of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Underdog Texas A&M won the game 20–16.[2][3]
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32nd Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Grady Allen (Texas A&M DE) Edd Hargett (Texas A&M QB) Bill Hobbs (Texas A&M LB) | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Alabama by 7 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | E.D. Cavette (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 75,504 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Johnny Sauer | ||||||||||||||||||
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