1994 Cotton Bowl Classic

1994 Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic
58th Cotton Bowl Classic
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Texas A&M Aggies (10–1) (10–1) Independent SWC 24 21 Head coach:  Lou Holtz Head coach:  R. C. Slocum AP Coaches BC 4 4 4 AP Coaches BC 7 6 7
1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 7 0 14 3 24 Texas A&M 7 7 7 0 21
Date	January 1, 1994
Season	1993
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
Location	Dallas, Texas
MVP	RB Lee Becton (Notre Dame) L Antonio Shorter (Texas A&M)
Referee	Bill Richardson (Pac-10)
Attendance	69,855
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
Cotton Bowl Classic  < 1993   1995 >

The 1994 Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic was the fifty-eighth edition of the college football bowl game, played January 1, 1994, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The game featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the Southwest Conference champion Texas A&M Aggies. The game was a rematch of the 1993 Cotton Bowl, which Notre Dame also won. ^[1] Furthermore, Notre Dame had the chance with its win to split the national championship with Florida State, whom they had beaten earlier in the season. ^[2]

This was Notre Dame's last win in a major bowl game until 2025, as the Fighting Irish lost ten straight major bowl games (one vacated) after their Cotton Bowl victory. ^[3]

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
2. "Scout.com: Bowl Game Memories". Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
3. Fischer, Bryan (January 2, 2025). "Notre Dame Finds Joy in Finally Winning on Big Stage at Sugar Bowl". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 3, 2025.