Texas vs. Notre Dame

Friday, January 1, 1971, Cotton Bowl Share

No. 6 Notre Dame beat No. 1 Texas 24–⁠11. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 5–⁠2.

Neutral site1Texas10–⁠1 in 1970

Neutral site6Notre Dame10–⁠1 in 1970

FinalTV: CBSAttendance 73,000Referee: Gene Calhoun (Big Ten) (split crew: Big Ten, Southwest)

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

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Texas 61% to win. Notre Dame pulled the upset.

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