2014 Cotton Bowl Classic

{{NCAAFootballYearlyGameHeader

| game_name = Cotton Bowl Classic

| subheader = 78th Cotton Bowl Classic

| title_sponsor = AT&T

| image =

| caption =

| date_game_played = January 3

| year_game_played = 2014

| football_season = 2013

| stadium = AT&T Stadium

| city = Arlington, Texas

| home_school = University of Missouri

| home_name_short = Missouri

| home_nickname = Tigers

| home_record = 11–2

| home_rank_AP = 9

| home_rank_coaches = 9

| home_rank_BCS = 8

| home_coach = Gary Pinkel

| home_conference = SEC

| home_1q = 7

| home_2q = 10

| home_3q = 0

| home_4q = 24

| visitor_school = Oklahoma State University

| visitor_name_short = Oklahoma State

| visitor_nickname = Cowboys

| visitor_record = 10–2

| visitor_rank_AP = 13

| visitor_rank_coaches = 13

| visitor_rank_BCS = 13

| visitor_coach = Mike Gundy

| visitor_conference = Big 12

| visitor_1q = 7

| visitor_2q = 0

| visitor_3q = 7

| visitor_4q = 17

| MVP = RB Henry Josey (Missouri)
LB Andrew Wilson (Missouri)

| anthem = Pat Monahan (Train's lead singer)

| halftime =

| referee = Bill LeMonnier (Big Ten)

| attendance = 72,690

| payout = 3,625,000[http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_games_bowl_schedule.html Bowl Schedule], Bowl Info.

| us_network = FOX/ESPN Radio

| us_announcers = Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play)
Charles Davis (Analyst)
Kristina Pink (Sideline)

| ratings =

| intl_network =

| intl_announcers =

| different_next = 2015

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The 2014 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game between the #9 Missouri Tigers of the Southeastern Conference and the #13 Oklahoma State Cowboys of the Big 12 Conference. The 78th edition of the Cotton Bowl Classic took place on January 3, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. EST and aired on FOX. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium and located in Arlington, Texas, hosted the game for the sixth straight year. The game was sponsored by telecommunications company AT&T, and was officially known as the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.

The Tigers beat the Cowboys by a score of 41–31 to claim the school's second-ever Cotton Bowl Classic championship and set a new AT&T Stadium record with 24 points in the fourth quarter. This was the final Cotton Bowl Classic in the BCS Era, as the College Football Playoff was introduced to start the next season.

Teams

This was Missouri's third appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic (their first as a member of the SEC) and Oklahoma State's fourth appearance. Missouri and Oklahoma State were previously conference rivals in the Big 12. In addition, the two teams shared a conference from 1925 to 1928 (when the conference was called the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association and would become the Missouri Valley Conference after that year) and again from 1958 to 2012 (still under the MVIAA name until 1964, then under the name Big Eight Conference from 1964 to 1996).

=Missouri=

The Missouri Tigers were coached by Gary Pinkel. Missouri won the SEC Eastern Division but lost to Auburn in the 2013 SEC Championship Game 59–42. Auburn and Alabama took the conference's two BCS bids over Missouri.

=Oklahoma State=

The Oklahoma State Cowboys were coached by Mike Gundy. Oklahoma State led the Big 12 Conference going into the final week of the season, but lost to Oklahoma 33–24 on December 7. Baylor won later that day to clinch the conference's BCS bid.

Scoring summary

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| Quarter=1

| Time=3:00

| Team=MIZZ

| DrivePlays=11

| DriveLength=50

| DriveTime=2:57

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Henry Josey

| yards=3

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Andrew Baggett

| 2pt type=

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| Visitor=0

| Home=7

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| Quarter=1

| Time=1:44

| Team=OKST

| DrivePlays=5

| DriveLength=75

| DriveTime=4:58

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Josh Stewart

| QB=Clint Chelf

| yards=40

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Ben Grogan

| 2pt type=

| 2pt result=

| Visitor=7

| Home=7

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=10:20

| Team=MIZZ

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=80

| DriveTime=3:49

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Marcus Lucas

| QB=Maty Mauk

| yards=40

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Baggett

| 2pt type=

| 2pt result=

| Visitor=7

| Home=14

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=0:00

| Team=MIZZ

| DrivePlays=11

| DriveLength=62

| DriveTime=1:35

| Type=FG

| yards=35

| Kicker=Baggett

| Visitor=7

| Home=17

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=2:10

| Team=OKST

| DrivePlays=3

| DriveLength=33

| DriveTime=0:44

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Jhajuan Seales

| QB=Chelf

| yards=21

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Grogan

| 2pt type=

| 2pt result=

| Visitor=14

| Home=17

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=13:32

| Team=OKST

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=2

| DriveTime=1:10

| Type=FG

| yards=25

| Kicker=Grogan

| Visitor=17

| Home=17

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=11:32

| Team=MIZZ

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=60

| DriveTime=2:00

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Josey

| yards=25

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Baggett

| 2pt type=

| 2pt result=

| Visitor=17

| Home=24

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=9:51

| Team=OKST

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=75

| DriveTime=1:41

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Chelf

| yards=23

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Grogan

| 2pt type=

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| Visitor=24

| Home=24

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=6:29

| Team=MIZZ

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=47

| DriveTime=3:22

| Type=FG

| yards=46

| Kicker=Baggett

| Visitor=24

| Home=27

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=5:04

| Team=OKST

| DrivePlays=7

| DriveLength=75

| DriveTime=1:25

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Desmond Roland

| yards=2

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Grogan

| 2pt type=

| 2pt result=

| Visitor=31

| Home=27

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=3:08

| Team=MIZZ

| DrivePlays=7

| DriveLength=69

| DriveTime=1:55

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Josey

| yards=16

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Baggett

| 2pt type=

| 2pt result=

| Visitor=31

| Home=34

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| Quarter=4

| Time=0:55

| Team=MIZZ

| DrivePlays=-

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| Type=Other

| Other=Shane Ray 73 yards fumble return, Baggett kick good

| Visitor=31

| Home=41

}}

=Statistics=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! Statistics !! Oklahoma State !! Missouri {{cite web \|title=OSU vs MU (Jan. 3, 2014)\|url=http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/cb2014.html \|publisher=Missouri Athletics \|date=January 4, 2014 \|access-date=January 4, 2014}}
First Downs	26	29
Total offense, plays – yards	96–548	91–462
Rushes-yards (net)-TD	39–167–2	47–256–3
Passing yards (net)-TD	381	206
Passes, Comp-Att	33–57	17–44
Interceptions-Yds-TD	1–14–0	2–3–0
Fumbles, Number-Lost	2–1	2–2
Fumbles, return YDS-TD	0–0	73–1
Penalties, Number-Yds	10–100	4–42
Punts, Number-Yds (avg)	8–298 (37.2)	7–287 (41.0)
Kickoffs, Number-Yds (avg)	6–369 (61.5)	7–446 (63.7)
Sacks By, Number-Yds	2–16	3–20
Field Goals, Good-Att	1–2	2–2
Third-Down Conversions	9 of 22	6 of 18
Fourth-Down Conversions	1 of 1	1 of 2
PAT Kicks	4–4	5–5
Possession Time	27:49	32:11

Notes

December 28, 2013 – Big 12 team and SEC team arrival
January 3, 2014 – The game lasted four hours and 19 minutes, became the longest in Classic history

References

Category:Cotton Bowl Classic

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Category:Missouri Tigers football bowl games

Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football bowl games

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