University of Tennessee Athletics
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS - COTTON BOWL HISTORY
December 05, 2004 | Football
Dec. 5, 2004
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1951 | 1953 | 1969 | 1990 | 2001
2001 COTTON BOWL
The Wildcats jumped to a 7-0 first quarter lead, but the Vols rallied to tie the game on a 17-yard pass from freshman quarterback Casey Clausen to wideout David Martin in the second period. Kansas State then parlayed two TD passes from game MVP Jonathan Beasley to wideout Quincy Morgan, 56 and 10 yards, respectively, to lead 21-7 midway in the second quarter. Kansas State appeared headed for more late in the second quarter, when defensive tackle Chavis Smith tipped a Beasley pass and Jabari Greer took the interception back 78 yards for a score. K-State's 21-14 lead at the half didn't last long once the third quarter started. The Wildcats' two third quarter scores came entirely on the ground in the first 4:54 of the third quarter. It remained 35-14 until Travis Henry, who ran for 180 yards on 17 carries, found daylight on a dash up the middle and outran everybody to the end zone.
SCORING SUMMARY
1990 COTTON BOWL
The Vols, paced by the running of Offensive MVP Chuck Webb and an opportunistic defense, raced to a 31-13 lead after three periods, but the Hogs stormed back to close the margin before Alvin Harper recovered an onside kick attempt with 1:23 left on the clock and the Vols were able to run out the clock. UT had parlayed a field goal by Greg Burke, two TDs by Webb, one on a 78-yard run down the near sideline, an 84-yard pass from Andy Kelly to Anthony Morgan and a 1-yard toss from Kelly to Greg Amsler to take the lead. Martin Williams and Tracy Hayworth recovered fumbles to blunt two Arkansas drives and Defensive MVP Carl Pickens intercepted an Arkansas pass to stop another drive. Kacy Rodgers made a big play in the fourth quarter, stopping Arkansas tailback Barry Foster on fourth-and-1 at the Vol 9.
SCORING SUMMARY
1969 COTTON BOWL
The Texans jumped to a 28-0 halftime lead, parlaying a crunching ground attack spiced by the passing combination of Jim Street and Cotton Speyrer. The Vols had an early shot at the Longhorns, but a 57-yard field goal missed and the Longhorns assumed command. The Longhorns intercepted three Vol passes. Sub quarterback Bobby Scott gave the Vols a spark, throwing second half touchdown passes to Gary Kreis and Mike Price.
SCORING SUMMARY
1953 COTTON BOWL
Tennessee could only make six first downs and was held to minus 14 yards rushing. Texas, on the other hand, rolled up 269 yards rushing and more than 300 yards total offense.
SCORING SUMMARY
1951 COTTON BOWL
The Longhorns rallied to take a 14-7 halftime lead, parlaying a blocked kick into one score and a pass into another. The Vols closed to one point early in the fourth quarter, when fullback Andy Kozar bulled in from the 5. Later in the quarter, Jim Hill intercepted a Longhorn pass and the Vols were goalward again. The teams exchanged fumbles on two consecutive plays and the Vols took the Texas turnover in for the winning score. Kozar got 6, Lauricella hit Rechichar for 23 and ran for 11. Finally, Kozar scored his second touchdown and the Vols held off a late Texas charge to win 20-14.
SCORING SUMMARY
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DALLAS -- Leading 21-14 at the half, Kansas State scored on its first two possessions of the third quarter and held Tennessee scoreless until the final minutes to take a 35-21 victory in the 65th annual Cotton Bowl Classic on a cold and snowy day in Texas.
DALLAS -- Tennessee finished with its finest season record since 1970 by taking a hard-fought 31-27 decision over the Southwest Conference champion Razorbacks.
DALLAS -- The other "Big Orange," the Texas Longhorns, rolled up 513 yards in total offense and held the white-shirted Vols to just 83 yards rushing in taking a convincing 36-13 triumph in the 1969 Cotton Bowl.
DALLAS -- Texas avenged the defeat to Tennessee in the 1951 Cotton Bowl, dominating the Vols 16-0.
DALLAS -- Tennessee's once-defeated Volunteers dominated the second half and defeated Texas 20-14 in the 1951 Cotton Bowl. The Vols scored first, on a 5-yard pass from Herky Payne to John Gruble, a play set up by a now-historic 75-yard run by Hank Lauricella, on which he reversed his field three times and slowed only to allow his blockers to catch up.
