| Year Game Played: | 1946 |
| Game Name: | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Subheader: | 10th Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Football Season: | 1945 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Texas |
| Visitor Nickname: | Longhorns |
| Visitor School: | Texas |
| Home Name Short: | Missouri |
| Home Nickname: | Tigers |
| Home School: | Missouri |
| Visitor Record: | 9–1 |
| Visitor Conference: | SWC |
| Home Record: | 6–3 |
| Home Conference: | Big 6 |
| Visitor Coach: | Dana X. Bible |
| Home Coach: | Chauncey Simpson |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 10 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 6 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 13 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 13 |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Stadium: | Cotton Bowl |
| City: | Dallas, Texas |
| Mvp: | Back Bobby Layne (Texas) End Hub Bechtol (Texas) Tackle Jim Kekeris (Missouri) |
| Attendance: | 46,000 |
The 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic was a postseason college football bowl game between the tenth ranked Texas Longhorns and the Missouri Tigers.
Texas was led by star quarterback, Bobby Layne.[1]
Layne accounted for all 40 of Texas' points.[2] [3] He rushed for three touchdowns, passed for two touchdowns (both caught by Joe Baumgardner) and caught a touchdown pass from Ralph Ellsworth. Texas led the whole game, from 14-7 at the end of the first, 21-14 at halftime and 27-14 at the end of the third quarter. Missouri had three touchdown runs from William Dellastatious, Howard Bennett, and Robert Hopkins with a touchdown catch from Roland Oakes, but the Tigers could not stop Layne, who went 11 of 12 for 158 yards.[4] [5]
| Statistics | Missouri | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 22 | 19 |
| Yards Rushing | 408 | 202 |
| Yards Passing | 106 | 234 |
| Total Yards | 514 | 436 |
| Punts-Average | 2-37.0 | 2-41.5 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-30 | 5-35 |