2004 Cotton Bowl Classic

2004 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic
Ole Miss Rebels Oklahoma State Cowboys
(9-3) (9-3)
31 28
Head coach: 
David Cutcliffe		 Head coach: 
Les Miles
AP Coaches BCS
16 18 19
AP Coaches BCS
21 22 21
1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 7 10 7 7 31
Oklahoma State 7 7 0 14 28
Date January 2, 2004
Season 2003
Stadium Cotton Bowl
Location Dallas, Texas
MVP QB Eli Manning (Ole Miss)
DE Josh Cooper (Ole Miss)
Referee Bill LeMonnier (Big Ten)
Attendance 73,928
United States TV coverage
Network Fox
Announcers: Thom Brennaman, Tim Green and Bill Maas
Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 2004 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Oklahoma State Cowboys on January 2, 2004, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was the final game of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season for each team and resulted in a 31-28 Ole Miss victory. Ole Miss represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while Oklahome State represented the Big 12 Conference. It was Ole Miss's first January bowl victory since the 1970 Sugar Bowl and first Cotton Bowl Classic appearance since 1962.[1]

Game summary

Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning completed 21 of 33 pass attempts, threw for two touchdowns, and he ran for one additional touchdown to lead the Rebels to a Cotton Bowl Classic win in a game that was not decided until the final minutes as the Rebels built a 31-14 lead, then held on after the Cowboys made it 31-28 with 4:38 to go. Vernand Morency had two touchdowns for OSU. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mississippi gets first bowl win since '70". ESPN.com. January 2, 2004. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. ↑ http://www.goodyearcottonbowl.com/_ufiles/programs/2004.pdf