1946 Cotton Bowl Classic

1946 Cotton Bowl Classic
10th Cotton Bowl Classic
Texas Longhorns Missouri Tigers (9–1) (6–3) SWC Big 6 40 27 Head coach:  Dana X. Bible Head coach:  Chauncey Simpson AP 10
1 2 3 4 Total Texas 14 7 6 13 40 Missouri 7 7 0 13 27
Date	January 1, 1946
Season	1945
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
Location	Dallas, Texas
MVP	Back Bobby Layne (Texas) End Hub Bechtol (Texas) Tackle Jim Kekeris (Missouri)
Attendance	46,000
Cotton Bowl Classic  ← 1945   1947 →

The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic.

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. ^[1]

Game summary

Layne accounted for all 40 of Texas' points. ^{[2] [3]} 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. ^{[4] [5]}

Statistics

Statistics	Missouri	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

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
2. "10 Memorable College Bowl Game Heroes". CableTV.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
3. Berry, Ed G. "1946 Texas v Missouri Cotton Bowl". YouTube. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
4. "1946 Cotton Bowl". University of Missouri Athletics. December 9, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
5. "14-25.pmd (PDF)" (PDF). Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved July 30, 2023.