2005 Cotton Bowl Classic

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2005 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic
69th Cotton Bowl Classic
1234 Total
Tennessee 721100 38
Texas A&M 0007 7
DateJanuary 1, 2005
Season
Announcers
Thom Brennaman and Brian Baldinger
Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season

2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season for each team and resulted in a 38–7 Tennessee victory. Tennessee represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while Texas A&M represented the Big 12 Conference.[1]

Game summary

Tennessee was up 38–0 before A&M scored late to make the final score 38–7 as A&M turned the ball over 5 times (4 on fumbles) and Rick Clausen went 18 of 27 for 222 yards. McNeal went 23 of 38 for 241 yards and set a new school single-season passing yards record, but only had one touchdown while throwing an interception.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Texas A&M can't stop Clausen, Tennessee". ESPN.com. January 1, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)