What happened at the 1960 Cotton Bowl?
What happened at the 1960 Cotton Bowl?
The longest touchdown pass in Cotton Bowl history happened in this game as Syracuse halfback Gerhard Schwedes threw an 87-yard pass to Ernie Davis to give the Orangemen an early lead 1:13 into the game. Three plays later Schwedes ran in for a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 23–6 after another conversion success.
Who won the Cotton Bowl in 1960?
Syracuse
In 1960, Syracuse defeated Texas 23-14 to win the national championship.
Who played in the 1963 Cotton Bowl?
Texas Longhorns
Part of the 1963–64 bowl game season, the game was a de facto national championship game; the top-ranked and undefeated Texas Longhorns, champions of the Southwest Conference, defeated the #2 Navy Midshipmen, 28–6….1964 Cotton Bowl Classic.
| Cotton Bowl Classic | |
|---|---|
| < 1963 | 1965 > |
Did Ernie Davis play in the NFL?
He was the first African American man to win the Heisman Trophy and to be picked first overall in the NFL draft, but he never played a pro game and died at 23 after contracting leukemia.
What was the score of the 1959 Cotton Bowl?
23-14
But Syracuse won the game 23-14, because it had the one thing that Texas did not: Ernie Davis.
Who won the 1961 Cotton Bowl?
Duke Blue Devils Arkansas Razorbacks
With a late score, underdog Duke won 7–6, in front of 74,000 spectators….1961 Cotton Bowl Classic.
| Duke Blue Devils | Arkansas Razorbacks |
|---|---|
| (7–3) | (8–2) |
| ACC | SWC |
| 7 | 6 |
| Head coach: William D. Murray | Head coach: Frank Broyles |
Who won the college football national championship in 1963?
Texas
At the end of the 1963 season, the No. 1 and No. 2 teams (Texas and Navy) met in the Cotton Bowl on January 1, with Texas winning 28 to 6….
| 1963 NCAA University Division football season | |
|---|---|
| Bowl games | December 21, 1963 – January 1, 1964 |
| Champion(s) | Texas (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) |
When did Texas win NCAA championship?
The 2005 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, winning the Big 12 Conference championship and the national championship.
Was Ernie Davis a real person?
Ernest Davis (December 14, 1939 – May 18, 1963) was an American football player, a halfback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1961 and was its first African-American recipient.
When did Duke win the Cotton Bowl?
1960
The 1960 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils were Atlantic Coast Conference champions, and won the Cotton Bowl by a point over favored Arkansas.
