Texas earned the right to represent the Southwest Conference in the Cotton Bowl (wherein Cotton Speyrer was a Hall of Famer), where their opponent was eighth-ranked Irish, which represented Notre Dame's 1st bowl game in 40 years, featuring Joe Theismann and the University of Texas at Austin.
Texas earned the right to represent the Southwest Conference in the Cotton Bowl where there opponent was eighth-ranked Irish, this represented Notre Dame's 1st bowl game in 40 years. Notre Dame, featuring Joe Theismann, and the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the University of Texas Hall of Honor and the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame and the only player ever named to the Cotton Bowl All-Decade team in two different decades. 
