Attendance: 67,891 Cold Georgia 3 0 0 7 10 Texas 3 0 6 0 9 First Quarter 10:32 UT - Jeff Ward 22-yd field goal; Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards 0:17 UGA - Kevin Butler 43-yd field goal; Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards Third Quarter 7:10 UT - Ward 40-yd field goal; Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards 3:50 UT - Ward 27-yg field goal; Drive: 9 plays, 26 yards Fourth Quarter 3:22 UGA - John Lastinger 17-yd run (Butler kick); Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards Team Statistics Georgia UT First Downs 13 14 Att-Net Yards Rush 45-149 47-110 Pass Comp-Att-Int 6-20-1 8-26-2 Net Yards Passing 66 168 Total Plays-Yards 65-215 73-278 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-2 Punts-Avg 9-41.2 7-46.7 Penalties-Yards 3-25 6-52   Individual Statistics Texas Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Ronnie Robinson (28-88-0); Terry Orr (7-19-0); John Walker (2-8-0); Don Holloway (1-4-0); Rob Moerschell (1-3-0); Rick McIvor (8-minus 12-0). Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): Rick McIvor (8-26-2-168-0). Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Bobby Micho (2-59-0); Kelvin Epps (1-44-0); Bill Boy Bryant (2-41-0); Ronnie Robinson (2-17-0); Brent Duhon (1-7-0). Punting (No./Yds/Avg.): John Teltschik (7-327-46.7). Georgia Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Keith Montgomery (11-40-0); Fred Lane (1-35-0); Barry Young (10-30-0); John Lastinger (12-19-1); Scott Williams (3-19-0); Bertrand Jackson (7-3-0); Todd Williams (1-3-0). Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): John Lastinger (6-19-1-66-0); Herman Archie (0-1-0-0-0). Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Kevin Harris (2-33-0); James Wisham (1-14-0); Scott Williams (1-11-0); Bertrand Jackson (1-8-0); Fred Lane (1-0-0). Punting (No./Yds/Avg.): Chip Andrews (9-371-41.2).

DALLAS -- The Longhorns were a perfect 11-0-0 and held the No. 2 spot in the national rankings heading into the 1984 Cotton Bowl. A victory over seventh-ranked Georgia would put the Horns in a favorable position to grab the National Championship should top-ranked Nebraska stumble against Miami in the Orange Bowl later that evening.

Unfortunately, it was the Longhorns who stumbled first.

With more than four minutes to play Texas owned a 9-3 margin in a game controlled by defense and field goals. Jeff Ward put the Longhorns up 3-0 with a 22-yard field goal on UT’s first possession and added back-to-back efforts of 40 and 27 yards in the third quarter.

Georgia’s only score came on a Kevin Butler 43-yard boot in the closing seconds of the first quarter.

With the clock reading 4:35 in the fourth quarter, Texas again forced a sputtering Bulldogs offense into a punting situation from the Georgia 34. Only twice in the second half had the Dawgs moved the ball into Texas territory, and with time on UT’s side, many thought that a fake punt was a possibility.

The Longhorns elected not to bring in their regular punt return unit and Craig Curry replaced Jitter Fields as the return man. Georgia’s Chip Andrews got off a clean 43-yard punt, but Curry couldn’t handle the ball and the Dawgs recovered on the Texas 23.

Three plays later, UT’s hopes for the National Championship went down the drain when John Lastinger ran the option around the right side and dashed 17 yards for the touchdown. Butler added the extra point and with 3:22 left Georgia had a 10-9 lead it would not relinquish.

Later that evening, top-ranked Nebraska met the same fate as Miami pulled off the 31-30 upset and moved past the Longhorns to secure the National Championship.