1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
| 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 31st Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kent Lawrence (Georgia TB) George Patton (Georgia T) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia by 6½ to 7 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Harold Matthews (SWC) (split crew: SWC, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jack Drees, Pat Summerall | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) was the 31st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on December 31. It matched the No. 10 SMU Mustangs of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Kickoff for the Saturday game was 1:30 p.m. CST and it was televised by CBS.
This was the first playing of the Cotton Bowl Classic in December—the "1967 game" was moved to New Year's Eve because New Year's Day was a Sunday in 1967. The decision to move the game had been announced in January 1966. The other major bowls (Sugar, Orange, Rose) were played on January 2.