1941 Cotton Bowl Classic
| 1941 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 5th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | C Lou DeFilippo (Fordham) T Joe Ungerer (Fordham) G Charles Henke (Texas A&M) FB John Kimbrough (Texas A&M) T Chip Routt (Texas A&M) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 45,507 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1941 Cotton Bowl Classic was the fifth edition of the Dallas bowl game, which began in 1937, and featured the #6 Texas A&M Aggies and the #12 Fordham Rams. It was the first Cotton Bowl under Southwest Conference sponsorship and the first sold out game.