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The 1993 Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1993, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The bowl game featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the Southwest Conference champions, Texas A&M. Notre Dame upset the previously undefeated Aggies in a 28–3 victory.〔(AT&T Cotton Bowl History ). AT&T Cotton Bowl. Retrieved January 1, 2014.〕 ==Matchup== Texas A&M was ranked fourth in the AP Poll entering the game. The Aggies won the Southwest Conference and came into the game with a 12–0 record.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/1992-schedule.html )〕 The team was led on offense by running back Greg Hill, who rushed for more than 1300 yards on the season, but he was one of five players suspended for the bowl game after an investigation found that they accepted payment from a team booster.〔 Defensive back Aaron Glenn led the Aggie defense with six interceptions that year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/1992.html )〕 Notre Dame (9–1–1) was ranked fifth and featured quarterback Rick Mirer and running backs Reggie Brooks and Jerome Bettis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1992.html )〕 Brooks finished fifth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy that season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.heisman.com/winners/g-torretta92.php )〕 Bettis rushed for 825 yards on the season. In both 1991 and 1992, Bettis finished third in the NCAA in rushing touchdowns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jerome-bettis-1.html )〕 The selection of Texas A&M's opponent generated controversy weeks before the game was played. Notre Dame was chosen by the Cotton Bowl's board of directors, who faced criticism for not selecting the third-ranked Florida State Seminoles. Barry Horn and Darryl Richards of the ''Dallas Morning News'' wrote that "the Cotton Bowl not only ignored the wishes of its host school and what many believe is the intent of the first-year Bowl Coalition, but the desire of its new network partner as well." NBC Sports televised both the Cotton Bowl and the Orange Bowl that season. The network preferred to have Notre Dame play in its primetime broadcast of the Orange Bowl rather than the Cotton Bowl. Texas A&M would have preferred to face the higher-ranked Seminoles. Board members for the Cotton Bowl said that they considered several factors, including the potential for ticket sales and the wishes of the network. Board members pointed out the Texas A&M-Florida State matchup at the 1992 Cotton Bowl Classic, saying that they preferred to avoid a rematch in consecutive years. Notre Dame honored the invitation of the Cotton Bowl board.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1993 Cotton Bowl Classic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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