DALLAS — The 25th-ranked LSU football team takes part in the SBC Cotton Bowl for the first time in 37 years when the Tigers take on ninth-ranked Texas on Wednesday at 10:10 a.m. at Fair Park’s Cotton Bowl.
The Tigers (8-4, 5-3 SEC), tri-champions of the Southeastern Conference’s Western Division, will be making their fourth appearance in the prestgious New Year’s Day bowl. LSU has a 2-0-1 record including a 14-7 victory over Arkansas in the 1966 classic.
The meeting with the Longhorns (10-2, 6-2 Big XII) will be the first since a 13-0 victory in the Cotton Bowl. LSU will be making consecutive New Year’s Day bowl appearances for the first time in 37 years.
Live Internet streaming audio of the Cotton Bowl begins at 8:30 a.m. CST right here on LSUsports.net. Simply click on the “Audio” link under “Today’s Features” on the LSUsports.net homepage to listen using Windows Media Player. The 1 1/2 hour pregame show includes “The Voice of the Tigers” Jim Hawthorne along with color analyst Doug Moreau and studio host Kevin Ford.
The game will also be carried live on national television on the FOX network. The game is the only collegiate football game aired nationally by FOX.
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Tigers See Cotton Bowl For First Time Since 1966
The No. 25 LSU Tigers conducted an hour-long “walk-through” in businesslike fashion on the Cotton Bowl field under sunny skies on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers will tangle with ninth-ranked Texas Longhorns on New Year’s Day in the 67th SBC Cotton Bowl Classic.
The Tigers wore their traditional white jerseys and gold pants during the walk-through, as they posed for a team photo at midfield prior to practice. Following the photo the Tigers ran through their playbook on both offense and defense, worked on substitution situations and conducted a two-minute drill.
This was LSU’s first time to visit the Cotton Bowl stadium since Jan. 1, 1963, when the Tigers beat Texas 13-0. Tomorrow will be the first meeting between the schools since that day 40 years ago.
LSU is undefeated in three Cotton Bowl appearances, going 2-0-1 in those games. The Tigers played Arkansas to a scoreless tie in the 1947 Classic, defeated Texas in the 1963 Classic and defeated Arkansas 14-7 in the 1966 Classic.
LSU will be the visiting team in tomorrow’s game.
Kickoff for the 67th SBC Cotton Bowl Classic is slated for 10:10 a.m. tomorrow, Jan. 1. The game will be nationally televised by FOX Sports.