Texas Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Texas Bowl (officially known as the Advo. Care V1. 00 Texas Bowl for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas) is a post- season NCAA- sanctioned Division I FBS college footballbowl game that was held for the first time in 2. Houston, Texas. The bowl replaced the now- defunct Houston Bowl, which was played annually from 2.
The first bowl game in Houston was the Bluebonnet Bowl, played from 1. Replacing the Houston Bowl[edit]Speculation had surfaced questioning the long- term survival of the former Houston Bowl. The three- year contract with EV1.
December 3. 1, 2. 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 $6. Big 1. 2 and Mountain West conferences following the 2. However, the NCAA approved Lone Star Sports & Entertainment, a division of the NFL's Houston Texans, who also play in Reliant Stadium, to take over game management. Then on July 2. 0, the NFL Network acquired both TV rights and naming rights to the bowl, which was played on December 2.
The Texas Bowl name and logo were officially unveiled on August 1. The Big 1. 2, Big East and Conference USA will be affiliated with the game, as well as Texas Christian University of the Mountain West.
The 2. 00. 6 matchup featured teams from the Big 1. Big East Conferences.[4] On April 1. ESPN announced that Meineke Car Care had signed a three- year title sponsorship deal beginning in 2. Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas.[5]On December 3, 2.
Rutgers accepted an invitation to play Kansas State on December 2. Reliant Stadium. "We're ecstatic about having Rutgers," Texas Bowl director David Brady said. This is a top- 1. BCS game. We couldn't be happier to have them here."[6]On May 1. Conference USA announced that it would have a team in the 2. Texas Bowl. The Texas Bowl has a rotating commitment with the Big East Conference and Conference USA for 2. Big 1. 2 Conference will have a team in all four of those games.
In 2. 00. 7, TCU took the place of the Big 1. Kansas and Oklahoma were put into the BCS, and Houston, a "hometeam," represented C- USA. The conferences would receive $6. Big East (or Big 1. C- USA would have received a $5.
The Texas Bowl (officially known as the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas) is a post-season.
Houston, and the 4. Bluebonnet Bowl lasted 2. It was also announced on December 3. ESPN Plus 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. According to Sports Illustrated, in 2.
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Western Michigan University to purchase 1. The university was only able to sell 5. On February 1. 2, 2. Advo. Care will be the title sponsor for the bowl game.[8]Game results[edit]Season. Date. Time (CDT)Teams. Attendance. TV2. 00. December 2. 87: 0.
PMRutgers. 37. Kansas State. NFL Network. 20. 07. December 2. 87: 0.
PMTCU2. 0Houston. December 3. 07: 0. PMRice. 38. Western Michigan. December 3. 12: 3. PMNavy. 35. Missouri. ESPN2. 01. 0December 2. PMIllinois. 38. Baylor.
December 3. 11. 1: 0. AMTexas A& M3. Northwestern. 22.
December 2. 88: 0. PMTexas Tech. 34. Minnesota. 31. 50,3. December 2. 75: 0. PMSyracuse. 21. Minnesota.
December 2. 98: 0. PMArkansas. 31. Texas.
December 2. 98: 0. PMLSU5. 6Texas Tech. Most appearances[edit]Wins by conference[edit]References[edit]^Barron, David (2. Texas Bowl, Houston to get a boost with Meineke". Houston Chronicle. ^"Houston Bowl in jeopardy".
Texas A&M and Texas Tech Should Be Playing A Bowl Game How SEC wargaming and Aggie fears got in the way of a much better postseason matchup. December 8, 2015 By John. Two teams that have never played in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl will do so on Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium. Texas A&M (8-4) will represent the SEC and.
Big. 12 & more. Retrieved 2. 9 December 2. PRKey=2. 73. 6^Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas for three years^JOSEPH DUARTE, Copyright 2. Houston Chronicle (3 December 2. Rutgers to play in inaugural Texas Bowl".
Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2. 9 December 2. Murphy, Austin, and Dan Wetzel, "Does It Matter?", Sports Illustrated, 1. November 2. 01. 0, p.
On December 2. 9, 2. Texas Longhorn football team|Texas will host Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas Advocare, LSSE excited for Texas Bowl partnership.
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