Cotton Bowl History & Results
- Games Played
- 90
- First
- 1936
- Most Recent
- 2025
- Most Wins
- Texas
- Won
- 11
Also known as: Cotton Bowl Classic (1951-1996); AT&T Cotton Bowl (2011); Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (2014); Goodyear Cotton Bowl (2022-2025); CFP Semifinal - Goodyear Cotton Bowl (2024)
The Cotton Bowl hosts College Football Playoff games. Those are listed below alongside the rest of its history.
Every Cotton Bowl
90 games between the 1936 and 2025 seasons.
| Season | Played | Known as | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dec 2025 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl | Miami (FL) | 24-14 | Ohio State |
| 2024 | Jan 2025 | CFP Semifinal - Goodyear Cotton Bowl | Ohio State | 28-14 | Texas |
| 2023 | Dec 2023 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl | Missouri | 14-3 | Ohio State |
| 2022 | Jan 2023 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl | Tulane | 46-45 | USC |
| 2021 | Dec 2021 | Cotton Bowl | Alabama | 27-6 | Cincinnati |
| 2020 | Dec 2020 | Cotton Bowl | Oklahoma | 55-20 | Florida |
| 2019 | Dec 2019 | Cotton Bowl | Penn State | 53-39 | Memphis |
| 2018 | Dec 2018 | Cotton Bowl | Clemson | 30-3 | Notre Dame |
| 2017 | Dec 2017 | Cotton Bowl | Ohio State | 24-7 | Southern California |
| 2016 | Jan 2017 | Cotton Bowl | Wisconsin | 24-16 | Western Michigan |
| 2015 | Dec 2015 | Cotton Bowl | Alabama | 38-0 | Michigan State |
| 2014 | Jan 2015 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | Michigan State | 42-41 | Baylor |
| 2013 | Dec 2013 | Cotton Bowl | Missouri | 41-31 | Oklahoma State |
| 2012 | Dec 2012 | Cotton Bowl | Texas A&M | 41-13 | Oklahoma |
| 2011 | Dec 2011 | AT&T Cotton Bowl | Arkansas | 29-16 | Kansas State |
| 2010 | Dec 2010 | Cotton Bowl | LSU | 41-24 | Texas A&M |
| 2009 | Dec 2009 | Cotton Bowl | Ole Miss | 21-7 | Oklahoma State |
| 2008 | Dec 2008 | Cotton Bowl | Ole Miss | 47-34 | Texas Tech |
| 2007 | Dec 2007 | Cotton Bowl | Missouri | 38-7 | Arkansas |
| 2006 | Dec 2006 | Cotton Bowl | Auburn | 17-14 | Nebraska |
| 2005 | Dec 2005 | Cotton Bowl | Alabama | 13-10 | Texas Tech |
| 2004 | Dec 2004 | Cotton Bowl | Tennessee | 38-7 | Texas A&M |
| 2003 | Dec 2003 | Cotton Bowl | Ole Miss | 31-28 | Oklahoma State |
| 2002 | Dec 2002 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 35-20 | LSU |
| 2001 | Dec 2001 | Cotton Bowl | Oklahoma | 10-3 | Arkansas |
| 2000 | Jan 2001 | Cotton Bowl | Kansas State | 35-21 | Tennessee |
| 1999 | Jan 2000 | Cotton Bowl | Arkansas | 27-6 | Texas |
| 1998 | Jan 1999 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 38-11 | Mississippi State |
| 1997 | Jan 1998 | Cotton Bowl | UCLA | 29-23 | Texas A&M |
| 1996 | Jan 1997 | Cotton Bowl Classic | BYU | 19-15 | Kansas State |
| 1995 | Jan 1996 | Cotton Bowl | Colorado | 38-6 | Oregon |
| 1994 | Jan 1995 | Cotton Bowl | USC | 55-14 | Texas Tech |
| 1993 | Jan 1994 | Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame | 24-21 | Texas A&M |
| 1992 | Jan 1993 | Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame | 28-3 | Texas A&M |
| 1991 | Jan 1992 | Cotton Bowl | Florida State | 10-2 | Texas A&M |
| 1990 | Jan 1991 | Cotton Bowl | Miami (Fla.) | 46-3 | Texas |
| 1989 | Jan 1990 | Cotton Bowl | Tennessee | 31-27 | Arkansas |
| 1988 | Jan 1989 | Cotton Bowl | UCLA | 17-3 | Arkansas |
| 1987 | Jan 1988 | Cotton Bowl | Texas A&M | 35-10 | Notre Dame |
| 1986 | Jan 1987 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Ohio State | 28-12 | Texas A&M |
| 1985 | Jan 1986 | Cotton Bowl | Texas A&M | 36-16 | Auburn |
| 1984 | Jan 1985 | Cotton Bowl | Boston College | 45-28 | Houston |
| 1983 | Jan 1984 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Georgia | 10-9 | Texas |
| 1982 | Jan 1983 | Cotton Bowl | SMU | 7-3 | Pittsburgh |
| 1981 | Jan 1982 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 14-12 | Alabama |
| 1980 | Jan 1981 | Cotton Bowl | Alabama | 30-2 | Baylor |
| 1979 | Jan 1980 | Cotton Bowl | Houston | 17-14 | Nebraska |
| 1978 | Jan 1979 | Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame | 35-34 | Houston |
| 1977 | Jan 1978 | Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame | 38-10 | Texas |
| 1976 | Jan 1977 | Cotton Bowl | Houston | 30-21 | Maryland |
| 1975 | Jan 1976 | Cotton Bowl | Arkansas | 31-10 | Georgia |
| 1974 | Jan 1975 | Cotton Bowl | Penn State | 41-20 | Baylor |
| 1973 | Jan 1974 | Cotton Bowl | Nebraska | 19-3 | Texas |
| 1972 | Jan 1973 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 17-13 | Alabama |
| 1971 | Jan 1972 | Cotton Bowl | Penn State | 30-6 | Texas |
| 1970 | Jan 1971 | Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame | 24-11 | Texas |
| 1969 | Jan 1970 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 21-17 | Notre Dame |
| 1968 | Jan 1969 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 36-13 | Tennessee |
| 1967 | Jan 1968 | Cotton Bowl | Texas A&M | 20-16 | Alabama |
| 1966 | Jan 1967 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Georgia | 24-9 | SMU |
| 1965 | Jan 1966 | Cotton Bowl | LSU | 14-7 | Arkansas |
| 1964 | Jan 1965 | Cotton Bowl | Arkansas | 10-7 | Nebraska |
| 1963 | Jan 1964 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 28-6 | Navy |
| 1962 | Jan 1963 | Cotton Bowl | LSU | 13-0 | Texas |
| 1961 | Jan 1962 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 12-7 | Ole Miss |
| 1960 | Jan 1961 | Cotton Bowl | Duke | 7-6 | Arkansas |
| 1959 | Jan 1960 | Cotton Bowl | Syracuse | 23-14 | Texas |
| 1958 | Jan 1959 | Cotton Bowl | Air Force | 0-0 (tie) | TCU |
| 1957 | Jan 1958 | Cotton Bowl | Navy | 20-7 | Rice |
| 1956 | Jan 1957 | Cotton Bowl | TCU | 28-27 | Syracuse |
| 1955 | Jan 1956 | Cotton Bowl | Ole Miss | 14-13 | TCU |
| 1954 | Jan 1955 | Cotton Bowl | Georgia Tech | 14-6 | Arkansas |
| 1953 | Jan 1954 | Cotton Bowl | Rice | 28-6 | Alabama |
| 1952 | Jan 1953 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 16-0 | Tennessee |
| 1951 | Jan 1952 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Kentucky | 20-7 | TCU |
| 1950 | Jan 1951 | Cotton Bowl | Tennessee | 20-14 | Texas |
| 1949 | Jan 1950 | Cotton Bowl | Rice | 27-13 | North Carolina |
| 1948 | Jan 1949 | Cotton Bowl | SMU | 21-13 | Oregon |
| 1947 | Jan 1948 | Cotton Bowl | Penn State | 13-13 (tie) | SMU |
| 1946 | Jan 1947 | Cotton Bowl | Arkansas | 0-0 (tie) | LSU |
| 1945 | Jan 1946 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 40-27 | Missouri |
| 1944 | Jan 1945 | Cotton Bowl | Oklahoma State | 34-0 | TCU |
| 1943 | Jan 1944 | Cotton Bowl | Randolph Field | 7-7 (tie) | Texas |
| 1942 | Jan 1943 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 14-7 | Georgia Tech |
| 1941 | Jan 1942 | Cotton Bowl | Alabama | 29-21 | Texas A&M |
| 1940 | Jan 1941 | Cotton Bowl | Texas A&M | 13-12 | Fordham |
| 1939 | Jan 1940 | Cotton Bowl | Clemson | 6-3 | Boston College |
| 1938 | Jan 1939 | Cotton Bowl | St. Marys Cal. | 20-13 | Texas Tech |
| 1937 | Jan 1938 | Cotton Bowl | Rice | 28-14 | Colorado |
| 1936 | Jan 1937 | Cotton Bowl | TCU | 16-6 | Marquette |