1939 Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 1939 Cotton Bowl Classic was a postseason college football
bowl game
between the St. Mary's Gaels
and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. St. Mary's won the game 20-13.
College football
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bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
between the St. Mary's Gaels
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco. It has a 420-acre campus in the Moraga hills. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church...
and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. St. Mary's won the game 20-13.