The Story of the Cotton Bowl

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Table of Contents 1 Cotton Bowl History Sanford's Folly Succeeds 5 2 Meyer Upstages Slingin Sammy TCU vs Marquette 11 3 1946 Layne Lights It Up Texas vs Missouri 17 4 1964 Longhorns Stifle Staubach Texas vs Navy 21 5 1979 Chicken Soup Saves the Day Notre Dame vs Houston 27 6 1997 Cougars Keep Winning Kansas State vs BYU 33 7 2009 Goodbye Old Friend Texas Tech vs Mississippi 39 Timeline 42 Bowl Records 44 Quotes and Anecdotes 45 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index About the Author 48
The Story of the Cotton Bowl

The Story of the Cotton Bowl

Learn more about the history of the game that has brought some of the biggest names in college football to Dallas, Texas, since 1937. The title also features informative sidebars, fun facts and quotes, a glossary, a timeline, a list of bowl records, and further resources. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

About This Book

By: Dan Myers
Illustrated by:
Published by: SportsZone an imprint of ABDO Publishing
7-9Age Range
5.9 AR
46Pages
FootballSubject
950LLexile
30-45 minsReading Time
VGuided Reading
VFountas & Pinnell
60DRA