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1946 Cotton Bowl Classic
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Cotton Bowl Classic 1946.png |
| year_game_played | 1946 |
| game_name | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| subheader | 10th Cotton Bowl Classic |
| football_season | 1945 |
| visitor_name_short | Texas |
| visitor_nickname | Longhorns |
| visitor_school | Texas |
| home_name_short | Missouri |
| home_nickname | Tigers |
| home_school | Missouri |
| visitor_record | 9–1 |
| visitor_conference | SWC |
| home_record | 6–3 |
| home_conference | Big 6 |
| visitor_coach | Dana X. Bible |
| home_coach | Chauncey Simpson |
| visitor_rank_AP | 10 |
| visitor_1q | 14 |
| visitor_2q | 7 |
| visitor_3q | 6 |
| visitor_4q | 13 |
| home_1q | 7 |
| home_2q | 7 |
| home_3q | 0 |
| home_4q | 13 |
| date_game_played | January 1 |
| stadium | Cotton Bowl |
| city | Dallas, Texas |
| MVP | Back Bobby Layne (Texas) |
| End Hub Bechtol (Texas) | |
| Tackle Jim Kekeris (Missouri) | |
| attendance | 46,000 |
End Hub Bechtol (Texas) Tackle Jim Kekeris (Missouri)
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.
Game summary
Layne accounted for all 40 of Texas' points. 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.
Statistics
| Statistics | Missouri Tigers | border=0 | color=white}}" | Missouri | Texas Longhorns | border=0 | color=white}}" | 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
References
- "Archived copy".
- (24 October 2022). "10 Memorable College Bowl Game Heroes".
- "1946 Texas v Missouri Cotton Bowl".
- (9 December 2013). "1946 Cotton Bowl".
- "14-25.pmd (PDF)".
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