Game invitation
The Arkansas Razorbacks and the Missouri Tigers accepted the Cotton Bowl Classic's invitation to play in the bowl game on January 1. This was the Arkansas Razorbacks' 11th appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic (with a record of 3–6–1 in previous Cotton Bowl Classics) and the second appearance for the Missouri Tigers (0–1).[4] Many Missouri fans felt insulted that the Tigers had been sent to the Cotton Bowl Classic instead of a BCS bowl after a stunning season that included a spot atop the AP College Football Rankings and a co-championship in the Big XII North. This feeling was amplified by the fact that the Kansas Jayhawks, Missouri's historical and then-conference rival, had been invited to the BCS Orange Bowl after being beaten by the Tigers at the annual Arrowhead Stadium Border Showdown in Kansas City, Missouri.
Game summary
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
MIZZ |
ARK |
1 |
02:29 |
|
73 |
1:53 |
MIZZ |
Tony Temple 22-yard touchdown run, Jeff Wolfert kick good |
7 |
0
|
2 |
04:34 |
|
82 |
2:13 |
MIZZ |
Tony Temple 4-yard touchdown run, Jeff Wolfert kick good |
14 |
0
|
3 |
13:38 |
|
49 |
1:20 |
MIZZ |
Tony Temple 4-yard touchdown run, Jeff Wolfert kick good |
21 |
0
|
3 |
07:37 |
|
26 |
0:00 |
MIZZ |
Interception returned 26 yards for touchdown by William Moore, Jeff Wolfert kick good |
28 |
0
|
3 |
03:08 |
|
71 |
4:24 |
ARK |
Darren McFadden 3-yard touchdown run, Alex Tejada kick good |
28 |
7
|
4 |
10:25 |
|
-3 |
0:39 |
MIZZ |
32-yard field goal by Jeff Wolfert |
31 |
7
|
4 |
08:33 |
|
40 |
0:10 |
MIZZ |
Tony Temple 40-yard touchdown run, Jeff Wolfert kick good |
38 |
7
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
38 |
7 |
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Notes |
- There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015 and 2017
- There was no Cotton Bowl Classic in 1967 or 2016
- The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its December 2015 edition
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