1966 Cotton Bowl Classic

	1966 Cotton Bowl Classic The 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic may refer to: * 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (January) — January 1, 1966, game between the 1966 LSU Tigers football team, LSU Tigers and the 1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Arkansas Razorbacks * 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) — December 31, 1966, game between the 1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team, Georgia Bulldogs and the 1966 SMU Mustangs football team, SMU Mustangs {{sport index ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (January) The 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game of the 1965 season with national championship implications"Bowl Games with Top 20 Teams.1965 Bowl Results.Infoplease.com. Retrieved on February 25, 2008. between the Southwest Conference champion Arkansas Razorbacks"Major Conference Champions.1965 SWC Champions.Infoplease.com. Retrieved on February 25, 2008. and the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference. With a scoreless second half at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, LSU defeated Arkansas 14–7 in front of 76,200 spectators on Saturday, January 1, 1966."2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl-Past Classics.History. The official site of the 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved on February 25, 2009"LSU 14, Arkansas 7.Summary.Retrieved on February 25, 2009. The top three teams in the polls were all defeated on this New Year's Day. Setting Arkansas and LSU's rivalry had been discontinued since 1956, and Arkansas had not beaten the Bayou Bengals since 1929. This was the second C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1966 LSU Tigers Football Team The 1966 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the SEC. Schedule The game vs. Tulane was designated as a conference game by the Southeastern Conference (SEC), even though the Green Wave exited the league prior to the 1966 season. References LSU LSU Tigers football seasons LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in college football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and ... {{BatonRougeLA-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1966 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Team The 1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 218 to 73. Arkansas defensive tackle Loyd Phillips and defensive back Martine Bercher were selected as first-team players on the 1965 College Football All-America Team. Phillips finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting and won the Outland Trophy, awarded to the best interior lineman in the land. Bercher gained an average of 15.5 yards per punt return, the fifth-best mark in the nation. The Arkansas defense gave up the seventh-lowest point total per game, 7.3. Shocking losses to Baylor and Texas Tech prevented Arkansas from its third consecutive berth in the Cotton Bowl Classic. The Raz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) The 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) was the 31st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on December 31. It matched the No. 10 SMU Mustangs of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Kickoff for the Saturday game was 1:30 p.m. CST and it was televised by CBS. This was the first playing of the Cotton Bowl Classic in December—the "1967 game" was moved to New Year's Eve because New Year's Day was a Sunday in 1967. The decision to move the game had been announced in January 1966. The other major bowls (Sugar, Orange, Rose) were played on January 2. Teams SMU The #10 Mustangs (8–2) had won the Southwest Conference (SWC) championship (6–1) for the first time since 1948, led by fifth-year head coach Hayden Fry. They won all five games at the Cotton Bowl, their home stadium through 1978. Georgia Fourth-ranked Georgia (9–1) shared the Southeastern Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1966 Georgia Bulldogs Football Team The 1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In 1966, The Bulldogs went 10–1, with wins over seventh-ranked Florida and fifth-ranked Georgia Tech in the regular season and a win over tenth-ranked SMU in the Cotton Bowl Classic by a score of 24–9. Georgia finished as Southeastern Conference (SEC) co-champion with Alabama. Schedule Source: 1967 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook Roster Game summaries At Miami (FL) Florida Auburn Georgia clinched a share of the SEC with the win, rallying in the second half after Auburn scored on its first two possessions. Eugene-Register Guard. 1966 Nov 13. References Georgia Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Southeastern Conference football champion seasons Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football program represents the University of Georgia in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]