Goodyear Cotton Bowl
 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES CURRENT COTTON BOWL CHAMPIONS |
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Ohio State Buckeyes |
 Texas Longhorns |
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14 |
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Goodyear Cotton Bowl
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES CURRENT COTTON BOWL CHAMPIONS |
|
Ohio State Buckeyes |
Texas Longhorns |
| 28 |
14 |
Through the 2024 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 |
| 2024 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
Texas Longhorns |
28-14 |