2009 Cotton Bowl Classic

DateJanuary 2, 2009Season2008StadiumCotton BowlLocationDallas, TexasMVPWR Dexter McCluster (Ole Miss)
WR Marshay Green (Ole Miss)FavoriteTexas Tech by 4½ RefereeJay Stricherz (Pac-10)Attendance88,175PayoutUS$3,000,000 per teamUnited States TV coverageNetworkFOXAnnouncersPat Summerallplay-by-play
Brian Baldingercolor
Krista Vodasideline
Jeanne Zelaskopre-game/halftime
Shepard SmithhalftimeNielsen ratings4.4

The 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was the 73rd edition of the annual college footballbowl game that was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was one of 34 games in the 2008–09 bowl season. The game featured the Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference and the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference. Ole Miss won the game 47–34, in what turned out to be the highest scoring game in front of the largest Cotton Bowl Classic crowd in history.

The game was played on January 2, 2009, at the self-named stadium in Dallas, Texas, and was televised in the United States on FOX. This was the final Cotton Bowl Classic to be played at the stadium in the home of the State Fair of Texas, Fair Park. Since 2010, the game has been played at AT&T Stadium in nearby Arlington.