The 1941 Alabama squad finished the regular season with an 8–2 record. The Crimson Tide also finished third in SEC play with losses to Vanderbilt and conference champion Mississippi State. Following their victory over Miami, Alabama accepted an invitation to play in the Cotton Bowl on New Years Day on December 1.[3] The appearance marked the first for Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, and the first bowl game played outside the Rose Bowl Game.[3]
Texas A&M finished the regular season with a 9–1 with its lone defeat coming against Texas.[4] The appearance marked the second for the Aggies in the Cotton Bowl, as they defeated Fordham 13–12 in the 1941 game.
Game summaryedit
In a game statistically tilted toward the Aggies, Alabama won 29–21, after racing to a 29–7 lead. Alabama then inserted its third-string, allowing for Texas A&M's late scoring.[5][6][7] Alabama had only one first down to A&M's 13; however, under the Southwest Conference rules in 1942, touchdown runs and pass plays were not counted as first downs; Alabama also had 59 rushing yards to A&M's 115; and 16 yards receiving to 194.[5] The Crimson Tide prevailed through special teams play and intercepting seven Aggie passes in their victory.[5][7]
^ abcdNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Former Major Bowls" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 95. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
^National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Major Bowl Game Attendance" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 33. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
^ abStaff Reporters (December 2, 1941). "Tide resumes work next week for Cotton Bowl". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 7. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
^Bealmear, Austin (November 28, 1941). "Texas ponds Aggies, 23–0". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
^ abcStaff Reporters (January 2, 1942). "Alabama outscores Texas Aggies in touchdown race, 29 to 21". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 7. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
^Staff Reporters (January 4, 1942). "Tiders to Return Home with Bowl Bacon Today". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
^ ab. AggieAthletics.com. Texas A&M Athletics Media Center. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
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1942, cotton, bowl, classic, part, 1941, bowl, game, season, took, place, january, 1942, cotton, bowl, dallas, texas, competing, teams, were, alabama, crimson, tide, representing, southeastern, conference, texas, aggies, representing, southwest, conference, co. The 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic part of the 1941 bowl game season took place on January 1 1942 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas Texas The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide representing the Southeastern Conference SEC and the Texas A amp M Aggies representing the Southwest Conference SWC as conference champions Alabama won the game 29 21 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic6th Cotton Bowl ClassicAlabama Crimson Tide Texas A amp M Aggies 8 2 9 1 SEC SWC29 21Head coach Frank Thomas Head coach Homer H NortonAP20 AP91234 TotalAlabama 07139 29Texas A amp M 07014 21DateJanuary 1 1942Season1941StadiumCotton BowlLocationDallas TexasMVPT Martin Ruby Texas A amp M 1 HB Jimmy Nelson Alabama 1 E Holt Rast Alabama 1 T Don Whitmire Alabama 1 Attendance38 000 2 Cotton Bowl Classic lt 1941 1943 gt Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Alabama 1 2 Texas A amp M 2 Game summary 3 ReferencesTeams editAlabama edit See also 1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1941 Alabama squad finished the regular season with an 8 2 record The Crimson Tide also finished third in SEC play with losses to Vanderbilt and conference champion Mississippi State Following their victory over Miami Alabama accepted an invitation to play in the Cotton Bowl on New Years Day on December 1 3 The appearance marked the first for Alabama in the Cotton Bowl and the first bowl game played outside the Rose Bowl Game 3 Texas A amp M edit See also 1941 Texas A amp M Aggies football team Texas A amp M finished the regular season with a 9 1 with its lone defeat coming against Texas 4 The appearance marked the second for the Aggies in the Cotton Bowl as they defeated Fordham 13 12 in the 1941 game Game summary editIn a game statistically tilted toward the Aggies Alabama won 29 21 after racing to a 29 7 lead Alabama then inserted its third string allowing for Texas A amp M s late scoring 5 6 7 Alabama had only one first down to A amp M s 13 however under the Southwest Conference rules in 1942 touchdown runs and pass plays were not counted as first downs Alabama also had 59 rushing yards to A amp M s 115 and 16 yards receiving to 194 5 The Crimson Tide prevailed through special teams play and intercepting seven Aggie passes in their victory 5 7 Scoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP Alabama Texas A amp M2 Texas A amp M Harold Cowley 12 yard touchdown reception from Leo Daniels J D Webster kick good 0 72 Alabama Russ Craft 8 yard touchdown run George Hecht kick good 7 73 Alabama Jimmy Nelson 72 yard punt return George Hecht kick blocked 13 73 Alabama Jimmy Nelson 21 yard touchdown run George Hecht kick good 20 74 Alabama 31 yard field goal by George Hecht 23 74 Alabama Interception returned 10 yards for touchdown by Holt Rast George Hecht kick failed 29 74 Texas A amp M J D Webster 1 yard touchdown run J D Webster kick good 29 144 Texas A amp M James Sterling 35 yard touchdown reception from R Moser J D Webster kick good 29 21 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 29 21References edit a b c d National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Bowl All Star Game Records Most Valuable Players in Former Major Bowls PDF 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA org p 95 Retrieved November 19 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Bowl All Star Game Records Major Bowl Game Attendance PDF 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA org p 33 Retrieved November 19 2011 a b Staff Reporters December 2 1941 Tide resumes work next week for Cotton Bowl The Tuscaloosa News p 7 Retrieved January 5 2011 Bealmear Austin November 28 1941 Texas ponds Aggies 23 0 The Tuscaloosa News Associated Press p 11 Retrieved January 5 2011 a b c Staff Reporters January 2 1942 Alabama outscores Texas Aggies in touchdown race 29 to 21 The Tuscaloosa News p 7 Retrieved January 5 2011 Staff Reporters January 4 1942 Tiders to Return Home with Bowl Bacon Today The Tuscaloosa News p 10 Retrieved July 27 2011 a b Bowl History 1942 Cotton Bowl AggieAthletics com Texas A amp M Athletics Media Center Archived from the original on December 17 2009 Retrieved January 5 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic amp oldid 1206385200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
