The 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic was held at Cotton Bowl stadium, Dallas, Texas on 1 January 1971. It featured the Texas Longhorns (Season record: 10-0) versus the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1). Notre Dame won the contest 24 to 11. This win ended the Longhorns 30 game winning streak, which is currently (as of October 2011) the 12th longest winning streak in NCAA Division I records. Ironically, it was also Notre Dame that defeated Oklahoma in 1957 to end their 47 game win streak.