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| American Football NCAA (College Football) Cotton Bowl | 
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| at Dallas, Texas (usa) | |
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| Date | 
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| Score |
| 2009.01.?? | |||
| 2008.01.01 | Missouri | Arkansas | 38-7 |
| 2007.01.01 | Auburn | Nebraska | 17-14 |
| 2006.01.02 | Alabama | Texas Tech | 13-10 |
| 2005.01.01 | Tennessee | Texas A&M | 38-7 |
| 2004.01.02 | Mississippi | Oklahoma State | 31-28 |
| 2003.01.01 | Texas | Louisiana State | 35-20 |
| 2002.01.01 | Oklahoma | Arkansas | 10-3 |
| 2001.01.01 | Kansas State | Tennessee | 35-21 |
| 2000.01.01 | Arkansas | Texas | 27-6 |
| 1999.01.01 | Texas | Mississippi State | 38-11 |
| 1998.01.01 | Cal-Los Angeles | Texas A&M | 29-23 |
| 1997.01.01 | Brigham Young | Kansas State | 19-15 |
| 1996.01.01 | Colorado | Oregon | 38-6 |
| 1995.01.02 | Southern Cal | Texas Tech | 55-14 |
| 1994.01.01 | Notre Dame | Texas A&M | 24-21 |
| 1993.01.01 | Notre Dame | Texas A&M | 28-3 |
| 1992.01.01 | Florida State | Texas A&M | 10-2 |
| 1991.01.01 | Miami (FL) | Texas | 46-3 |
| 1990.01.01 | Tennessee | Arkansas | 31-27 |
| 1989.01.02 | Cal-Los Angeles | Arkansas | 17-3 |
| 1988.01.01 | Texas A&M | Notre Dame | 35-10 |
| 1987.01.01 | Ohio State | Texas A&M | 28-12 |
| 1986.01.01 | Texas A&M | Auburn | 36-16 |
| 1985.01.01 | Boston College | Houston | 45-28 |
| 1984.01.02 | Georgia | Texas | 10-9 |
| 1983.01.01 | Southern Methodist | Pittsburgh | 7-3 |
| 1982.01.01 | Texas | Alabama | 14-12 |
| 1981.01.01 | Alabama | Baylor | 30-2 |
| 1980.01.01 | Houston | Nebraska | 17-14 |
| 1979.01.01 | Notre Dame | Houston | 35-34 |
| 1978.01.02 | Notre Dame | Texas | 38-10 |
| 1977.01.01 | Houston | Maryland | 30-21 |
| 1976.01.01 | Arkansas | Georgia | 31-10 |
| 1975.01.01 | Penn State | Baylor | 41-20 |
| 1974.01.01 | Nebraska | Texas | 19-3 |
| 1973.01.01 | Texas | Alabama | 17-13 |
| 1972.01.01 | Penn State | Texas | 30-6 |
| 1971.01.01 | Notre Dame | Texas | 24-11 |
| 1970.01.01 | Texas | Notre Dame | 21-17 |
| 1969.01.01 | Texas | Tennessee | 36-13 |
| 1968.01.01 | Texas A&M | Alabama | 20-16 |
| 1966.12.31 | Georgia | Southern Methodist | 24-9 |
| 1966.01.01 | Louisiana State | Arkansas | 14-7 |
| 1965.01.01 | Arkansas | Nebraska | 10-7 |
| 1964.01.01 | Texas | Navy | 28-6 |
| 1963.01.01 | Louisiana State | Texas | 13-0 |
| 1962.01.01 | Texas | Mississippi | 12-7 |
| 1961.01.02 | Duke | Arkansas | 7-6 |
| 1960.01.01 | Syracuse | Texas | 23-14 |
| 1959.01.01 | Air Force / Texas Christian | 0-0 | |
| 1958.01.01 | Navy | Rice | 20-7 |
| 1957.01.01 | Texas Christian | Syracuse | 28-27 |
| 1956.01.02 | Mississippi | Texas Christian | 14-13 |
| 1955.01.01 | Georgia Tech | Arkansas | 14-6 |
| 1954.01.01 | Rice | Alabama | 28-6 |
| 1953.01.01 | Texas | Tennessee | 16-0 |
| 1952.01.01 | Kentucky | Texas Christian | 20-7 |
| 1951.01.01 | Tennessee | Texas | 20-14 |
| 1950.01.02 | Rice | North Carolina | 27-13 |
| 1949.01.01 | Southern Methodist | Oregon | 21-13 |
| 1948.01.01 | Penn State / Southern Methodist | 13-13 | |
| 1947.01.01 | Arkansas / Louisiana State | 0-0 | |
| 1946.01.01 | Texas | Missouri | 40-27 |
| 1945.01.01 | Oklahoma A&M | Texas Christian | 34-0 |
| 1944.01.01 | Air Force-Randolph Field / Texas | 7-7 | |
| 1943.01.01 | Texas | Georgia Tech | 14-7 |
| 1942.01.01 | Alabama | Texas A&M | 29-21 |
| 1941.01.01 | Texas A&M | Fordham | 13-12 |
| 1940.01.01 | Clemson | Boston College | 6-3 |
| 1939.01.02 | St. Mary's (CA) | Texas Tech | 20-13 |
| 1938.01.01 | Rice | Colorado | 28-14 |
| 1937.01.01 | Texas Christian | Marquette | 16-6 |
