![Alabama linebacker Henry To’o To’o (10) enjoys the victory after the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal game at the 86th Cotton Bowl in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/8290603399375af1c5bf408d3ab8e55313f7ddb58d9cf8d0acaf56cb655545c8.jpg "Alabama linebacker Henry To’o To’o (10) enjoys the victory after the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal game at the 86th Cotton Bowl in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]")
Cotton Bowl (5-4)
1942: Alabama 29 Texas A&M 21
1954: Rice 28 Alabama 6
1968: Texas A&M 20 Alabama 16
1973: Texas 17 Alabama 13
1981: Alabama 30 Baylor 2
1982: Texas 14 Alabama 12
2006: Alabama 13 Texas Tech 10
2015: Alabama 38 Michigan State 0
Until this century, the Cotton Bowl was actually one of Alabama’s least successful bowls. The Crimson Tide went 1-3 in the Cotton Bowl under Bear Bryant, but Nick Saban has twice used it as a springboard to the CFP national championship game, winning the title in 2015.
2021: Alabama 21 Cincinnati 6