Location: Dallas, Texas
Date: 1 January 2007, 11:30 AM EST
Teams: Auburn vs. Nebraska
Televised on: FOX

Another bowl battle between two of the countries powerhouse conferences, the 2007 Cotton Bowl will pit a top Big 12 school against one of the best the SEC has to offer.

Last year, it proved to be a classic battle of a high-scoring offense against a tough and physical defense. But it came down to a low-flying awkward-looking field goal as time expired, as Jamie Christenson knocked through the longest kick of his career – an ugly and beautiful 45-yarder.

Led by quarterback Cody Hodges, Texas Tech brought the nation's top-ranked passing attack to Dallas to face Alabama. After starting the season 6-0, the Red Raiders stumbled a bit to finish 9-2 and lost 13-10 to the No. 8-ranked Crimson Tide.

Bama also began the season strongly, winning their first nine games, but consecutive losses to LSU and Auburn kept them out of the SEC title game. Led by All-American linebacker DeMeco Ryans, the Crimson Tide thought they had the talent to slow down Hodges and they were right.

The Cotton Bowl is a post-season college football game that has been played in Dallas, Texas since 1937.

The 2006 Cotton Bowl was played on 2 January 2006 at the 68,252-seat Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas. Texas Tech took to the field for NCAA football's Big 12 Conference, while Alabama represented the Southeastern Conference.

Alabama is making its seventh appearance in the Cotton Bowl, with two bowl wins to their credit. Texas Tech is making its third trip to Dallas, and will be seeking a first Cotton Bowl victory. The 2006 matchup marked the first meeting of the two teams in the Cotton Bowl.

Cotton Bowl Prior Results

Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Score
2 Jan. 2006	Alabama	13	Texas Tech	10
1 Jan. 2005	Tennessee	38	Texas A&M	7
2 Jan. 2004	Mississippi	31	Oklahoma State	28
1 Jan. 2003	Texas	35	LSU	20
1 Jan. 2002	Oklahoma	10	Arkansas	3
1 Jan. 2001	Kansas State	35	Tennessee	21
1 Jan. 2000	Arkansas	27	Texas	6
1 Jan. 1999	Texas	38	Mississippi State	11
1 Jan. 1998	UCLA	29	Texas A&M	23
1 Jan. 1997	BYU	19	Kansas State	15
1 Jan. 1996	Colorado	38	Oregon	6
2 Jan. 1995	Southern California	55	Texas Tech	14
1 Jan. 1994	Notre Dame	24	Texas A&M	21
1 Jan. 1993	Notre Dame	28	Texas A&M	3
1 Jan. 1992	Florida State	10	Texas A&M	2
1 Jan. 1991	Miami	46	Texas	3
1 Jan. 1990	Tennessee	31	Arkansas	27
2 Jan. 1989	UCLA	17	Arkansas	3
1 Jan. 1988	Texas A&M	35	Notre Dame	10
1 Jan. 1987	Ohio State	28	Texas A&M	12
1 Jan. 1986	Texas A&M	36	Auburn	16
1 Jan. 1985	Boston College	45	Houston	28
2 Jan. 1984	Georgia	10	Texas	9
1 Jan. 1983	SMU	7	Pittsburgh	3
1 Jan. 1982	Texas	14	Alabama	12
1 Jan. 1981	Alabama	30	Baylor	2
1 Jan. 1980	Houston	17	Nebraska	14
1 Jan. 1979	Notre Dame	35	Houston	34
2 Jan. 1978	Notre Dame	38	Texas	10
1 Jan. 1977	Houston	30	Maryland	21
1 Jan. 1976	Arkansas	31	Georgia	10
1 Jan. 1975	Penn State	41	Baylor	20
1 Jan. 1974	Nebraska	19	Texas	3
1 Jan. 1973	Texas	17	Alabama	13
1 Jan. 1972	Penn State	30	Texas	6
1 Jan. 1971	Notre Dame	24	Texas	11
1 Jan. 1970	Texas	21	Notre Dame	17
1 Jan. 1969	Texas	36	Tennessee	13
1 Jan. 1968	Texas A&M	20	Alabama	16
31 Dec. 1966	Georgia	24	SMU	9
1 Jan. 1966	LSU	14	Arkansas	7
1 Jan. 1965	Arkansas	10	Nebraska	7
1 Jan. 1964	Texas	28	Navy	6
1 Jan. 1963	LSU	13	Texas	0
1 Jan. 1962	Texas	12	Mississippi	7
2 Jan. 1961	Duke	7	Arkansas	6
1 Jan. 1960	Syracuse	23	Texas	14
1 Jan. 1959	TCU	0	Air Force	0
1 Jan. 1958	Navy	20	Rice	7
1 Jan. 1957	TCU	28	Syracuse	27
2 Jan. 1956	Mississippi	14	TCU	13
1 Jan. 1955	Georgia Tech	14	Arkansas	6
1 Jan. 1954	Rice	28	Alabama	6
1 Jan. 1953	Texas	16	Tennessee	0
1 Jan. 1952	Kentucky	20	TCU	7
1 Jan. 1951	Tennessee	20	Texas	14
2 Jan. 1950	Rice	27	North Carolina	13
1 Jan. 1949	SMU	21	Oregon	13
1 Jan. 1948	SMU	13	Penn State	13
1 Jan. 1947	Arkansas	0	LSU	0
1 Jan. 1946	Texas	40	Missouri	27
1 Jan. 1945	Oklahoma State	34	TCU	0
1 Jan. 1944	Texas	14	Georgia Tech	7
1 Jan. 1942	Alabama	29	Texas A&M	21
1 Jan. 1941	Texas A&M	13	Fordham	12
1 Jan. 1940	Clemson	6	Boston College	3
2 Jan. 1939	Saint Mary's (CA)	20	Texas Tech	13
1 Jan. 1938	Rice	28	Colorado	14
1 Jan. 1937	TCU	16	Marquette	6

The Cotton Bowl currently features teams from the Big 12 Conference and the Southeastern Conference. It is usually played on New Year's Day, but occasionally (as was the case for the 2006 matchup as well as the 2007 edition) is moved to January 2nd. The Bowl previously featured a team from the now-defunct Southwest Conference.

Officially called the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, the game in the past has carried the names The Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic, the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic, and the SBC Cotton Bowl Classic.

It was classic battle in the 2006 Cotton Bowl, but it ended on a field goal that was anything but classic. Jamie Christenson clubbed a low, spinning 45-yard kick through the uprights at the end as Alabama won 13-10.

The Crimson Tide kept the vaunted Texas Tech passing game in check. It was the third straight win by SEC schools over their Big 12 rivals. Tennessee clobbered Texas A&M 38-7 in the 2005 game and Mississippi edged Oklahoma State 31-28 in the 2003 Cotton Bowl.

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