Texas vs. Notre Dame

Monday, January 2, 1978, Cotton Bowl Share

No. 5 Notre Dame beat No. 1 Texas 38–⁠10. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 6–⁠2.

Neutral site1Texas11–⁠1 in 1977

Neutral site5Notre Dame11–⁠1 in 1977

FinalTV: CBSAttendance 76,701Referee: Vance Carlson (Big Eight)

MVPs Bob Golic (N. Dame LB); Vagas Ferguson (N. Dame RB)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Texas 52% to win. Notre Dame pulled the upset.

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