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1964 Cotton Bowl Classic
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| game_name | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| image | Cotton Bowl Classic 1964.png |
| subheader | 28th Cotton Bowl Classic |
| National Championship Game | |
| year_game_played | 1964 |
| football_season | 1963 |
| date_game_played | January 1 |
| stadium | Cotton Bowl |
| city | Dallas, Texas |
| visitor_name_short | Navy |
| visitor_nickname | Midshipmen |
| visitor_coach | Wayne Hardin |
| visitor_conference | Independent |
| visitor_record | 9–1 |
| visitor_rank_AP | 2 |
| visitor_rank_coaches | 2 |
| visitor_1q | 0 |
| visitor_2q | 0 |
| visitor_3q | 0 |
| visitor_4q | 6 |
| home_name_short | Texas |
| home_nickname | Longhorns |
| home_record | 10–0 |
| home_coach | Darrell Royal |
| home_conference | SWC |
| home_rank_AP | 1 |
| home_rank_coaches | 1 |
| home_1q | 7 |
| home_2q | 14 |
| home_3q | 7 |
| home_4q | 0 |
| us_network | CBS |
| us_announcers | Chris Schenkel, |
| Pat Summerall | |
| ratings | 27.3 |
| MVP | Scott Appleton (DL Texas) |
| Duke Carlisle (QB Texas) | |
| attendance | 75,504 |
| odds | Texas (slight) |
| referee | David Buchanan (EAIFO; |
| split crew: EAIFO, SWC) | |
| navigation_2 | National championship game |
| (FWAA Poll) | |
| different_previous_2 | [1963](1963-rose-bowl) |
| different_next_2 | [1966 (Jan)](1966-orange-bowl) |
||subheader = 28th Cotton Bowl Classic National Championship Game Pat Summerall Duke Carlisle (QB Texas) split crew: EAIFO, SWC) (FWAA Poll)
The 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 28th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1963–64 bowl game season, the game was a de facto national championship game, as both teams would be playing for the FWAA’s Grantland Rice Trophy.
In this era, the final major polls (AP, UPI) were published prior to the bowl games, so Texas would retain those national championships, regardless of the outcome.
Teams
Main article: 1963 NCAA University Division football season
The game was played less than six weeks after the assassination of President Kennedy, a U.S. Navy veteran and avid football fan, in the same city. It was the second #1 versus #2 bowl game, after the previous season's Rose Bowl.
Texas
Main article: 1963 Texas Longhorns football team
Texas had won all ten games in the regular season, took the Southwest Conference title, and was first in the polls. This was their third consecutive Cotton Bowl.
Navy
Main article: 1963 Navy Midshipmen football team
Independent Navy was second in the polls, and featured junior quarterback Roger Staubach, the 1963 Heisman Trophy winner. Their only setback was a four-point loss at SMU (in the Cotton Bowl) in mid-October. Texas won at SMU, 17-12, three weeks later.https://stats.texassports.com/custompages/sports/m-footbl/archive/stats/63/ut-smu.htm
Game summary
The Cotton Bowl kicked off at 1 pm CST, as did the Sugar and Orange Bowls. The temperature was 45 F and skies were sunny.
Two touchdown catches by Phil Harris from Duke Carlisle and a Carlisle touchdown run gave the Longhorns a 21–0 lead at halftime. Another touchdown run by fullback Harold Philipp increased the lead to 28–0 after three quarters. The Midshipmen finally scored on a two-yard touchdown run by Staubach (who went 22 for 34 for 228 yards), which ended the scoring at 28–6.
While the two teams had near even passing yards and near even first downs (18-16), Navy had 29 rushes go for -14 yards while Texas' 43 rushes for 168 yards led to two touchdowns as the Longhorns clinched an undisputed national championship, their first ever. Several Cotton Bowl records were set.
:Source: ;First Quarter
- (12:02) UT – Phil Harris 58 yard pass from Duke Carlisle, (Crosby kick), UT 7–0; 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:47 ;Second Quarter
- (9:54) UT – Phil Harris 63 yard pass from Duke Carlisle, (Crosby kick), UT 14–0; 1 play, 63 yards, 0:44
- (2:39) UT – Duke Carlisle 9 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 21–0; 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:36 ;Third Quarter
- (2:40) UT – Harold Philipp 2 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 28–0; 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:46 ;Fourth Quarter
- (11:59) NAVY – Roger Staubach 2 yard run, (Staubach pass failed), UT 28–6; 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:23
| Statistics | Navy Midshipmen | border=1}}" | NAVY | Texas Longhorns | border=1}}" | TEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | **18** | ||||
| Total yards | 213 | **402** | ||||
| Rushes/yards | 29/-14 | **43/168** | ||||
| Passing yards | 227 | **234** | ||||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | **22–34–1** | 8–21–1 | ||||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Midshipmen | border=1}}; text-align:center;" | **Navy** | Passing | Roger Staubach | 21–31, 288 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Donnelly | 8 car, 12 yards | |||
| Receiving | Orr | 9 rec, 112 yards | |||
| Texas Longhorns | border=1}}; text-align:center;" | **Texas** | Passing | Duke Carlisle | 7–19, 213 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Duke Carlisle | 11 car, 54 yards, 1 TD | |||
| Receiving | Phil Harris | 3 rec, 157 yards, 2 TDs |
Statistics
:{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! Navy !! Texas |- | First downs || 16|| 18 |- | Yards rushing|| -14|| 168 |- | Yards passing ||227|| 234 |- | Passing (C-A-I) ||22–34–1||8–21–1 |- |Punts-Average ||6–36.5|| 3–43.3 |- |Fumbles lost ||2|| 1 |- |Penalized yards ||35||72 |} :Source:
Aftermath
The next major bowl for Texas was the following year in the Orange Bowl, the first played at night, and another win. The next Cotton Bowl for the Longhorns was five years later in January 1969, the first of six consecutive appearances.
Navy had previously played in each of the four major bowls once; this remains their most recent major bowl and their next bowl appearance was in 1978.
Notes
References
References
- Chass, Murray. (December 30, 1963). "Mythical Crown at Stake in Cotton Bowl". The Post-Crescent.
- Ratliff, Harold V.. (December 31, 1963). "'Dream Game' In Dallas Heads Bowl Parade: National Title Is At Stake". The Herald-Palladium.
- Jenkins, Dan. (September 11, 1967). "THIS YEAR THE FIGHT WILL BE IN THE OPEN".
- (January 3, 1988). "Should there be college Super Bowl?". The Courier–News.
- (January 1, 1964). "Slightly favored Longhorns ready for Naval battle". Victoria Advocate.
- (January 2, 1964). "Carlisle passes Texas over Middies, 28 to 6". Victoria Advocate.
- (January 2, 1964). "Texas 1-2 punch rips Navy". Pittsburgh Press.
- Becker, Jim. (January 2, 1964). "Riled Longhorns slap Middies, 28-6". Tuscaloosa News.
- Underwood, John. (January 13, 1964). "Big day for 'D'". Sports Illustrated.
- (October 12, 1963). "Giant-killer SMU stuns 4th ranked Middies 32-28". Victoria Advocate.
- (January 2, 1964). "A jinx for Navy". Victoria Advocate.
- (January 1, 1964). "Nation's top teams face each other in bowl tilts". Victoria Advocate.
- (January 1, 1964). "Bowl timetable". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
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- (January 2, 1964). "Records tumble in Cotton Bowl". Victoria Advocate.
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