1970 Cotton Bowl Classic

Texas was looking to win their second national championship in 5 years, having won one in 1963. They finished with a perfect season and a 2nd straight Southwest Conference championship. This was the Irish's first bowl game appearance since the 1925 Rose Bowl 45 years earlier.

Game summary

It was a cool clear day between two titans. The two teams were even in first downs and were different in total yards by only 28. Both teams had over 70 offensive plays, the Irish had their passing attack and the Longhorns with their running attack. Notre Dame scored the first 10 points on a Scott Hempel field goal and a Tom Gatewood 54 pass from Joe Theismann. After the Irish kickoff, Texas went on a 74 yard drive that culminated with a Jim Bertelsen touchdown run that made it 10-7 as halftime soon followed. The fourth quarter had 21 points combined, as Texas scored first and last in the quarter. Ted Koy culminated a 77 yard drive with his touchdown run with 10 minutes remaining. But Theismann would lead his team on an 80 yard drive and threw a pass to Jim Yoder that gave the Irish the lead with 6:52 left. But after the kickoff, the Longhorns went on a 76 yard drive that culminated with a Billy Dale touchdown plunge with 1:06 on the clock, too little time for the Irish as Texas secured its second consensus national championship in school history.^[2]

References

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Notes	There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966 and 2015. There was no Cotton Bowl Classic in 1967. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its December 2015 edition.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bowl games

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