1947 Cotton Bowl Classic
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11th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Referee Abb Curtis (SWC; | split crew: SWC, SEC) | |||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 38,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game played on January 1, 1947 in the Cotton Bowl stadium at Dallas, Texas, between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the LSU Tigers. Due to adverse winter weather, neither team scored, and Arkansas and LSU tied the game, later referred to as Ice Bowl, 0–0. The two teams met again in the Cotton Bowl Classic in 1966.[1]
Setting
Arkansas and LSU had enjoyed a neighboring-state
LSU was 1–3 in bowl games previous to the Ice Bowl. Arkansas, with their tie in the 1934 Dixie Classic, was 0–0–1, and 0–0–2 after their second indecisive bowl.
Game summary
The Razorbacks were statistically beaten by the Tigers, who held a 15–1 advantage in first downs. LSU also held a yardage advantage of 271–54. The Razorback defense stiffened in the
Tittle was named the game's Most Valuable Player.[4]
References
- ^ "11th Classic, 1947". Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "1947 Cotton Bowl - The "Ice Bowl"". Arkansas Razorback Football History. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Iced Over: LSU and Arkansas Battle to 0-0 Tie in '47 Cotton Bowl". LSU. December 15, 2002. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Former LSU and pro QB legend Y.A. Tittle passes away". WAFB. October 9, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2023.