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Texas Bowl

December 31, 2009 · 2:30 pm CST

Reliant Stadium · Houston, Texas

About the Texas Bowl

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A Celebration of the Culture, Heritage and Football Tradition of the Lone Star State.

Our vision is to create a thrilling fan experience, deliver a memorable conference, school and athlete experience, positively impact our charity partner and establish Houston as one of the great bowl cities in America.

A Big-Ol’ Texas-Sized Bowl Game!

logoThe NCAA awarded a new bowl game to Houston on June 27, 2006.

The inaugural Texas Bowl was played in Reliant Stadium, home of the Houston Texans, on December 28, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. The Texas Bowl featured Kansas State from the Big 12 and Rutgers from the Big East.

In 2007, the Bowl featured a clash of old Southwest Conference foes, TCU Horned Frogs (from the Mountain West) and the University of Houston (from Conference USA). TCU won 20–13, and the game was shown live on the NFL Network.

In the 2008 Texas Bowl, the Rice Owls defeated the Western Michigan Broncos 38–14.  The game featured two high-scoring offenses, but the Owls, led by quarterback Chase Clement, jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.  This was Rice’s first bowl victory since playing Alabama in the 1954 Cotton Bowl.

Quick Facts

2009 Texas Bowl
  • Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 2:30pm CST
  • Television: ESPN
  • Conferences: TBA
2008 Texas Bowl
  • Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
  • Television: NFL Network
  • Conferences: At-Large (Mid-American) vs. Conference USA
  • Result: Rice 38, Western Michigan 14
  • MVP: Chase Clement, Rice
  • Attendance: 58,880
2007 Texas Bowl
  • Date: Friday, December 28, 2007
  • Television: NFL Network
  • Conferences: Mountain West vs. Conference USA
  • Result: TCU 20, Houston 13
  • MVP: Andy Dalton, TCU
  • Attendance: 62,097
2006 Inaugural Texas Bowl
  • Date: Thursday, December 28, 2006
  • Television: NFL Network
  • Conferences: Big 12 vs. Big East
  • Result: #16 Rutgers 37, Kansas State 10
  • MVP: Ray Rice, Rutgers
  • Attendance: 52,210