| Year Game Played: | 2005 |
| Title Sponsor: | SBC |
| Game Name: | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Subheader: | 69th Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Football Season: | 2004 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Tennessee |
| Visitor Nickname: | Volunteers |
| Visitor School: | University of Tennessee |
| Home Name Short: | Texas A&M |
| Home Nickname: | Aggies |
| Home School: | Texas A&M University |
| Visitor Record: | 9–3 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Home Record: | 7–4 |
| Home Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Coach: | Phillip Fulmer |
| Home Coach: | Dennis Franchione |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 15 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 17 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | 15 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 22 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 25 |
| Home Rank Bcs: | 20 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 21 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Stadium: | Cotton Bowl |
| City: | Dallas, Texas |
| Mvp: | QB Rick Clausen (Tennessee) DT Justin Harrell (Tennessee) |
| Referee: | Bill Alge (MAC) |
| Attendance: | 75,704 |
| Us Network: | Fox |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Thom Brennaman and Brian Baldinger |
The 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&M Aggies on January 1, 2005, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was the final game of the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season for each team and resulted in a 38–7 Tennessee victory. Tennessee represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while Texas A&M represented the Big 12 Conference.[1]
Tennessee was up 38–0 before A&M scored late to make the final score 38–7 as A&M turned the ball over 5 times (4 on fumbles) and Rick Clausen went 18 of 27 for 222 yards. McNeal went 23 of 38 for 241 yards and set a new school single-season passing yards record, but only had one touchdown while throwing an interception.[2]