1938 Cotton Bowl Classic

1938 Cotton Bowl Classic
1234 Total
Colorado 14000 14
Rice 02170 28
Date January 1, 1938
Season 1937
Stadium Cotton Bowl
Location Dallas, Texas
MVP QB Byron White (Colorado)
HB Ernie Lain (Rice)
Attendance 32,118

The 1938 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 2nd held, featuring the Colorado Buffaloes and the Rice Owls.

Background

Byron "Whizzer" White was the highlight on a Colorado team that had an unbeaten regular season. He was an All-American who could defend the ball, run the ball, punt the ball, and pass the ball while also being a Rhodes Scholar.

Rice were led by sophomores highlighted by Ernie Lain, dubbed by Grantland Rice as "football’s greatest sophomore back." This was Rice and Colorado's first bowl game.

Game summary

Colorado sprung up a 14-0 lead after the first quarter on a Joe Antonio touchdown catch and a Byron White interception return for a touchdown. But Ernie Lain was determined. He threw two touchdown passes to Jake Schuehle and Ollie Cordill, and Lain scored on a touchdown run. Frank Steen caught a touchdown pass from Lain in the third quarter to seal the game for the Owls, who dominated the Buffaloes on defense for most of the game, who had less first downs than punts. Colorado would not reach another Cotton Bowl until 1996 while Rice would go to three more in a span of 8 years (1950, 1954, 1958). [1]

Statistics

Statistics Rice Colorado
First Downs 20 6
Yards Rushing 257 87
Yards Passing 158 8
Total Yards 415 95
Punts-Average 4-38.0 9-41.0
Fumbles Lost 2 2
Interceptions 1 2
Penalties-Yards 9-65 3-15

Outstanding Players

Colorado

Rice

References

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