Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Few defensive players in Cotton Bowl history have dominated a game the way Miami's Russell Maryland ran through and over Texas in the 1991 Classic. The lightning quick Outland Trophy winner made a living out of terrorizing quarterbacks and Maryland wasted little time in adding Peter Gardere of Texas to his list of conquests with three sacks for 28 yards in losses. His intimidating presence up front helped the Canes force five Texas turnovers with each leading to Miami touchdowns. The suspense was over by the end of the first quarter. Aided by his nine-tackle performance, Maryland and the Hurricanes recorded an enormous 43-point victory over the Longhorns, the largest point differential ever at the Cotton Bowl