2009 Cotton One - Profiles, History & More

Player profiles, team history, the breakout players, the best bowl moments and more for the 2009 Cotton Bowl.

Cotton Bowl History
2008	Missouri 38, Arkansas 7
2007	Auburn 17, Nebraska 14
2006	Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10
2005	Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7
2004	Mississippi 31, Oklahoma St 28
2003	Texas 35, LSU 20
2002	Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3
2001	Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21
2000	Arkansas 27, Texas 6
1999	Texas 38, Mississippi St. 11
1998	UCLA 29, Texas A&M 23
1997	BYU 19, Kansas St. 15
1996	Colorado 38, Oregon 6
1995	USC 55, Texas Tech 14
1994	Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21
1993	Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3
1992	Florida St. 10, Texas A&M 2
1991	Miami, Fla 46, Texas 3
1990	Tennessee 31, Arkansas 27
1989	UCLA 17, Arkansas 3
1988	Texas A&M 35, Notre Dame 10
1987	Ohio St. 28, Texas A&M 12
1986	Texas A&M 36, Auburn 16
1985	Boston College 45, Houston 28
1984	Georgia 10, Texas 9
1983	SMU 7, Pittsburgh 3
1982	Texas 14, Alabama 12
1981	Alabama 30, Baylor 2
1980	Houston 17, Nebraska 14
1979	Notre Dame 35, Houston 34
1978	Notre Dame 38, Texas 10
1977	Houston 30, Maryland 21
1976	Arkansas 31, Georgia 10
1975	Penn St. 41, Baylor 20
1974	Nebraska 19, Texas 3
1973	Texas 17, Alabama 13
1972	Penn St. 30, Texas 6
1971	Notre Dame 24, Texas 11
1970	Texas 21, Notre Dame 17
1969	Texas 36, Tennessee 13
1968	Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16
1967	Georgia 24, SMU 9
1966	LSU 14, Arkansas 7
1965	Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7
1964	Texas 28, Navy 6
1963	LSU 13, Texas 0
1962	Texas 12, Mississippi 7
1961	Duke 7, Arkansas 6
1960	Syracuse 23, Texas 14
1959	Air Force 0, TCU 0
1958	Navy 20, Rice 7
1957	TCU 28, Syracuse 27
1956	Mississippi 14, TCU 13
1955	Georgia Tech 14, Arkansas 6
1954	Rice 28, Alabama 6
1953	Texas 16, Tennessee 0
1952	Kentucky 20, TCU 7
1951	Tennessee 20, Texas 14
1950	Rice 27, North Carolina 13
1949	SMU 21, Oregon 13
1948	Penn St. 13, SMU 13
1947	Arkansas 0, LSU 0
1946	Texas 40, Missouri 27
1945	Oklahoma St. 34, TCU 0
1944	Randolph Field 7, Texas 7
1943	Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7
1942	Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21
1941	Texas A&M 13, Fordham 12
1940	Clemson 6, Boston College 3
1939	St. Marys 20, Texas Tech 13
1938	Rice 28, Colorado 14
1937	TCU 16, Marquette 6

2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Histories & Profiles

Texas Tech (11-1) vs. Ole Miss (8-4)
 
Jan. 2, 2:00 p.m. ET, Fox

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By Richard Cirminiello

Best Rebel Bowl Moment: Under legendary head coach Johnny Vaught, Ole Miss made a habit out of playing in big bowl games in the 1950s and 1960s. The most memorable was a 21-0 thumping of LSU in the 1960 Sugar Bowl that avenged a loss to the Tigers during the regular season. The 10-1 Rebels notched their eighth shutout of the season and outgained their SEC rival 363-74.
 
Best Red Raider Bowl Moment: Over the years, the bowl season has been anything but festive for Tech.  Covering 31 games since 1938, it’s lost 19 times and played in January just three times over the last half century. The 1953 squad was a rare exception. That explosive 11-1 team blew out Auburn 35-13 in a historic 1954 Gator Bowl. The game marked the first time Tech was broadcast on television and gave birth to the Masked Rider as a fabled school tradition. 

The Last Time You'll See ...

Ole Miss: DT Peria Jerry. You could argue that no defensive tackle in the country was more disruptive than Jerry. And you’d have a good point. Routinely unblockable throughout the year, he leads the SEC with 17 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, and wasn’t even dressed for the opener. At 6-2 and 290 pounds, he explodes off the snap and plays with an energy level that’s often too much for opposing blockers to match.
 
Texas Tech: WR Michael Crabtree. Crabtree was NFL-ready a year ago. Besides soaking in more of the college experience, he’s got little to gain by returning to Lubbock in 2009. In arguably the best two-year stretch ever by a wide receiver, Crabtree has obliterated opposing secondaries for 227 catches for 3,097 yards and 40 touchdowns, while winning back-to-back Biletnikoff Awards.
 
Breakout Player ...

Ole Miss: QB Jevan Snead. Snead’s anonymity on a national level has a short shelf life. By this time next year, he could be one of the hottest quarterbacks in the country. After a slow start, he caught fire, throwing 13 touchdown passes and just two picks in the Rebels’ final five games. More important, he’s helped lead the program to an 8-4 record that’s included road wins over Florida and LSU. For much of the nation, the Cotton Bowl will be a first chance to get a really good look at Snead’s rising stardom.
 
Texas Tech: WR Tramain Swindall. In all likelihood, the Red Raiders will be looking to replace two of this year’s top three receivers, Michael Crabtree and Eric Morris, in 2009. Swindall has shown in his redshirt season that he’ll be capable of filling some of the void. A fluid, 6-3 and 175-pound athlete, he’s already caught 42 passes for 528 yards and two touchdowns, while getting a better grasp of Mike Leach’s system.

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Ole Miss Bowl History (19-12)

2004	Cotton	Ole Miss 31, Oklahoma St 28
2002	Indep.	Ole Miss 27, Nebraska 23
2000	Music City	West Virginia 49 Ole Miss 38
1999	Indep.	Ole Miss 27, Oklahoma 25
1998	Indep.	Ole Miss 35, Texas Tech 18
1997	Motor City	Ole Miss 34, Marshall 31
1992	Liberty	Ole Miss 13, Air Force 0
1990	Gator	Michigan 35, Ole Miss  3
1989	Liberty	Ole Miss 42, Air Force 29
1986	Indep.	Ole Miss 20, Texas Tech 17
1983	Indep.	Air Force 9, Ole Miss 3
1971	Peach	Ole Miss 41, Georgia Tech 18
1970	Gator	Auburn 35, Ole Miss 28
1969	Sugar	Ole Miss 27, Arkansas 22
1968	Liberty	Ole Miss 34, Virginia Tech 17
1967	Sun	UTEP 14, Ole Miss 7
1966	Blueb.	Texas 19, Ole Miss 0
1965	Liberty	Ole Miss 13, Auburn 7
1964	Blueb.	Tulsa 14, Ole Miss  7
1963	Sugar	Alabama 12, Ole Miss 7
1962	Sugar	Ole Miss 17, Arkansas 13
1961	Cotton	Texas 12, Ole Miss  7
1960	Sugar	Ole Miss 14, Rice 6
1959	Sugar	Ole Miss 21, LSU 0
1958	Gator	Ole Miss 7, Florida 3
1957	Sugar	Ole Miss 39, Texas 7
1955	Cotton	Ole Miss 14, TCU 13
1954	Sugar	Navy 21, Ole Miss 0
1952	Sugar	Georgia Tech 24, Ole Miss 7
1947	Delta	Ole Miss 13, TCU 9
1935	Orange	Catholic 20, Ole Miss 19

Texas Tech Bowl History (11-19)

2008	Gator	Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28
2006	Insight	Texas Tech 44, Minn. 41 OT
2005	Cotton	Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10
2004	Holiday	Texas Tech 45, Cal 31
2003	Houston	Texas Tech 38, Navy 14
2002	Tangerine	Texas Tech 55, Clemson 15
2001	Alamo	Iowa 19, Texas Tech 16
2000	Gallery furn.	East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27
1998	Indep.	Ole Miss 35, Texas Tech 18
1996	Alamo	Iowa 27, Texas Tech 0
1995	Copper	Texas Tech 55, Air Force 41
1993	Hancock	Okla 41, Texas Tech 10
1989	All-Am.	Texas Tech 49, Duke 21
1986	Indep.	Ole Miss 20, Texas Tech 17
1977	Tangerine	Florida St 40, Texas Tech 17
1976	Astro-Blue	Nebraska 27, Texas Tech 24
1974	Peach	Texas Tech 6, Vanderbilt 6
1973	Gator	Texas Tech 28, Tenn. 19
1972	Sun	N Carolina 32, Tex Tech 28
1970	Sun	Ga Tech 17, Texas Tech 9
1965	Gator	G Tech 31, Texas Tech 21
1964	Sun	Georgia 7, Texas Tech 0
1956	Sun	Wyoming 21, Texas Tech 14
1954	Gator	Texas Tech 35, Auburn 13
1952	Sun	Texas Tech 25, Pacific 14
1949	Raisin	San Jose St 20, Tex Tech 13
1947	Sun	Miami Un 13, Texas Tech 12
1941	Sun	Tulsa 6, Texas Tech 0
1938	Cotton	St. Mary's (Ca) 20, Texas Tech 13
1937	Sun	West Va 7, Texas Tech 6