113K views · 2.4K reactions | #GoodyearCottonBowl Classic Moments A bowl of chicken soup was all Notre Dame Football's Joe Montana needed to engineer a fourth-quarter rally for the ages in the 43rd Classic in 1979. #LikeNoOther | Cotton Bowl Classic | Facebook

14K views · 166 reactions | #GoodyearCottonBowl Classic Moments Presented by Goodyear Jerome Bettis bowled over Texas A&M in the 57th Classic in 1993 with 3 touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) for Notre Dame Football. #LikeNoOther | Cotton Bowl Classic | Facebook

From achieving the comeback of a century to gaining the nickname The “Chicken Soup Bowl Game”, Joe Montana left his mark on the 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic as he led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a thrilling 35-34 victory over the Houston Cougars☘️🤞 | Bowl Season Football

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39K views · 807 reactions | Countdown to Kickoff: 79 Days Throwback to the 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic. When QB Joe Montana led the Irish to a 35-34 comeback win over Houston while fighting the flu. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish Athletics | Facebook

🏈On January 1, 1979 the 43rd Cotton Bowl Classic, referred to as “The Chicken Soup Game”, was played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas and matched the 10th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the 9th-ranked Houston Cougars. The game took place on an unusually cold day, the day after the worst ice storm in Dallas in 30 years. Quarterback Joe Montana, who had the flu, rallied Notre Dame to victory in the second half after eating a bowl of chicken soup. The Irish outscored the Cougars 23–0 in