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1953 Cotton Bowl Classic
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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.
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17th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | HB Richard Ochoa (Texas) G Harley Sewell (Texas) LB Bob Griesbach (Tennessee) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Alvin Bell (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 75,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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