2012 Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 2012 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, the 76th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on January 6, 2012 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.
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76th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 6, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Cowboys Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Arlington, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Offensive: Tyler Wilson (QB, Arkansas) Defensive: Jake Bequette (DE, Arkansas) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Arkansas by 7[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | The Band Perry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | John O’Neill (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Arkansas Razorback Marching Band, KSU Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 80,956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$6.75 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | FOX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play) Charles Davis (Analyst) Tim Brewster and Daryl Johnston (Sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 4.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The game, which was telecast at 7:00 p.m. CT on FOX, featured the Kansas State Wildcats from the Big XII Conference versus the Arkansas Razorbacks from the SEC Conference.[2] Arkansas won the game 29–16, which was their first win over Kansas State since 1967.
This was only the second time in the BCS era that a non-BCS bowl had two teams with higher BCS rankings playing than teams in a BCS bowl (the first being the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl). The 2012 Sugar Bowl, and 2012 Orange Bowl had teams with lower BCS rankings squaring off.[3]