Notre Dame vs. Texas

Thursday, January 1, 1970, Cotton Bowl Share

No. 1 Texas beat No. 9 Notre Dame 21–⁠17. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 4–⁠2.

Neutral site9Notre Dame8–⁠2–⁠1 in 1969

Neutral site1Texas11–⁠0 in 1969

FinalTV: CBSAttendance 71,938Referee: Cliff Domingue (SWC) (split crew: SWC, Big Ten)

MVPs Steve Worster (FB, Texas); Bob Olson (LB, Notre Dame)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Texas 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Notre Dame leads 9–⁠3 in 12 meetings, counting the six since this game.