The 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 24th

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of the college football

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, played at the Cotton Bowl in

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, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1959–60 bowl game season, it matched the

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and top-ranked Syracuse Orangemen and #4

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of the

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(SWC). The favored Orangemen won, 23–14.

Teams

Syracuse

The Orangemen had just completed a perfect season for the first time in their history and were declared

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by both major polls. They were looking for their first win in the Cotton Bowl, having lost previously three years earlier.

Texas

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TCU, they dropped from second to fourth in the rankings. This was the first Cotton Bowl appearance for third-year head coach

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and the first for the Longhorns in seven years.

Game summary

The longest touchdown pass in Cotton Bowl history happened in this game as Syracuse halfback

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threw an 87-yard pass to Ernie Davis to give the Orangemen an early lead 1:13 into the game. Davis added in a touchdown run midway through the second quarter to extend the lead to 15–0 at halftime. Jack Collins caught a 69-yard pass from

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to narrow the lead 1:46 into the third quarter, but the conversion failed, making it only 15–6. While Texas was trying to narrow the lead, Davis intercepted a Lackey pass at the Texas 24. Three plays later Schwedes ran in for a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 23–6 after another conversion success. Lackey narrowed it to 23–14 on a touchdown run in the fourth quarter, but only 7:21 was left on the clock by then. From that point on, the two teams did not seriously threaten to score again as the game ended in a Syracuse win.

Scoring

First quarter *SYR – Ernie Davis 87-yard pass from

(Bob Yates kick) Second quarter *SYR – Davis 1-yard run (Davis pass from Dave Sarette) Third quarter *TEX – Jack Collins 69-yard pass from

(Rene Ramirez run failed) *SYR – Schwedes 3-yard run (Davis pass from Sarette) Fourth quarter *TEX – Lackey 1-yard run (Richard Shulte pass from Lackey)

Statistics

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References

External links

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