1953 Cotton Bowl Classic

1953 Cotton Bowl Classic
17th Cotton Bowl Classic
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Tennessee 00000
Texas 270716
DateJanuary 1, 1953
Season1952
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPHB Richard Ochoa (Texas)
G Harley Sewell (Texas)
LB Bob Griesbach (Tennessee)
RefereeAlvin Bell (SEC;
split crew: SEC, SWC)
Attendance75,500
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC

The 1953 Cotton Bowl Classic featured the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas Longhorns. This was the first Cotton Bowl Classic to be broadcast on television.