1937 Cotton Bowl Classic
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| Date | January 1, 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
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C Ki Aldrich (TCU) QB Sammy Baugh (TCU) E L. D. Meyer (TCU) |
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| Attendance | 17,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1937 Cotton Bowl Classic, the first Cotton Bowl and part of the 1936–37 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1937, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The competing teams were the Marquette Golden Avalanche, competing as a football independent, and the TCU Horned Frogs, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC) as conference champions. TCU won the inaugural contest 16–6.
The 1936 Marquette squad finished the regular season with a 7–1 record after losing to Duquesne in their regular season finale. On December 9, Marquette accepted an invitation to play in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic on New Years Day. The appearance marked the first all-time bowl appearance for the Golden Avalanche. Marquette accepted the bid also in part to expand their brand into the Southern United States and make contacts with other southern football teams to schedule future contests. Marquette never again played in a bowl game and discontinued its football program after the 1960 season.
TCU finished the regular season with an 8–2–2 record with ties against Mississippi State and SMU and losses against Texas Tech and Texas A&M. After they defeated Santa Clara in their regular season finale, the Cotton Bowl extended TCU an invitation to the game over Arkansas. On December 16, the Horned Frogs were granted permission from the Southwest Conference to compete against the Golden Avalanche in the Cotton Bowl Classic. The appearance marked the third all-time bowl appearance for TCU.
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