1955 Cotton Bowl Classic

(7–3)

(8–2)

Head coach:
Bobby Dodd

Head coach:
Bowden Wyatt

AP	Coaches
NR	13

AP	Coaches
10	8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Tech	0	0	7	7	14
Arkansas	0	6	0	0	6

Date

January 1, 1955

Season

1954

Stadium

Cotton Bowl

Location

Dallas, Texas

MVP

FB George Humphreys (Georgia Tech)
G Bud Brooks (Arkansas)

Attendance

75,550

United States TV coverage

Network

NBC

The 1955 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Southwest Conference champion Arkansas Razorbacks and the champions of the SEC, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech defeated Arkansas, 14-6, in front of 75,550 spectators.^[1] Arkansas would get their revenge in the 1960 Gator Bowl, a 14-7 Hog win.^[1]

Setting

Arkansas lost only two games by a total of eight points, despite being picked to finish next-to-last in the SWC during the preseason.^[2] The Razorbacks were propelled by their most memorable win, against the #5 Ole Miss Rebels, on what is called the Powder River Play. The game turned on a 66-yard pass from tailback^[3] Buddy Bob Benson to blocking back Preston Carpenter, the only score of the game. The halfback pass gave Arkansas the 6-0 in War Memorial Stadium. The play was called "perhaps the most important in Arkansas football history to that time" by Orville Henry. Arkansas had struggled winning bowl games, entering at 1-0-2.

Georgia Tech, however, was very rich in bowl tradition. Bobby Dodd's Ramblin' Wreck had played in four Orange Bowls and three Sugar Bowls entering this matchup.^[2] Assistant coach Frank Broyles would become a legend coaching the Razorbacks from 1958-76, including winning the 1964 National Championship.

Game summary

The Razorbacks and Yellow Jackets played to a scoreless tie until Razorback sophomore QB/HB George Walker scored, completing an 80-yard drive before halftime. Walker could not connect on the extra point, however, and Arkansas would go up only 6-0. After halftime, Georgia Tech would take over. The Jackets' powerful running game produced two touchdowns, first by Paul Rotenberry, then by Wade Mitchell, and Arkansas could gain only eight yards rushing in the second half, the combination of which proved enough to defeat the Porkers, 14-6.^[1]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	GT	ARK
2	14:58		80	12	ARK	George Walker 3-yard touchdown run, George Walker kick no good	0	6
3	5:06		58	12	GT	Paul Rotenberry 3-yard touchdown run, Wade Mitchell kick good	7	6
4	6:53		43	10	GT	Wade Mitchell 1-yard touchdown run, Wade Mitchell kick good	14	6
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							14	6

Georgia Tech won their ninth of eleven bowl games, while Arkansas' record in the postseason dropped to 1-1-2.^[2]

References

1 2 3 "2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl-Past Classics." History. The official site of the 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved on January 2, 2009
1 2 3 Georgia Tech, 14, Arkansas 6. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
↑ 1954 Arkansas Razorbacks Varsity Football Roster. Photo. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

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Notes	There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966 and 2015. There was no Cotton Bowl Classic in 1967. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its December 2015 edition.

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