1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
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The 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) was the 31st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on December 31.[lower-alpha 1] It matched the No. 10 SMU Mustangs of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[3][lower-alpha 2] Kickoff for the Saturday game was 1:30 p.m. CST and it was televised by CBS.[4]
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31st Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 31, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Kent Lawrence (Georgia TB) George Patton (Georgia T) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Georgia by 6½ to 7 points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Harold Matthews (SWC) (split crew: SWC, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 75,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Jack Drees, Pat Summerall | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playing of the Cotton Bowl Classic in December—the "1967 game" was moved to New Year's Eve because New Year's Day was a Sunday in 1967. The decision to move the game had been announced in January 1966.[5] The other major bowls (Sugar, Orange, Rose) were played on January 2.