1996 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic
60th Cotton Bowl Classic
1234 Total
Oregon 6000 6
Colorado 013196 38
DateJanuary 1, 1996
Season1995
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPRB Herchell Troutman (Colorado)
DB Marcus Washington (Colorado)
RefereeMike Pereira (WAC)
Attendance58,214
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersTim Ryan and Steve Davis

The 1996 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1996, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. This was the 60th held game. The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The bowl game featured the Colorado Buffaloes from the Big Eight and the Oregon Ducks from the Pacific-10 Conference. The game was televised on CBS.[1]

Game summary

Colorado had only a 13–6 halftime lead, but the Buffs scored 25 straight points in the second half while also shutting out Oregon.

References

  1. "1996 Cotton Bowl - GoDucks.com—The University of Oregon Official Athletics Web Site". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2008.


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