| 1973 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 37th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | LB Randy Braband (Texas) QB Alan Lowry (Texas) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | James Artley (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Tom Brookshier and Frank Glieber | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1973 Cotton Bowl Classic, part of the 1972 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1973, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Texas Longhorns, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC). Texas won the game by a final score of 17–13.