| 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 49th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Steve Strachan (FB, BC) Bill Romanowski (LB, BC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Boston College by 6½ [1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John McClintock (Big 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 67,381 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden, and Ara Parseghian | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 49th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1984–85 bowl game season, it matched the No. 8 Boston College Eagles (independent) and the unranked Houston Cougars of the Southwest Conference (SWC).[2][4] Boston College never trailed and won 45–28.[5][6][7][8][9]
- ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1985. p. 39.
- ^ a b "Cotton Bowl". Pittsburgh Press. December 31, 1984. p. D3.
- ^ "Betting line". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 1, 1985. p. 15.
- ^ "Boston College, Flutie pound Houston, 45-28". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. January 2, 1985. p. 1, part 2.
- ^ Forman, Mike (January 2, 1985). "Eagles hold on to win Cotton Bowl". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). p. 1B.
- ^ Freeman, Denne H. (January 2, 1985). "Flutie goes out a winner in Cotton Bowl, 42-28". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. B2.
- ^ Blaudschum, Mark (January 2, 1985). "BC reaches the summit with victory". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). (Dallas Morning News). p. 34.
- ^ Underwood, John (January 14, 1985). "And so it came to pass..." Sports Illustrated. p. 98.
- ^ "49th Classic, 1985 – 2019-20 – Past Classics". Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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