ARLINGTON, Texas – A signature initiative of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic returned during the 2022 football season as the Classic's Art Contest saw a record number of entries and all-time high support from the Cotton Bowl Foundation.
 
The Cotton Bowl Classic Art Contest was back and better than ever following a two-year hiatus with a record high of more than 10,500 entries from an all-time high of 150 elementary schools across six North Texas counties – Dallas, Collin, Tarrant, Denton, Rockwall and Wise. The Cotton Bowl Foundation ramped up its support for the 24th edition of this beloved Classic tradition with $75,000 distributed to help art teachers with art supplies and support art-centric programs.
 
87TH GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC ART CONTEST WINNERS
Grades 1st & 2nd
1st Place: Shelton Goode (2nd grade) – Pioneer Tech & Art Elementary
2nd Place: Reyansh Sinha (2nd grade) – Hobby Center Dallas
3rd Place: Piper Belz (1st grade) – Collin Powell Elementary
 
Grades 3rd & 4th
1st Place: Isabella Ramirez (4th grade) – Williams Elementary
2nd Place: Adeline Blanton (3rd grade) – Amy Parks Heath Elementary
3rd Place: Ella Grace Gonzales (3rd grade) – Collin Powell Elementary
 
Grades 5th & 6th
1st Place: Rena Wu (5th grade) – Sewell Elementary
2nd Place: Sebastian Gonzalez (5th grade) – Sharon Shannon Elementary
3rd Place: Roxana Requena (6th grade) – Bussey Middle School
 
"We're happy to have our Art Contest back to complement our bowl activities and celebration of college football in our community," said Dave Brown, Chair, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association and Cotton Bowl Foundation. "The enthusiasm we received from so many art teachers to embrace our Art Contest really shows the reach of the Cotton Bowl Classic and what it means to have art integrated into the curriculum in our schools."    
 
The students' submissions have been laminated and will be distributed as gifts to the Tulane and Southern California student-athletes, coaches and administrators and used as placemats at select events during Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic week. The first-place winners get to present their artwork to USC head coach Lincoln Riley and Tulane head coach Willie Fritz at the Classic Big Play Breakfast. All of the winners are set to have their artwork proudly displayed at their respective schools and AT&T Stadium inside the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association offices throughout the year.
 
The Cotton Bowl Classic Art Contest has been a treasured part of the bowl experience for more than three decades. The contest ran consecutively for 23 years before being canceled for the 85th (2020) and 86th (2021) Classics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
No. 16 Tulane and No. 10 USC are set to meet in the 87th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Monday, Jan. 2 at Noon CT on ESPN and ESPN Radio. Tickets for the 87th Classic are sold out via the Classic's ticket office. Tickets are available via the participating institutions' athletics ticket offices and may be available on the secondary market via SeatGeek, the official ticket provider of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. CLICK HERE to view available 87th Classic tickets on sale via SeatGeek. Suites are available for purchase by calling 817-892-4470 or sending an e-mail to suites@dallascowboys.net.
 
Ticket holders for this year's game must use the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic app, available for download on iOS and Android devices, to manage tickets and parking to enter AT&T Stadium on game day. Fans and followers can keep up with the latest information on bowl week and game day activities and events at GameDay.GoodyearCottonBowl.com.
 
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