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1984 Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 1984 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 48th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, January 2.[3] Part of the 1983–84 bowl game season, it matched the undefeated and second-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the #7 Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Underdog Georgia rallied with a late touchdown to win, 10–9.[4][5][6]
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48th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 2, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | John Lastinger (Georgia QB) Jeff Leiding (Texas LB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Texas by 7½ points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Howard Roe (Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 67,891 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1984, and the major college bowl games were played the following day.