1988 Cotton Bowl Classic
| 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 52nd Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | LB Adam Bob (Texas A&M) QB Bucky Richardson (Texas A&M) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dick Burleson (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 73,006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger and Pat Haden | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1988, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The bowl game featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the Texas A&M Aggies. In front of a crowd of 73,006 people, Texas A&M won the game by a final score of 35-10.