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{{Collegebowl
{{Collegebowl
| name = Texas Bowl
| name = Texas Bowl
| full_name = Mercari Texas Bowl
| full_name =
| nickname =
| nickname = Kinder's Texas Bowl
| defunct =
| defunct =
| logo = File:Texas_Bowl.jpg
| logo = File:Kinder's Texas Bowl.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| caption =
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| years = 2006–present
| years = 2006–present
| preceded_by = [[Houston Bowl]]
| preceded_by = [[Houston Bowl]]
| previous_tie-ins = {{unbulleted list | [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]/[[Conference USA|C-USA]]/[[Mountain West Conference|MWC]] (alternating years) (2006–2009) | [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] (2010–2013)}}
| previous_tie-ins = {{unbulleted list
| [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]/[[Conference USA|C-USA]]/[[Mountain West Conference|MWC]] (alternating years) (2006–2009)
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] (2010–2013)
}}
| conference_tie-ins = [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]], [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| conference_tie-ins = [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]], [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| payout = 6.4 million (2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2019/ |title=2019 Bowl Schedule |website=collegefootballpoll.com |accessdate=December 13, 2019}}</ref>
| payout = 6.4 million (2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2019/ |title=2019 Bowl Schedule |website=collegefootballpoll.com |access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>
| sponsors = {{unbulleted list | [[Meineke Car Care Center|Meineke Car Care]] (2011–2012) | [[AdvoCare]] (2014–2016) | [[Academy Sports + Outdoors]] (2017–2019) | [[Mercari]] (2020–present)}}
| sponsors = {{unbulleted list
| [[Meineke Car Care Center|Meineke Car Care]] (2011–2012)
| [[AdvoCare]] (2014–2016) | [[Academy Sports + Outdoors]] (2017–2019)
| [[Mercari]] (2020)
| [[TaxAct]] (2021–2023)
| former_names = {{unbulleted list | Texas Bowl (2006–2010) | Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (2011–2012) | Texas Bowl (2013) | AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (2014–2016) | Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (2017–2019) }}
| Kinder's (2024–present)
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| prev_matchup_year = 2019
}}
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| prev_matchup_season= 2019
| former_names = {{unbulleted list
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| prev_matchup_teams = [[2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]] vs. [[2019 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]<br>
| Texas Bowl (2006–2010)
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| prev_matchup_score = Texas A&M 24–21
| Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (2011–2012)
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| next_matchup_year = 2020
| Texas Bowl (2013)
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| next_matchup_season = 2020
| AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (2014–2016)
| next_matchup_teams = ''[[2020–21 NCAA football bowl games|Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns]]''
| Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (2017–2019)
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| next_matchup_date =
| Mercari Texas Bowl (2020, game canceled)
| TaxAct Texas Bowl (2021–2023)
}}
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| prev_matchup_year = 2023
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| prev_matchup_season= 2023
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| prev_matchup_teams = [[2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team| Oklahoma State]] vs. [[2023 Texas A&M Aggies football team| Texas A&M]]<br>
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| prev_matchup_score = Oklahoma State 31–23
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| next_matchup_year = 2024
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| next_matchup_season = 2024
| next_matchup_teams = [[2024 Baylor Bears football team| Baylor]] vs. [[2024 LSU Tigers football team| LSU]]
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| next_matchup_date = December 31, 2024
}}
}}


The '''Texas Bowl''' is an annual postseason [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]-sanctioned [[Division I FBS]] [[college football]] [[bowl game]] first held in 2006 in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. Each edition of the bowl has been played at [[NRG Stadium]], previously known as Reliant Stadium. The bowl replaced the defunct [[Houston Bowl]], which was played annually from 2000 to 2005, and before that the [[Bluebonnet Bowl]], the first bowl game in Houston, played from 1959 through 1987.
The '''Texas Bowl''' is an annual postseason [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]-sanctioned [[Division I FBS]] [[college football]] [[bowl game]] first held in 2006 in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. Each edition of the bowl has been played at [[NRG Stadium]], previously known as Reliant Stadium. The bowl replaced the defunct [[Houston Bowl]], which was played annually from 2000 to 2005, and before that the [[Bluebonnet Bowl]], the first bowl game in Houston, played from 1959 through 1987.

Beginning with the 2020 edition, the bowl is sponsored by [[Mercari]], a Japanese [[e-commerce]] company, and is officially known as the ''Mercari Texas Bowl''. The game was previously sponsored by [[Academy Sports + Outdoors]] from 2017 to 2019 when it was known as the ''Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl'', [[AdvoCare]] from 2014 to 2016 when it was known as the ''AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl'', and [[Meineke Car Care Center|Meineke Car Care]] from 2011 to 2012 when it was known as the ''Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas''.

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The 2020 edition, slated for December 31 between [[2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]] and [[2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]], was cancelled on December 29 due to [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] issues within the TCU program.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2020-texas-bowl-canceled-as-covid-19-outbreak-at-tcu-forces-it-to-pull-out-vs-arkansas/ |title=2020 Texas Bowl canceled as COVID-19 outbreak at TCU forces it to pull out vs. Arkansas |first1=Tom |last1=Fornelli |first2=Ben |last2=Kercheval |website=[[CBS Sports]] |date=December 29, 2020 |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===Replacing the Houston Bowl===
===Replacing the Houston Bowl===
Speculation surfaced questioning the long-term survival of the former [[Houston Bowl]]. The three-year contract with [[Everyones Internet|EV1.net]] expired on December 31, 2005, leaving the bowl game without a title sponsor. A college football official told the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' that the bowl was in danger of ceasing operations, as a result of the game losing its title sponsor and because the Houston Bowl still owed roughly $600,000 to the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] and [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] conferences following the 2005 game.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.chron.com/big12/archives/2006/04/houston_bowl_in_jeopardy.html |title=Houston Bowl in jeopardy |first=Joseph |last=Duarte |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=18 April 2006 |accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref> However, the NCAA approved Lone Star Sports & Entertainment, a division of the [[Houston Texans]], who also play in Reliant Stadium, to take over game management. In July 2006, the [[NFL Network]] acquired TV rights and naming rights to the bowl.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9563385 |title=NFL Network gets bowl game in Houston |website=NFL.com |date=20 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823012236/http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9563385 |archive-date=23 August 2006}}</ref>
Speculation surfaced questioning the long-term survival of the former [[Houston Bowl]]. The three-year contract with [[Everyones Internet|EV1.net]] expired on December 31, 2005, leaving the bowl game without a title sponsor. A college football official told the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' that the bowl was in danger of ceasing operations, as a result of the game losing its title sponsor and because the Houston Bowl still owed roughly $600,000 to the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] and [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] conferences following the 2005 game.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.chron.com/big12/archives/2006/04/houston_bowl_in_jeopardy.html |title=Houston Bowl in jeopardy |first=Joseph |last=Duarte |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=18 April 2006 |access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref> However, the NCAA approved Lone Star Sports & Entertainment, a division of the [[Houston Texans]], who also play in Reliant Stadium, to take over game management. In July 2006, the [[NFL Network]] acquired TV rights and naming rights to the bowl.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9563385 |title=NFL Network gets bowl game in Houston |website=NFL.com |date=20 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823012236/http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9563385 |archive-date=23 August 2006}}</ref>


===Texas Bowl introduction===
===Texas Bowl introduction===
The Texas Bowl name and logo were officially unveiled on August 10, 2006, at a press conference along with conference affiliations for the bowl spots. The [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]], [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] and [[Conference USA]] will be affiliated with the game, as well as [[TCU Horned Frogs football|Texas Christian University]] of the [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]. The 2006 matchup featured teams from the Big 12 and Big East Conferences.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-1/Texas-Bowl-Board-of-Directors-announced/41F7C8F7-D69B-4BC7-A368-4902607308FB |title=Texas Bowl Board of Directors announced |first=Ana |last=Chavez |date=29 August 2006 |website=houstontexans.com}}</ref>
The Texas Bowl name and logo were officially unveiled on August 10, 2006, at a press conference along with conference affiliations for the bowl spots. The [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]], [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] and [[Conference USA]] will be affiliated with the game, as well as [[TCU Horned Frogs football|Texas Christian University]] of the [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]. The 2006 matchup featured teams from the Big 12 and Big East Conferences.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-1/Texas-Bowl-Board-of-Directors-announced/41F7C8F7-D69B-4BC7-A368-4902607308FB |title=Texas Bowl Board of Directors announced |first=Ana |last=Chavez |date=29 August 2006 |website=houstontexans.com}}</ref>


On December 3, 2006, [[2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]] accepted an invitation to play [[2006 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]] in the inaugural Texas Bowl. "We're ecstatic about having Rutgers," Texas Bowl director David Brady said. "This is a top-15 team that was three yards away from a BCS game. We couldn't be happier to have them here."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/4375895.html |title=Rutgers to play in inaugural Texas Bowl |first=Joseph |last=Duarte |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=3 December 2006 |accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref>
On December 3, 2006, [[2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]] accepted an invitation to play [[2006 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]] in the inaugural Texas Bowl. "We're ecstatic about having Rutgers," Texas Bowl director David Brady said. "This is a top-15 team that was three yards away from a BCS game. We couldn't be happier to have them here."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/4375895.html |title=Rutgers to play in inaugural Texas Bowl |first=Joseph |last=Duarte |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=3 December 2006 |access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref>


2010 marked the eleventh consecutive year a bowl game has played in Houston, and the 40th year overall with a bowl game there (the Bluebonnet Bowl lasted 29 years). It was also announced on December 30, 2009, that [[ESPN Events]] would take over as part owner and operator of the game, while Lone Star Sports and Entertainment will maintain a stake in the bowl, and would be carried on [[ESPN]].
2010 marked the eleventh consecutive year a bowl game has played in Houston, and the 40th year overall with a bowl game there (the Bluebonnet Bowl lasted 29 years). It was also announced on December 30, 2009, that [[ESPN Events]] would take over as part owner and operator of the game, while Lone Star Sports and Entertainment will maintain a stake in the bowl, and would be carried on [[ESPN]].


===Sponsors===
===Sponsors===
On April 12, 2011, ESPN announced [[Meineke Car Care Center|Meineke Car Care]] signed a three-year title sponsorship deal beginning in 2011, changing name of the bowl to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/25351/texas-bowl-gains-new-title-sponsor |title=Texas Bowl gains new title sponsor |first=Adam |last=Rittenberg |date=12 April 2011 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref>
On April 12, 2011, ESPN announced [[Meineke Car Care Center|Meineke Car Care]] signed a three-year title sponsorship deal beginning in 2011, changing name of the bowl to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/25351/texas-bowl-gains-new-title-sponsor |title=Texas Bowl gains new title sponsor |first=Adam |last=Rittenberg |date=12 April 2011 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> On February 12, 2014, it was announced that [[AdvoCare]] will be the title sponsor for the bowl game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Advocare-LSSE-excited-for-Texas-Bowl-partnership/34d0d9cc-fb1c-44ab-b54e-7afc2a61b49f |title=Advocare, LSSE excited for Texas Bowl partnership |first=Kara |last=Cook |website=houstontexans.com |date=11 February 2014}}</ref> That sponsorship concluded after the 2016 game. On November 15, 2017, [[Academy Sports + Outdoors]] became the new title sponsor of the bowl.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.academytexasbowl.com/news/academy-sports-outdoors-named-the-new-title-sponsor-of-the-texas-bowl/ |title=ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS NAMED THE NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF THE TEXAS BOWL |website=academytexasbowl.com |date=November 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2017/11/16/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Academy.aspx |title=Texas Bowl Hopes New Title Sponsor Deal With Locally-Based Academy Sports Brings Stability |access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> That sponsorship concluded after the 2019 game.


On December 14, 2020, [[Mercari]] was announced as the new title sponsor of the game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mercari Named New Title Sponsor of Texas Bowl |url=https://espnevents.com/press/event/mercari-named-new-title-sponsor-of-texas-bowl/ |website=ESPN Events |access-date=December 14, 2020 |date=14 December 2020}}</ref> The 2020 game was later canceled due to COVID-19 issues.<ref name=2020cancel/> On November 24, 2021, [[TaxAct]] was named as the new title sponsor of both the Texas Bowl and the [[Camellia Bowl (2014–present)|Camellia Bowl]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bowlseason.com/news/2021/11/24/general-taxact-named-title-sponsor-of-texas-and-camellia-bowl-games-as-part-of-amulti-event-college-football-agreement-with-espn-events.aspx |title=TaxAct® Named Title Sponsor of Texas and Camellia Bowl Games as Part of a Multi-Event College Football Agreement with ESPN Events |website=bowlseason.com |date=November 24, 2021 |accessdate=January 5, 2022}}</ref> This arrangement remained in place through the 2023 edition. On December 4, 2024, Kinder's Flavors was named as the new title sponsor.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kinderstexasbowl.com/news/kinders-named-new-title-sponsor-of-the-texas-bowl/ |title=KINDER’S NAMED NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF THE TEXAS BOWL |accessdate=December 4, 2024}}</ref>
On February 12, 2014, it was announced that [[AdvoCare]] will be the title sponsor for the bowl game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Advocare-LSSE-excited-for-Texas-Bowl-partnership/34d0d9cc-fb1c-44ab-b54e-7afc2a61b49f |title=Advocare, LSSE excited for Texas Bowl partnership |first=
Kara |last=Cook |website=houstontexans.com |date=11 February 2014}}</ref> That sponsorship concluded after the 2016 game.

On November 15, 2017, [[Academy Sports + Outdoors]] became the new title sponsor of the bowl.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.academytexasbowl.com/news/academy-sports-outdoors-named-the-new-title-sponsor-of-the-texas-bowl/ |title=ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS NAMED THE NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF THE TEXAS BOWL |website=academytexasbowl.com |date=November 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2017/11/16/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Academy.aspx |title=Texas Bowl Hopes New Title Sponsor Deal With Locally-Based Academy Sports Brings Stability |accessdate=November 16, 2017}}</ref> That sponsorship concluded after the 2019 game.

On December 14, 2020, [[Mercari]] was announced as the new title sponsor of the game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mercari Named New Title Sponsor of Texas Bowl |url=https://espnevents.com/press/event/mercari-named-new-title-sponsor-of-texas-bowl/ |website=ESPN Events |access-date=December 14, 2020 |date=14 December 2020}}</ref>


===Conference tie-ins===
===Conference tie-ins===
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===Issues===
===Issues===
According to ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', in 2008 the bowl required [[Western Michigan University]] to purchase 11,000 tickets at full price in order to accept the invitation to play in the bowl. The university was only able to sell 548 tickets at that price, forcing it to accept a $462,535 loss, before travel expenses, to pay for the privilege of playing in the bowl.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2010/11/15/106006368/does-it-matter |title=Does It Matter? |first1=Austin |last1=Murphy |first2=Dan |last2=Wetzel |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=15 November 2010 |page=47}}</ref>
According to ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', in 2008 the bowl required [[Western Michigan University]] to purchase 11,000 tickets at full price in order to accept the invitation to play in the bowl. The university was only able to sell 548 tickets at that price, forcing it to accept a $462,535 loss, before travel expenses, to pay for the privilege of playing in the bowl.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2010/11/15/106006368/does-it-matter |title=Does It Matter? |first1=Austin |last1=Murphy |first2=Dan |last2=Wetzel |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=15 November 2010 |page=47}}</ref>

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The 2020 edition, slated for December 31 between [[2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]] and [[2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]], was cancelled on December 29 due to [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] issues within the TCU program.<ref name=2020cancel>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2020-texas-bowl-canceled-as-covid-19-outbreak-at-tcu-forces-it-to-pull-out-vs-arkansas/ |title=2020 Texas Bowl canceled as COVID-19 outbreak at TCU forces it to pull out vs. Arkansas |first1=Tom |last1=Fornelli |first2=Ben |last2=Kercheval |website=[[CBS Sports]] |date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref>


==Game results==
==Game results==
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! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;" colspan=2 | Winning team
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;" colspan=2 | Winning team
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;" colspan=2 | Losing team
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;" colspan=2 | Losing team
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|Attnd.
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|Attendance
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|TV
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 28, 2006 || 7:00 PM || [[2006 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''No. 16 [[2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]]''' || '''37''' || [[2006 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]] || 10 || 52,210 || rowspan="3"|[[NFL Network|NFL<br>Network]]
| December 28, 2006 || align=right|7:00 PM || [[2006 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''No. 16 [[2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]]''' || '''37''' || [[2006 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]] || 10 || 52,210
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| December 28, 2007 || 7:00 PM || [[2007 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2007 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]''' || '''20''' || [[2007 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]] || 13 || 62,097
| December 28, 2007 || align=right|7:00 PM || [[2007 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2007 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]''' || '''20''' || [[2007 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]] || 13 || 62,097
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| December 30, 2008 || 7:00 PM || [[2008 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2008 Rice Owls football team|Rice]]''' || '''38''' || [[2008 Western Michigan Broncos football team|Western Michigan]] || 14 || 58,880
| December 30, 2008 || align=right|7:00 PM || [[2008 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2008 Rice Owls football team|Rice]]''' || '''38''' || [[2008 Western Michigan Broncos football team|Western Michigan]] || 14 || 58,880
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| December 31, 2009 || 2:30 PM || [[2009 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2009 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]]''' || '''35''' || [[2009 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 13 || 69,441 || rowspan="12" |[[ESPN]]
| December 31, 2009 || align=right|2:30 PM || [[2009 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2009 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]]''' || '''35''' || [[2009 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 13 || 69,441
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| December 29, 2010 || 5:00 PM || [[2010 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]''' || '''38''' || [[2010 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]] || 14 || 68,211
| December 29, 2010 || align=right|5:00 PM || [[2010 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]''' || '''38''' || [[2010 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]] || 14 || 68,211
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| December 31, 2011 || 11:00 AM || [[2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas|Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas]] || '''[[2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]''' || '''33''' || [[2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]] || 22 || 68,395
| December 31, 2011 || align=right|11:00 AM || [[2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas|Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas]] || '''[[2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]''' || '''33''' || [[2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]] || 22 || 68,395
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| December 28, 2012 || 8:00 PM || [[2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas|Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas]] || '''[[2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]''' || '''34''' || [[2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] || 31 || 50,386
| December 28, 2012 || align=right|8:00 PM || [[2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas|Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas]] || '''[[2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]''' || '''34''' || [[2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] || 31 || 50,386
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| December 27, 2013 || 5:00 PM || [[2013 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2013 Syracuse Orange football team|Syracuse]]''' || '''21''' || [[2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] || 17 || 32,327
| December 27, 2013 || align=right|5:00 PM || [[2013 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2013 Syracuse Orange football team|Syracuse]]''' || '''21''' || [[2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] || 17 || 32,327
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| December 29, 2014 || 8:00 PM || [[2014 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]]''' || '''31''' || [[2014 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || 7 || 71,115
| December 29, 2014 || align=right|8:00 PM || [[2014 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]]''' || '''31''' || [[2014 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || 7 || 71,115
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 29, 2015 || 8:00 PM || [[2015 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''No. 22 [[2015 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || '''56''' || [[2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]] || 27 || 71,307
| December 29, 2015 || align=right|8:00 PM || [[2015 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || No. 22 [[2015 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]{{dagger}} || '''56''' || [[2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]] || 27 || 71,307
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| December 28, 2016 || 8:00 PM || [[2016 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]]''' || '''33''' || [[2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] || 28 || 68,412
| December 28, 2016 || align=right|8:00 PM || [[2016 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]]''' || '''33''' || [[2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] || 28 || 68,412
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| December 27, 2017 || 8:00 PM || [[2017 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2017 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]''' || '''33''' || [[2017 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 16 || 67,820
| December 27, 2017 || align=right|8:00 PM || [[2017 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2017 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]''' || '''33''' || [[2017 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 16 || 67,820
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| December 27, 2018 || 8:00 PM || [[2018 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2018 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]''' || '''45''' || [[2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]] || 38 || 51,104
| December 27, 2018 || align=right|8:00 PM || [[2018 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2018 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]''' || '''45''' || [[2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]] || 38 || 51,104
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 27, 2019 || 5:45 PM || [[2019 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2019 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]''' || '''24''' || No. 25 [[2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]] || 21 || 68,415
| December 27, 2019 || align=right|5:45 PM || [[2019 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2019 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]''' || '''24''' || No. 25 [[2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]] || 21 || 68,415
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 31, 2020 || 7:00 PM || Texas Bowl || colspan=4 align=center|''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30619891/texas-bowl-tcu-horned-frogs-arkansas-razorbacks-canceled |title=Texas Bowl between TCU Horned Frogs, Arkansas Razorbacks canceled |first=Sam |last=Khan Jr. |website=ESPN.com |date=December 29, 2020 |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}</ref>|| align=center|—
| December 31, 2020 || align=right|7:00 PM || Texas Bowl || colspan=4 align=center|''Canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30619891/texas-bowl-tcu-horned-frogs-arkansas-razorbacks-canceled |title=Texas Bowl between TCU Horned Frogs, Arkansas Razorbacks canceled |first=Sam |last=Khan Jr. |website=ESPN.com |date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref>{{efn|The 2020 game was set to feature [[2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]] vs. [[2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]].}} || align=center|{{mdash}}
|-
| align=right|January 4, 2022 || align=right|8:00 PM || [[2022 Texas Bowl (January)|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]]''' || '''42''' || [[2021 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 20 || 52,207
|-
| December 28, 2022 || align=right|8:00 PM || [[2022 Texas Bowl (December)|Texas Bowl]] || '''[[2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]''' || '''42''' || [[2022 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]] || 25 || 53,251
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 27, 2023 || align=right|8:00 PM || [[2023 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || '''No. 22 [[2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]''' || '''31''' || [[2023 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] || 23 || 55,212
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 31, 2024 || align=right|2:30 PM || [[2024 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]] || colspan=4 align=center|[[2024 Baylor Bears football team| Baylor]] vs. [[2024 LSU Tigers football team| LSU]] || <!--attendance-->
|}
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/Bowls.pdf |magazine=Bowl/All Star Game Records |title=Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl |page=15 |via=NCAA.org |publisher=NCAA |date=2020 |access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>
<br>
{{dagger}} LSU's win in the 2015 edition was [[Vacated victory|vacated]] in 2023 by the NCAA for a booster-related violation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mandel |first=Stewart |title=Vacated LSU wins leave Les Miles out of CFB Hall of Fame consideration |url=https://theathletic.com/4632902/2023/06/22/lsu-football-les-miles-vacated-wins/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref>


==MVPs==
==MVPs==
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| 2017 || [[Michael Dickson (American football)|Michael Dickson]] || Texas || P
| 2017 || [[Michael Dickson (American football)|Michael Dickson]] || Texas || P
|-
|-
| 2018 || Charlie Brewer || Baylor || QB
| 2018 || [[Charlie Brewer]] || Baylor || QB
|-
|-
| 2019 || [[Kellen Mond]] || Texas A&M || QB
| 2019 || [[Kellen Mond]] || Texas A&M || QB
|-
| Jan. 2022 || [[Skylar Thompson]] || Kansas State || QB
|-
| Dec. 2022 || [[Tyler Shough]] || Texas Tech || QB
|-
| 2023 || Rashod Owens || Oklahoma State || WR
|}
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://publogix.com/e/22-TEXBOWL/ |magazine=TaxAct Texas Bowl (game program) |date=2022 |title=Bowl MVPs |page=20 |publisher=Lone Star Sports & Entertainment |accessdate=December 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=RedRaiderSports |number=1608345668057268225 |title=Tyler Shough named Texas Bowl MVP. |date=December 29, 2022 |accessdate=December 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=jacobunruh |number=1740244348636410110 |title=Here is Texas Bowl MVP Rashod Owens. #OKState |date=December 28, 2023 |accessdate=December 28, 2023}}</ref>


==Most appearances==
==Most appearances==
[[File:2013-0427-JerryKill.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.8|Head coach [[Jerry Kill]] led Minnesota to Texas Bowl appearances in 2012 and 2013.]]
[[File:2013-0427-JerryKill.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.8|Head coach [[Jerry Kill]] led Minnesota to Texas Bowl appearances in 2012 and 2013.]]
Updated through the December 2019 edition (14 games, 28 total appearances).
Updated for the December 2024 edition (18 games, 36 total appearances).

;Teams with multiple appearances
;Teams with multiple appearances
{|class = "wikitable"
{|class = "wikitable"
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| style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|Record
| style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|Record
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] || 3 || 2–1
|| 1 || [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] || 4 || 2–2
|-
|-
| T2 || [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] || 2 || 1–1
| rowspan=4|2 || [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]] || 3 || 2–1
|-
|-
| T2 || [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]] || 2 || 1–1
| [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] || 3 || 2–1
|-
|-
| T2 || [[Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || 2 || 1–1
| [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]]{{dagger}} || 3 || 1–1
|-
|-
| T2 || [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] || 2 || 1–1
| [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]{{dagger}} || 3 || 0–1{{double dagger}}
|-
|-
| T2 || [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] || 2 || 0–2
| rowspan=4|6 || [[Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|-
| T2 || [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]] || 2 || 0–2
| [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] || 2 || 0–2
|-
| [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]] || 2 || 0–2
|}
|}
{{dagger}} December 2024 participant
<br>
{{double dagger}} LSU's win in the 2015 edition was [[Vacated victory|vacated]] by the NCAA in 2023.


;Teams with a single appearance
;Teams with a single appearance
Won: [[Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]], [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]], [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]], [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]], [[Rice Owls football|Rice]], [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]], [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]]
Won (7): [[Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]], [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]], [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]], [[Rice Owls football|Rice]], [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]], [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]]
<br>
<br>
Lost: [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]], [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]], [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]], [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]], [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]
Lost (5): [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]], [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]], [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]], [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]], [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]]


==Appearances by conference==
==Appearances by conference==
Updated through the December 2019 edition (14 games, 28 total appearances).
Updated for the December 2024 edition (18 games, 36 total appearances).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;" rowspan=2|Conference
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;" rowspan=2|Conference
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;" colspan=4|Record
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;" colspan=4|Record
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;" colspan=2|Appearances by season
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;" colspan=3|Appearances by season
|-
|-
! style="border: 2px solid #0D254C;" |Games
! style="border: 2px solid #0D254C;" |Games
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! style="border: 2px solid #0D254C;" class=unsortable|Won
! style="border: 2px solid #0D254C;" class=unsortable|Won
! style="border: 2px solid #0D254C;" class=unsortable|Lost
! style="border: 2px solid #0D254C;" class=unsortable|Lost
! style="border: 2px solid #0D254C;" class=unsortable|Vacated
|-
|-
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] || 11 || 5 || 6 || {{winpct|5|6}} || 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 || 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]{{dagger}} || 15 || {{WinLossPct|8|6}} || 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021*, 2022, 2023 || 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019 || {{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] || 6 || 3 || 3 || {{winpct|3|3}} || 2014, 2015, 2019 || 2016, 2017, 2018
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]{{dagger}} || 10 || {{WinLossPct|2|6}} {{double dagger}} || 2014, 2019 || 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021*, 2022, 2023 || 2015
|-
|-
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] || 4 || 1 || 3 || {{winpct|1|3}} || 2010 || 2011, 2012, 2013
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] || 4 || {{WinLossPct|1|3}} || 2010 || 2011, 2012, 2013 || {{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| [[Conference USA|C-USA]] || 2 || 1 || 1 || {{winpct|1|1}} || 2008 || 2007
| [[Conference USA|C-USA]] || 2 || {{WinLossPct|1|1}} || 2008 || 2007 || {{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || {{winpct|1|0}} || 2013 || &nbsp;
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0}} || 2013 || {{nbsp}} || {{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || {{winpct|1|0}} || 2006 || &nbsp;
| [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independents]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0}} || 2009 || {{nbsp}} || {{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independents]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || {{winpct|1|0}} || 2009 || &nbsp;
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0}} || 2007 || {{nbsp}} || {{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || {{winpct|1|0}} || 2007 || &nbsp;
| [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0}} || 2006 || {{nbsp}} || {{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || {{winpct|0|1}} || &nbsp; || 2008
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|0|1}} || {{nbsp}} || 2008 || {{nbsp}}
|}
|}
{{dagger}} December 2024 participant

{{double dagger}} LSU's [[vacated victory]] following the 2015 season is excluded from the SEC's win–loss totals and [[winning percentage]].


* Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year.
* Rutgers appeared in 2006 as a member of the Big East; the [[American Athletic Conference]] (The American) retains the conference charter following the 2013 [[2010–13 Big East Conference realignment|split of the original Big East]] along football lines.
* Rutgers appeared in 2006 as a member of the Big East; the [[American Athletic Conference]] (The American) retains the conference charter following the 2013 [[2010–13 Big East Conference realignment|split of the original Big East]] along football lines.
* Independent appearances: Navy (2009)
* Independent appearances: Navy (2009)
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|-
|-
|Most points scored (one team)
|Most points scored (one team)
| 56, LSU vs. Texas Tech
| '''56''', LSU vs. Texas Tech
| 2015
| 2015
|-
|-
|Most points scored (losing team)
|Most points scored (losing team)
| 38, Vanderbilt vs. Baylor
| '''38''', Vanderbilt vs. Baylor
| 2018
| 2018
|-
|-
|Most points scored (both teams)
|Most points scored (both teams)
| 83, shared by:<br>LSU (56) vs. Texas Tech (27)<br>Baylor (45) vs. Vanderbilt (38)
| '''83''', shared by:<br>LSU (56) vs. Texas Tech (27)<br>Baylor (45) vs. Vanderbilt (38)
| &nbsp;<br>2015<br>2018
| &nbsp;<br>2015<br>2018
|-
|-
|Fewest points allowed
|Fewest points allowed
| 7, Arkansas vs. Texas
| '''7''', Arkansas vs. Texas
| 2014
| 2014
|-
|-
|Largest margin of victory
|Largest margin of victory
| 29, LSU vs. Texas Tech
| '''29''', LSU vs. Texas Tech
| 2015
| 2015
|-
|-
|Total yards
|Total yards
| 668, Baylor vs. Vanderbilt
| '''668''', Baylor vs. Vanderbilt
| 2018
| 2018
|-
|-
|Rushing yards
|Rushing yards
| 385, Navy vs. Missouri
| '''385''', Navy vs. Missouri
| 2009
| 2009
|-
|-
|Passing yards
|Passing yards
| 384, Baylor vs. Vanderbilt
| '''436''', Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
| 2018
| 2023
|-
|-
|First downs
|First downs
| 30, Baylor vs. Vanderbilt
| '''30''', Baylor vs. Vanderbilt
| 2018
| 2018
|-
|-
|Fewest yards allowed
|Fewest yards allowed
| 59, Arkansas vs. Texas
| '''59''', Arkansas vs. Texas
| 2014
| 2014
|-
|-
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
| 2, Arkansas vs. Texas
| '''2''', Arkansas vs. Texas
| 2014
| 2014
|-
|-
|Fewest passing yards allowed
|Fewest passing yards allowed
| 57, Arkansas vs. Texas
| '''57''', Arkansas vs. Texas
| 2014
| 2014
|-
|-
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! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|Year
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|Year
|-
|-
|All-purpose yards || ||
|All-purpose yards || '''256''', [[Leonard Fournette]] (LSU) || 2015
|-
|-
|Touchdowns (all-purpose) || ||
|Touchdowns (all-purpose) || '''5''', [[Leonard Fournette]] (LSU) || 2015
|-
|-
|Rushing yards || 243, [[Ke'Shawn Vaughn]], Vanderbilt vs. Baylor || 2018
|Rushing yards || '''243''', [[Ke'Shawn Vaughn]] (Vanderbilt) || 2018
|-
|-
|Rushing touchdowns || 4, [[Leonard Fournette]], LSU vs. Texas Tech || 2015
|Rushing touchdowns || '''4''', [[Leonard Fournette]] (LSU) || 2015
|-
|-
|Passing yards || 384, Charlie Brewer, Baylor vs. Vanderbilt || 2018
|Passing yards || '''402''', Alan Bowman (Oklahoma State) || 2023
|-
|-
|Passing touchdowns || 4, [[Patrick Mahomes]], Texas Tech vs. LSU || 2015
|Passing touchdowns || '''4''', [[Patrick Mahomes]] (Texas Tech) || 2015
|-
|-
|Receptions || '''16''',Brennan Pressley (Oklahoma State) || <br>2023
|Receiving yards || 154, [[Josh Reynolds (American football)|Josh Reynolds]], Texas A&M vs. Kansas State || 2016
|-
|-
|Receiving touchdowns || 3, [[Jakeem Grant]], Texas Tech vs. LSU || 2015
|Receiving yards || '''164''', Rashod Owens (Oklahoma State) || 2023
|-
|-
|Receiving touchdowns || '''3''', [[Jakeem Grant]] (Texas Tech) || 2015
|Tackles || ||
|-
|-
|Tackles || '''17''', [[Micah Awe]] (Texas Tech) || 2015
|Sacks || ||
|-
|-
|Sacks || '''2.5''', shared by:<br>Justin Braska (Western Michigan)<br>Kendall Beckwith (LSU) || <br>2008<br>2015
⚫
|Interceptions || 2, Michael Carter, Minnesota vs. Texas Tech || 2012
|-
⚫
|Interceptions || '''2''', Michael Carter (Minnesota) || 2012
|-
|-
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|Long Plays
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|Long Plays
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! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|Year
! style="background:#c5ced6; color:#0D254C; border: 2px solid #0D254C;"|Year
|-
|-
|Touchdown run || 79, [[D. J. Chark]], LSU vs. Texas Tech || 2015
|Touchdown run || '''79 yds.''', [[D. J. Chark]] (LSU) || 2015
|-
|-
|Touchdown pass || 79, shared by:<br>[[Byron Pringle]] from Jesse Ertz, Kansas State vs. Texas A&M<br>Johnathon Johnson from [[Drew Lock]], Missouri vs. Texas || <br>2016<br>2017
|Touchdown pass || '''81 yds.''', Chris Hilton Jr. pass from Jontre Kirklin (LSU) || Jan. 2022
|-s
|-s
|Kickoff return || 99, [[Jakeem Grant]], Texas Tech vs. Minnesota || 2012
|Kickoff return || '''99 yds.''', [[Jakeem Grant]] (Texas Tech) || 2012
|-
|-
|Punt return || 76, [[Yamon Figurs]], Kansas State vs. Rutgers || 2006
|Punt return || '''76 yds.''', [[Yamon Figurs]] (Kansas State) || 2006
|-
|-
|Interception return || 61, Wyatt Middleton, Navy vs. Missouri || 2009
|Interception return || '''62 yds.''', Wyatt Middleton (Navy) || 2009
|-
|-
|Fumble return || ||
|Fumble return || '''46 yds.''', [[Travon Bellamy]] (Illinois) || 2010
|-
|-
|Punt || 65, Chase Turner, Houston vs. TCU || 2007
|Punt || '''65 yds.''', Chase Turner (Houston) || 2007
|-
|-
|Field goal || 47, [[Randy Bullock]], Texas A&M vs. Northwestern || 2011
|Field goal || '''51 yds.''', Randy Bond (Texas A&M) || 2023
|}
|}


==Media coverage==
==Media coverage==
{{main|List of Texas Bowl broadcasters}}
The first three editions of the bowl were televised by [[NFL Network]]. Since 2009, it has been carried by [[ESPN]].
The first three editions of the bowl were televised by [[NFL Network]]. Since 2009, it has been carried by [[ESPN]].

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==
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Texas Bowl
Kinder's Texas Bowl
StadiumNRG Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
Operated2006–present
Conference tie-insBig 12, SEC
Previous conference tie-ins
PayoutUS$6.4 million (2019)[1]
Preceded byHouston Bowl
Sponsors
Former names
  • Texas Bowl (2006–2010)
  • Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (2011–2012)
  • Texas Bowl (2013)
  • AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (2014–2016)
  • Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (2017–2019)
  • Mercari Texas Bowl (2020, game canceled)
  • TaxAct Texas Bowl (2021–2023)
2023 matchup
Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
(Oklahoma State 31–23)
2024 matchup
Baylor vs. LSU (December 31, 2024)

The Texas Bowl is an annual postseason NCAA-sanctioned Division I FBS college football bowl game first held in 2006 in Houston, Texas. Each edition of the bowl has been played at NRG Stadium, previously known as Reliant Stadium. The bowl replaced the defunct Houston Bowl, which was played annually from 2000 to 2005, and before that the Bluebonnet Bowl, the first bowl game in Houston, played from 1959 through 1987.

History

[edit]

Replacing the Houston Bowl

[edit]

Speculation surfaced questioning the long-term survival of the former Houston Bowl. The three-year contract with EV1.net expired on December 31, 2005, leaving the bowl game without a title sponsor. A college football official told the Houston Chronicle that the bowl was in danger of ceasing operations, as a result of the game losing its title sponsor and because the Houston Bowl still owed roughly $600,000 to the Big 12 and Mountain West conferences following the 2005 game.[2] However, the NCAA approved Lone Star Sports & Entertainment, a division of the Houston Texans, who also play in Reliant Stadium, to take over game management. In July 2006, the NFL Network acquired TV rights and naming rights to the bowl.[3]

Texas Bowl introduction

[edit]

The Texas Bowl name and logo were officially unveiled on August 10, 2006, at a press conference along with conference affiliations for the bowl spots. The Big 12, Big East and Conference USA will be affiliated with the game, as well as Texas Christian University of the Mountain West. The 2006 matchup featured teams from the Big 12 and Big East Conferences.[4]

On December 3, 2006, Rutgers accepted an invitation to play Kansas State in the inaugural Texas Bowl. "We're ecstatic about having Rutgers," Texas Bowl director David Brady said. "This is a top-15 team that was three yards away from a BCS game. We couldn't be happier to have them here."[5]

2010 marked the eleventh consecutive year a bowl game has played in Houston, and the 40th year overall with a bowl game there (the Bluebonnet Bowl lasted 29 years). It was also announced on December 30, 2009, that ESPN Events would take over as part owner and operator of the game, while Lone Star Sports and Entertainment will maintain a stake in the bowl, and would be carried on ESPN.

Sponsors

[edit]

On April 12, 2011, ESPN announced Meineke Car Care signed a three-year title sponsorship deal beginning in 2011, changing name of the bowl to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas.[6] On February 12, 2014, it was announced that AdvoCare will be the title sponsor for the bowl game.[7] That sponsorship concluded after the 2016 game. On November 15, 2017, Academy Sports + Outdoors became the new title sponsor of the bowl.[8][9] That sponsorship concluded after the 2019 game.

On December 14, 2020, Mercari was announced as the new title sponsor of the game.[10] The 2020 game was later canceled due to COVID-19 issues.[11] On November 24, 2021, TaxAct was named as the new title sponsor of both the Texas Bowl and the Camellia Bowl.[12] This arrangement remained in place through the 2023 edition. On December 4, 2024, Kinder's Flavors was named as the new title sponsor.[13]

Conference tie-ins

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On May 17, 2007, it was announced Conference USA would have a team in the 2007 Texas Bowl. The Texas Bowl has a rotating commitment with the Big East Conference and Conference USA for 2006–09 while the Big 12 Conference will have a team in all four of those games. In 2007, TCU took the place of the Big 12 team when Kansas and Oklahoma were put into the BCS, and Houston, a "home team," represented C-USA. The conferences would receive $612,500 each as per the rules of the agreements as usually, the Big East (or Big 12) would have received $750,000 for playing and C-USA would have received a $500,000 stipend for their team playing.

Issues

[edit]

According to Sports Illustrated, in 2008 the bowl required Western Michigan University to purchase 11,000 tickets at full price in order to accept the invitation to play in the bowl. The university was only able to sell 548 tickets at that price, forcing it to accept a $462,535 loss, before travel expenses, to pay for the privilege of playing in the bowl.[14]

The 2020 edition, slated for December 31 between TCU and Arkansas, was cancelled on December 29 due to COVID-19 issues within the TCU program.[11]

Game results

[edit]

Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played.

Date Time (CST) Bowl name Winning team Losing team Attendance
December 28, 2006 7:00 PM Texas Bowl No. 16 Rutgers 37 Kansas State 10 52,210
December 28, 2007 7:00 PM Texas Bowl TCU 20 Houston 13 62,097
December 30, 2008 7:00 PM Texas Bowl Rice 38 Western Michigan 14 58,880
December 31, 2009 2:30 PM Texas Bowl Navy 35 Missouri 13 69,441
December 29, 2010 5:00 PM Texas Bowl Illinois 38 Baylor 14 68,211
December 31, 2011 11:00 AM Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Texas A&M 33 Northwestern 22 68,395
December 28, 2012 8:00 PM Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Texas Tech 34 Minnesota 31 50,386
December 27, 2013 5:00 PM Texas Bowl Syracuse 21 Minnesota 17 32,327
December 29, 2014 8:00 PM Texas Bowl Arkansas 31 Texas 7 71,115
December 29, 2015 8:00 PM Texas Bowl No. 22 LSU† 56 Texas Tech 27 71,307
December 28, 2016 8:00 PM Texas Bowl Kansas State 33 Texas A&M 28 68,412
December 27, 2017 8:00 PM Texas Bowl Texas 33 Missouri 16 67,820
December 27, 2018 8:00 PM Texas Bowl Baylor 45 Vanderbilt 38 51,104
December 27, 2019 5:45 PM Texas Bowl Texas A&M 24 No. 25 Oklahoma State 21 68,415
December 31, 2020 7:00 PM Texas Bowl Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[15][a] —
January 4, 2022 8:00 PM Texas Bowl Kansas State 42 LSU 20 52,207
December 28, 2022 8:00 PM Texas Bowl Texas Tech 42 Ole Miss 25 53,251
December 27, 2023 8:00 PM Texas Bowl No. 22 Oklahoma State 31 Texas A&M 23 55,212
December 31, 2024 2:30 PM Texas Bowl Baylor vs. LSU

Source:[16]
† LSU's win in the 2015 edition was vacated in 2023 by the NCAA for a booster-related violation.[17]

MVPs

[edit]
2009 MVP Ricky Dobbs
Year MVP Team Position
2006 Ray Rice Rutgers RB
2007 Andy Dalton TCU QB
2008 Chase Clement Rice QB
2009 Ricky Dobbs Navy QB
2010 Mikel Leshoure Illinois RB
2011 Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M QB
2012 Seth Doege Texas Tech QB
2013 Terrel Hunt Syracuse QB
2014 Brandon Allen Arkansas QB
2015 Leonard Fournette LSU RB
2016 Jesse Ertz Kansas State QB
2017 Michael Dickson Texas P
2018 Charlie Brewer Baylor QB
2019 Kellen Mond Texas A&M QB
Jan. 2022 Skylar Thompson Kansas State QB
Dec. 2022 Tyler Shough Texas Tech QB
2023 Rashod Owens Oklahoma State WR

Source:[18][19][20]

Most appearances

[edit]
Head coach Jerry Kill led Minnesota to Texas Bowl appearances in 2012 and 2013.

Updated for the December 2024 edition (18 games, 36 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record
1 Texas A&M 4 2–2
2 Kansas State 3 2–1
Texas Tech 3 2–1
Baylor† 3 1–1
LSU† 3 0–1‡
6 Texas 2 1–1
Oklahoma State 2 1–1
Minnesota 2 0–2
Missouri 2 0–2

† December 2024 participant
‡ LSU's win in the 2015 edition was vacated by the NCAA in 2023.

Teams with a single appearance

Won (7): Arkansas, Illinois, Navy, Rice, Rutgers, Syracuse, TCU
Lost (5): Houston, Northwestern, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Western Michigan

Appearances by conference

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Updated for the December 2024 edition (18 games, 36 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost Vacated
Big 12† 15 8 6 .571 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021*, 2022, 2023 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019  
SEC† 10 2 6 .250 ‡ 2014, 2019 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021*, 2022, 2023 2015
Big Ten 4 1 3 .250 2010 2011, 2012, 2013  
C-USA 2 1 1 .500 2008 2007  
ACC 1 1 0 1.000 2013    
Independents 1 1 0 1.000 2009    
Mountain West 1 1 0 1.000 2007    
Big East 1 1 0 1.000 2006    
MAC 1 0 1 .000   2008  

† December 2024 participant

‡ LSU's vacated victory following the 2015 season is excluded from the SEC's win–loss totals and winning percentage.

  • Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year.
  • Rutgers appeared in 2006 as a member of the Big East; the American Athletic Conference (The American) retains the conference charter following the 2013 split of the original Big East along football lines.
  • Independent appearances: Navy (2009)

Game records

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Team Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 56, LSU vs. Texas Tech 2015
Most points scored (losing team) 38, Vanderbilt vs. Baylor 2018
Most points scored (both teams) 83, shared by:
LSU (56) vs. Texas Tech (27)
Baylor (45) vs. Vanderbilt (38) 		 
2015
2018
Fewest points allowed 7, Arkansas vs. Texas 2014
Largest margin of victory 29, LSU vs. Texas Tech 2015
Total yards 668, Baylor vs. Vanderbilt 2018
Rushing yards 385, Navy vs. Missouri 2009
Passing yards 436, Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M 2023
First downs 30, Baylor vs. Vanderbilt 2018
Fewest yards allowed 59, Arkansas vs. Texas 2014
Fewest rushing yards allowed 2, Arkansas vs. Texas 2014
Fewest passing yards allowed 57, Arkansas vs. Texas 2014
Individual Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
All-purpose yards 256, Leonard Fournette (LSU) 2015
Touchdowns (all-purpose) 5, Leonard Fournette (LSU) 2015
Rushing yards 243, Ke'Shawn Vaughn (Vanderbilt) 2018
Rushing touchdowns 4, Leonard Fournette (LSU) 2015
Passing yards 402, Alan Bowman (Oklahoma State) 2023
Passing touchdowns 4, Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech) 2015
Receptions 16,Brennan Pressley (Oklahoma State)
2023
Receiving yards 164, Rashod Owens (Oklahoma State) 2023
Receiving touchdowns 3, Jakeem Grant (Texas Tech) 2015
Tackles 17, Micah Awe (Texas Tech) 2015
Sacks 2.5, shared by:
Justin Braska (Western Michigan)
Kendall Beckwith (LSU)
2008
2015
Interceptions 2, Michael Carter (Minnesota) 2012
Long Plays Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
Touchdown run 79 yds., D. J. Chark (LSU) 2015
Touchdown pass 81 yds., Chris Hilton Jr. pass from Jontre Kirklin (LSU) Jan. 2022
Kickoff return 99 yds., Jakeem Grant (Texas Tech) 2012
Punt return 76 yds., Yamon Figurs (Kansas State) 2006
Interception return 62 yds., Wyatt Middleton (Navy) 2009
Fumble return 46 yds., Travon Bellamy (Illinois) 2010
Punt 65 yds., Chase Turner (Houston) 2007
Field goal 51 yds., Randy Bond (Texas A&M) 2023

Media coverage

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The first three editions of the bowl were televised by NFL Network. Since 2009, it has been carried by ESPN.

Notes

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  1. ^ The 2020 game was set to feature TCU vs. Arkansas.

References

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