1946 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic was a postseason college football bowl game between the tenth ranked Texas Longhorns and the Missouri Tigers.
Background
Texas was led by star quarterback, Bobby Layne.[1]
Game summary
Layne accounted for all 40 of Texas' points. He rushed for three touchdowns, passed for two touchdowns (both caught by Joe Baumgardner) and caught a touchdown pass from Ralph Ellsworth. Texas led the whole game, from 14-7 at the end of the first, 21-14 at halftime and 27-14 at the end of the third quarter. Missouri had three touchdown runs from William Dellastatious, Howard Bennett, and Robert Hopkins with a touchdown catch from Roland Oakes, but the Tigers could not stop Lackey, who went 11 of 12 for 158 yards.[2]
Statistics
| Statistics | Missouri | Texas |
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| First Downs | 22 | 19 |
| Yards Rushing | 408 | 202 |
| Yards Passing | 106 | 234 |
| Total Yards | 514 | 436 |
| Punts-Average | 2-37.0 | 2-41.5 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-30 | 5-35 |
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References
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- Tie-In
- College Football Playoff At-Large or Group of Five Bid
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
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