Football

TEXAS BOWL
Houston, Texas

TEXAS BOWL FACTS
www.TexasBowl.org
Date: December 31, 2009
Time: 2:30 p.m. CST
Stadium: Reliant Stadium (68,000)
Network: ESPN
President: Jamey Rootes
Bowl Manager: Heather Houston
Media Relations Director: Bill Cousins
Phone: 832/667-2220
FAX: 832/667-2057
Mailing Address: Reliant Stadium, Two Reliant Park
        Houston, TX 77054 Chase Clement and Jarrett Dillard after the 2008 Texas Bowl

C-USA IN THE TEXAS BOWL
2008 Rice 38, Western Michigan 14
2007 TCU 20, Houston 13

Conference USA has a conditional agreement to be a part of the 2009 Texas Bowl in Houston. C-USA will earn a spot in the game if the Big 12 Conference is unable to fill its spot in the game or if Navy is not bowl-eligible to fill the other side of the game....Conference USA was a part of the Texas Bowl in 2007 and 2008....Last season, Rice capped off its magical season by defeating Western Michigan, 38-14, to tie the school record for victories in a season....In 2007, Houston faced old C-USA and Southwest Conference rival TCU in the game, falling 20-13....In the inaugural Texas Bowl in 2006, nationally-ranked Rutgers defeated Kansas State, 37-10, in front of a crowd of 52,210, the largest crowd to watch a bowl game in Houston not involving a Texas team since 1972.... Operated by Lone Star Sports & Entertainment, the bowl is played at the state-of-the-art Reliant Stadium, home of the NFL's Houston Texans.