| 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas,Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | HBIke Forte (Arkansas) LBHal McAfee (Arkansas) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Arkansas by 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Vance Carlson (Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson andAlex Hawkins | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1976 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-seasoncollege footballbowl game between the co-Southwest Conference championArkansas Razorbacks[1] and theGeorgia Bulldogs. Arkansas defeated Georgia, 31–10 in front of 77,500 spectators.[2]
Arkansas finished the regular season 9–2, came into the game on a five-game winning streak. The Hogs were part of a three-way tie for theSouthwest Conference Championship withTexas andTexas A&M. The Hogs lost to Texas, 18–24, but gave #2 Texas A&M its first loss in the regular season finale. The 31-6 upset of the Aggies inWar Memorial Stadium is one of the most memorable games in Razorback football history.
Georgia was 9–2 entering the game, tied for second in theSoutheastern Conference.
The Bulldogs took an early 10–3 lead. Arkansas wouldn't score a touchdown until Georgia's QBRay Goff tried a 'shoestring' play. He bent as if to tie his shoe and flipped the ball to Gene Washington, a legal play as long as in one motion, but RazorbackHal McAfee scooped up the ball at the 13 yard line.[3]Ike Forte scored for the Hogs, knotting the game at 10. The two teams were scoreless in the third period, with Arkansas missing three field goals, before the Hogs exploded for 21 unanswered to close the game.
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