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College football game
The
1953 Cotton Bowl Classic
featured the
Tennessee Volunteers
and the
Texas Longhorns
. This was the first Cotton Bowl Classic to be broadcast on television.
Background
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The Longhorns were in their first Bowl appearance under Price, in his second season with the team. They had won the
Southwest Conference
for the first time since 1950. The Volunteers finished 2nd in the
Southeastern Conference
in Neyland's final season.
Game summary
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Midway through the first quarter,
Dave Griffith
was tackled by
Carlton Massey
for a safety after trying to do a fake punt...on first down. After a fumble by
Ray Byrd
was recovered by
Clifford Polk
early in the second quarter,
Gib Dawson
scored on a 4-yard touchdown run 7 plays later to give Texas a 9-0 lead at halftime. Midway through the fourth quarter,
Jim Rosser
recovered a Vols fumble and seven plays later,
Billy Quinn
scored on a touchdown run seal Tennessee's fate as the Longhorns got revenge on what happened two Cotton Bowls earlier. Despite both teams losing three fumbles, Tennessee cost them more dearly and led to 14 points for Texas.
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Aftermath
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Price would win the SWC again, but a 1-9 season in 1956 led to Price's resignation, leading the way for
Darrell Royal
to be hired.
Harvey Robinson
took over for the Vols after Neyland's retirement, but it would take him being fired before the Vols returned to a bowl game under his replacement.
Statistics
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Statistics
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Texas
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Tennessee
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First Downs
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20
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6
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Yards Rushing
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269
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-14
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Yards Passing
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32
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46
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Total Yards
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301
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32
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Punts-Average
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5-35.4
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7-40.9
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Fumbles-Lost
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5-3
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5-3
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Interceptions
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1
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0
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Penalties-Yards
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5-55
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3-30
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References
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- ^
"26-37.pmd"
(PDF)
.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on January 5, 2015
. Retrieved
December 28,
2014
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History & conference tie-ins
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Notes
| There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025.
The 2015 (December), 2018, 2021, and 2025 (January) editions were
College Football Playoff
semifinals.
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
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