The Sports Almanac

Goodyear Cotton Bowl


MISSOURI TIGERS CURRENT COTTON BOWL CHAMPIONS

Missouri Tigers

Ohio State Buckeyes
14
3


Through the 2023 Bowl

YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
1936
TCU Horned Frogs
Marquette Golden Eagles
16-6
1937
Rice Owls
Colorado Buffaloes
28-14
1938
St. Mary's Gaels
Texas Tech Red Raiders
20-13
1939
Clemson Tigers
Boston College Eagles
6-3
1940
Texas A&M Aggies
Fordham Rams
13-12
1941
Alabama Crimson Tide
Texas A&M Aggies
29-21
1942
Texas Longhorns
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
14-7
1943
Texas Longhorns/Randolph Field
Game Ended In Tie
7-7
1944
Oklahoma State Cowboys
TCU Horned Frogs
34-0
1945
Texas Longhorns
Missouri Tigers
40-27
1946
Arkansas Razorbacks/LSU Tigers
Game Ended In Tie
0-0
1947
SMU Mustangs/Penn State Nittany Lions
Game Ended In Tie
13-13
1948
SMU Mustangs
Oregon Ducks
21-13
1949
Rice Owls
North Carolina Tar Heels
27-13
1950
Tennessee Volunteers
Texas Longhorns
20-14
1951
Kentucky Wildcats
TCU Horned Frogs
20-7
1952
Texas Longhorns
Tennessee Volunteers
16-0
1953
Rice Owls
Alabama Crimson Tide
28-6
1954
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Arkansas Razorbacks
14-6
1955
Mississippi Rebels
TCU Horned Frogs
14-13
1956
TCU Horned Frogs
Syracuse Orangemen
28-27
1957
Navy Midshipmen
Rice Owls
20-7
1958
TCU Horned Frogs/Air Force Fighting Falcons
Game Ended In Tie
0-0
1959
Syracuse Orangemen
Texas Longhorns
23-14
1960
Duke Blue Devils
Arkansas Razorbacks
7-6
1961
Texas Longhorns
Mississippi Rebels
12-7
1962
LSU Tigers
Texas Longhorns
13-0
1963
Texas Longhorns
Navy Midshipmen
28-6
1964
Arkansas Razorbacks
Nebraska Cornhuskers
10-7
1965
LSU Tigers
Arkansas Razorbacks
14-7
1966
Georgia Bulldogs
SMU Mustangs
24-9
1967
Texas A&M Aggies
Alabama Crimson Tide
20-16
1968
Texas Longhorns
Tennessee Volunteers
36-13
1969
Texas Longhorns
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
21-17
1970
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Texas Longhorns
24-11
1971
Penn State Nittany Lions
Texas Longhorns
30-6
1972
Texas Longhorns
Alabama Crimson Tide
17-13
1973
Nebraska Cornhuskes
Texas Longhorns
19-3
1974
Penn State Nittany Lions
Baylor Bears
41-20
1975
Arkansas Razorbacks
Georgia Bulldogs
31-10
1976
Houston Cougars
Maryland Terrapins
30-21
1977
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Texas Longhorns
38-10
1978
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Houston Cougars
35-34
1979
Houston Cougars
Nebraska Cornhuskers
17-14
1980
Alabama Crimson Tide
Baylor Bears
30-2
1981
Texas Longhorns
Alabama Crimson Tide
14-12
1982
SMU Mustangs
Pittsburgh Panthers
7-3
1983
Georgia Bulldogs
Texas Longhorns
10-9
1984
Boston College Eagles
Houston Cougars
45-28
1985
Texas A&M Aggies
Auburn Tigers
36-16
1986
Ohio State Buckeyes
Texas A&M Aggies
28-12
1987
Texas A&M Aggies
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
35-10
1988
UCLA Bruins
Arkansas Razorbacks
17-3
1989
Tennessee Volunteers
Arkansas Razorbacks
31-27
1990
Miami Hurricanes
Texas Longhorns
46-3
1991
Florida State Seminoles
Texas A&M Aggies
10-2
1992
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Texas A&M Aggies
28-3
1993
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Texas A&M Aggies
24-21
1994
USC Trojans
Texas Tech Red Raiders
55-14
1995
Colorado Buffaloes
Oregon Ducks
38-6
1996
BYU Cougars
Kansas State Wildcats
19-15
1997
UCLA Bruins
Texas A&M Aggies
29-23
1998
Texas Longhorns
Mississippi State Bulldogs
38-11
1999
Arkansas Razorbacks
Texas Longhorns
27-6
2000
Kansas State Wildcats
Tennessee Volunteers
35-21
2001
Oklahoma Sooners
Arkansas Razorbacks
10-3
2002
Texas Longhorns
LSU Tigers
35-20
2003
Mississippi Rebels
Oklahoma State Cowboys
31-28
2004
Tennessee Volunteers
Texas A&M Aggies
38-7
2005
Alabama Crimson Tide
Texas Tech Red Raiders
13-10
2006
Auburn Tigers
Nebraska Cornhuskers
17-14
2007
Missouri Tigers
Arkansas Razorbacks
38-7
2008
Mississippi Rebels
Texas Tech Red Raiders
47-34
2009
Mississippi Rebels
Oklahoma State Cowboys
21-7
2010
LSU Tigers
Texas A&M Aggies
41-24
2011
Arkansas Razorbacks
Kansas State Wildcats
29-16
2012
Texas A&M Aggies
Oklahoma Sooners
41-13
2013
Missouri Tigers
Oklahoma State Cowboys
41-31
2014
Michigan State Spartans
Baylor Bears
42-41
2015
Alabama Crimson Tide
Michigan State Spartans
38-0
2016
Wisconsin Badgers
Western Michigan Broncos
24-16
2017
Ohio State Buckeyes
USC Trojans
24-7
2018
Clemson Tigers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
30-3
2019
Penn State Nittany Lions
Memphis Tigers
53-39
2020
Oklahoma Sooners
Florida Gators
55-20
2021
Alabama Crimson Tide
Cincinnati Bearcats
27-6
2022
Tulane Green Wave
USC Trojans
46-45
2023
Missouri Tigers
Ohio State Buckeyes
14-3