1965 Cotton Bowl Classic
| 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ronnie Caveness (Arkansas LB) Fred Marshall (Arkansas QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Arkansas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic was the twenty-ninth edition of the college football bowl game, played on January 1, 1965 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The game matched Southwest champion Arkansas against Big Eight champion Nebraska.
In a tightly contested defensive battle, second-ranked Arkansas rallied to defeat No. 6 Nebraska 10–7 to win its first Cotton Bowl, and was later named national champion by multiple selectors.