1996 Cotton Bowl Classic
| 1996 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 60th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB Herchell Troutman (Colorado) DB Marcus Washington (Colorado)  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Pereira (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 58,214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Tim Ryan and Steve Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1996 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game that took place on January 1, 1996, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was the 60th edition of the game and a part of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The game featured the Colorado Buffaloes from the Big Eight and the Oregon Ducks from the Pacific-10 Conference. The game was televised on CBS.