1939 Cotton Bowl Classic
| 1939 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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3rd Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | C Jerry Dowd (St. Mary’s) HB Elmer Tarbox (Texas Tech) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Texas Tech | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Harry Viner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1939 Cotton Bowl Classic was the third edition of the postseason college football bowl game, between the St. Mary's Gaels and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.