The first Cotton Bowl was played in when Texas oil tycoon and real estate developer J. Curtis Sanford financed the game out of his own pocket. TCU defeated Marquette in that first game, , in front of about 17, fans. Rice beat Colorado the next year in front of 37, fans. The game featured the Southwest Conference winner until the conference's disbandment in It then featured a Southeastern Conference team against a Big 12 team. However, beginning in , the Cotton Bowl Classic became one of the rotating hosts of a game in the new playoff format.
A member committee appointed by the College Football Playoff selects the pairings for the six bowl games. This selection process takes place on the first Sunday of December. The dirt that was removed was placed around the field, so that the back seats were fifteen feet above the street. In addition to football games the stadium was used for such events as the Cavalcade of History during the Texas Centennial Exposition , an outdoor play with actors. That same year President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke to 40, in the stadium.
The Cotton Bowl Classic, which reflected the new name the stadium had acquired, was the idea of J. After this first sellout, every subsequent game was sold out.
The score was the first tie at the Cotton Bowl Classic. With the growing popularity of the Cotton Bowl games, the stadium was in need of expansion and renovation. Its design made maintenance difficult. Heavy rain during a tropical storm in washed dirt onto the playing field. The previous year Mayor Woodall Rogers had called for the sale of bonds to support renovation.
The proceeds virtually rebuilt the old stadium in and added 21, seats, bringing the seating capacity to 67, The next year more improvements increased the seating capacity to 75, and added new team dressing rooms, a three-story press box, and an automatic lawn-sprinkler system. The opening baseball game of the Texas League season, attendance 53,, was played at the Cotton Bowl on April 11, , and pitted the Dallas Eagles against Tulsa.
In the Dallas Texans played in the Cotton Bowl after Dallas was awarded a National Football League franchise, but poor fan support led to the team's moving to Baltimore the following year. Two other professional football teams, the Dallas Cowboys and an American Football League team named the Dallas Texans , had the Cotton Bowl as their home stadium at one time.
The Dallas Cowboys were at the bowl from their formation in until Texas Stadium was completed in Irving in The Cotton Bowl, however, is best known for the Cotton Bowl Classic, which until the demise of the Southwest Conference matched the winner of that conference with a highly rated team from some other conference or an independent team such as Notre Dame. These decks were added to respond to the demand for fans to watch SMU halfback Doak Walker, leading the Cotton Bowl to be known as "the house that Doak built.
In , chair-backs were installed, reducing capacity to 72, In , the Cotton Bowl installed an AstroTurf surface, which remained until In , as a way to break the Texas League record for opening-day attendance, Richard Burnett got permission to play in the Cotton Bowl, which at the time could hold as many as 75, In order to draw a big crowd, he wanted a lineup of former stars to don Dallas Eagles uniforms and face one Tulsa hitter in the top of the first inning.
Most of the retired stars were cool to the idea, except for then-current Dallas Eagles manager Charlie Grimm. When the legendary Ty Cobb agreed to come to Dallas , the others followed his lead.
Preceding the game was a parade through downtown Dallas. The Kilgore College Rangerettes drill team performed on the field prior to the game. Texas governor Allan Shiversthrew out the first pitch. Dean walked the leadoff batter for Tulsa, Harry Donabedian, on a count, and then the regular Dallas players took the field.
Dean got into an orchestrated rhubarb and was tossed from the game. The attendance figure still stands as the largest in Texas League history and second largest in the history of the minor leagues.
The Cotton Bowl hosted six matches of the World Cup. In preparation for these games, the stadium field was widened, and the press box was enlarged. Capacity was decreased to 71, in and to 68, in In the s decade , the renewed dominance of both the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns created a new interest in their rivalry, and the stadium.
Temporary stands were erected in each end zone to increase seating for these games. The renovations include the expansion of the seating capacity of the stadium from 68, to 92,, [2] mostly through the complete encircling of the second deck, new media and VIP facilities, a new scoreboard and video screen, updated restrooms and concession areas, lighting, utility and sound upgrades and the replacement of all the stadium's seats.
A new record for attendance was set when 96, fans attended the Oklahoma vs. Texas football game. Beginning in , the bowl game has been played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. From to , the Southwest Conference champion would play in the bowl game; since , the first postseason of the Big 12 Conference , its second-place team has competed against an SEC team in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
The Dallas Cowboys also called the Cotton Bowl home for 12 seasons, from the team's formation in until , when the Cowboys moved to Texas Stadium. The game was tentatively named the "Dallas Football Classic" prior to TicketCity being announced as the bowl game's title sponsor.
The game was called the "TicketCity Bowl" for the first two match ups. On October 4, , the name changed again to its current incarnation. The annual college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns , also known before as the Red River Shootout, is played at the Cotton Bowl during the State Fair of Texas, instead of on either school's campus.
Ticket sales are equally divided between the two schools, and the fans are split on the yard line. The Longhorns have a record of against the Sooners. SMU played at least a few games at the Cotton Bowl from to , and moved there permanently in due to Doak Walker 's popularity. Games moved back to campus in with the completion of Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
The halftime show, the "Battle of the Bands," is arguably more eagerly anticipated than the game itself. The State Fair Classic is heavily marketed in the Dallas — Fort Worth Metroplex , with local hip hop stations encouraging a large turnout among the region's African-American community.
Blondes vs. Brunettes powderpuff football games are played in cities across the United States. Looking for a way to raise funds for The Alzheimer's Association , Abbott organized a powder puff football game in tribute to her father, a lifelong football fan. The increasing popularity of the game in the Dallas area resulted in moving the game to the Cotton Bowl where it could accommodate a larger crowd. The stadium has also been a venue for a number of historic concerts, most notably that which featured then year-old Elvis Presley , which took place on October 11, , and attracted what was then the largest audience in Texas history for an outdoor concert, in excess of 27, Many consecutive summers of huge concerts, featuring several artists, began in July , with the 1st annual Texxas Jam , which sold out with over 80, attendees.
Each Texxas Jam had a unique lineup of major artists chosen by the promoter. Since then, the stadium has continued to be used as a major concert venue; Eric Clapton notably held his first massive 3-day Crossroads Guitar Festival there in
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