2023 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
88th Cotton Bowl Classic
Missouri Tigers Ohio State Buckeyes
(10–2) (11–1)
SEC Big Ten
Head coach: 
Eliah Drinkwitz		 Head coach: 
Ryan Day
APCoachesCFP
999
APCoachesCFP
777
DateDecember 29, 2023
Season2023
StadiumAT&T Stadium
LocationArlington, Texas
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN

The 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on December 29, 2023 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 88th annual Cotton Bowl Classic, game will feature two, at-large teams selected by the College Football Playoff selection committee. The game is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. CST and will air on ESPN.[1][2] The Cotton Bowl Classic will be one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The bowl game will be sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and the game will be officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

Teams

The game will feature Ohio State from the Big Ten Conference and Missouri from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This will be the thirteenth all-time meeting between the Buckeyes and Tigers, with Ohio State leading the series 10-1-1.[3]

Ohio State

Ohio State entered the season looking to avenge its 42–41 loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff the previous season. They earned marquee wins over Notre Dame and Penn State by margins of 17–14 and 20–12 respectively. However, in a top-three rivalry clash against Michigan, the Buckeyes lost 30–24 in Ann Arbor, which eliminated them from playoff contention and caused them to finish with a record of 11-1.

Missouri

Missouri started the season 5-0, including a victory over No. 15 Kansas State on a game-winning 61-yard field goal by Harrison Mevis. This caused them to earn a ranking in the AP poll. However, they were defeated at home by LSU, 49–39, and three weeks later lost on the road to top-ranked Georgia, 30–21, ending their SEC title hopes. Missouri finished the season with a strong 36–7 win over Tennessee, which launched a three-game winning streak to end the regular season with a record of 10–2.

Game summary

2023 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Missouri Tigers - - --0
No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes - - --0

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas

  • Date: Friday, December 29, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • TV: ESPN

Statistics

Statistics Missouri Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int––––
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ↑ Straka, Dean. "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Barry. "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Winsipedia: Ohio State vs. Missouri". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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