DE Bruce Bannon (Penn State) RB Lydell Mitchell (Penn State)
Referee
Paul Bertha (ECAC; split crew: ECAC, SWC)
Attendance
70,000
United States TV coverage
Network
CBS
Cotton Bowl Classic
< 1971
1973 >
The 1972 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Texas Longhorns. The 36th Cotton Bowl Classic, it was played on Saturday, January 1, 1972, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.[1][2]
^"Texas Wishbone catches in throat". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. January 2, 1972. p. 61. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
^"Penn State scuttles Texas for 30-6 Cotton Bowl win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1972. p. 1, sports. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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