1988 Cotton Bowl Classic

1988 Cotton Bowl Classic
52nd Cotton Bowl Classic
1234 Total
Notre Dame 7300 10
Texas A&M 315710 35
DateJanuary 1, 1988
Season1987
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPLB Adam Bob (Texas A&M)
QB Bucky Richardson (Texas A&M)
RefereeDick Burleson (SEC)
Attendance73,006
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersBrent 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.