The Cotton Bowl made its debut in 1937, courtesy of Texas oil tycoon J. Curtis Sanford, who personally funded the game. The inaugural clash saw TCU emerging victorious over Marquet ...

"In 1976, I marched in the Cotton Bowl parade with the South Grand Prairie drill team. We weren't able to attend the game. But it was just all so exciting," Carol said.

Some of Texas’ most important victories ever have taken place in the Cotton Bowl. Wins that came after the 1942, 1945, 1952, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1981, 1998, and 2002 seasons were ...