Grady Allen (Texas A&M DE) Edd Hargett (Texas A&M QB) Bill Hobbs (Texas A&M LB)
Favorite
Alabama by 7 points[1]
Referee
E.D. Cavette (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC)
Attendance
75,504
United States TV coverage
Network
CBS
Announcers
Lindsey Nelson, Johnny Sauer
Cotton Bowl Classic
< 1966 (Dec.)
1969 >
The 1968 Cotton Bowl Classic, part of the 1967 bowl game season, was the 32nd edition of the college football bowl game, held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, January 1. It matched the eighth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the unranked Texas A&M Aggies, champions of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Underdog Texas A&M won the game 20–16.[2][3]
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^"Stallings learned lessons too well, Aggies triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1968. p. 2B.
^"Fired-up Aggies tip Tide". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1968. p. 14.
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