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Houston Bowl
Defunct American football college bowl game
Defunct American football college bowl game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Houston Bowl |
| full_name | EV1.net Houston Bowl |
| defunct | yes |
| logo | HoustonBowlLogo.png |
| stadium | Reliant Stadium (2002–05) |
| Astrodome (2000–01) | |
| location | Houston, Texas |
| years | 2000–05 |
| preceded_by | Bluebonnet Bowl (1987) |
| succeeded_by | Texas Bowl (2006) |
| conference_tie-ins | Big 12 (2000-05) |
| C-USA (2000–02) | |
| payout | $750,000 (2000) |
| sponsors | galleryfurniture.com (2000–01) |
| EV1.net (2002–05) | |
| former_names | galleryfurniture.com Bowl (2000–01) |
Astrodome (2000–01) | previous_tie-ins = | conference_tie-ins = Big 12 (2000-05) C-USA (2000–02) EV1.net (2002–05) The Houston Bowl was an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that was played annually in Houston, Texas, from 2000 to 2005. For its first two years, the game was known as the galleryfurniture.com Bowl, named for the website of the sponsor, a Houston furniture chain operated by Jim McIngvale, better known as "Mattress Mack". In 2002, the Houston Bowl was born and later named the EV1.net Houston Bowl, after sponsor EV1.net, for the remainder of the game's existence.
History
The Houston Bowl marked the return of bowl games to Houston for the first time since the final Bluebonnet Bowl in 1987. The bowl played in two locations during its tenure. For the 2000 and 2001 games, Houston's Astrodome was the venue. In 2002, the game moved to Reliant Stadium, the home of the NFL's Houston Texans.
The bowl initially had tie-ins with the Big 12 Conference and Conference USA. and again in 2005. Big 12 teams played in each of the six bowls, compiling a 4–2 record.
After the 2005 game, the bowl failed to return EV1.net as a sponsor. Game management was turned over to the Texans, and the NFL Network changed the game's name to the Texas Bowl. While the 2006 playing of the Texas Bowl maintained continuity of having a Houston-based bowl game, NCAA records treat the Texas Bowl and Houston Bowl as separate games.
Game results
| Date | Winner | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 2000 | East Carolina | 40 | Texas Tech |
| December 28, 2001 | Texas A&M | 28 | TCU |
| December 27, 2002 | Oklahoma State | 33 | Southern Miss |
| December 30, 2003 | Texas Tech | 38 | Navy |
| December 29, 2004 | Colorado | 33 | UTEP |
| December 31, 2005 | No. 14 TCU | 27 | Iowa State |
MVPs
| Date played | MVPs | Team | Position | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 2000 | David Garrard | East Carolina | QB | ||||
| Bernard Williams | East Carolina | DT | |||||
| December 28, 2001 | Byron Jones | Texas A&M | DB | ||||
| Joe Weber | Texas A&M | RB | |||||
| December 27, 2002 | Rashaun Woods | Oklahoma State | WR | ||||
| Kevin Williams | Oklahoma State | DT | |||||
| December 30, 2003 | B. J. Symons | Texas Tech | QB | ||||
| Adell Duckett | Texas Tech | DL | |||||
| December 29, 2004 | Joel Klatt | Colorado | QB | ||||
| Tom Hubbard | Colorado | S | |||||
| December 31, 2005 | Jeff Ballard | TCU | QB | ||||
| Jason Berryman | Iowa State | DL |
Appearances by team
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | TCU Horned Frogs}} | [ | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | Texas Tech Red Raiders}} | [ | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T2 | Colorado Buffaloes}} | [ | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T2 | East Carolina Pirates}} | [ | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T2 | Oklahoma State Cowboys}} | [ | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T2 | Texas A&M Aggies}} | [ | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T2 | Iowa State Cyclones}} | [ | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T2 | Navy Midshipmen}} | [ | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T2 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles}} | [ | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T2 | UTEP Miners}} | [ | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
Appearances by conference
| Rank | Conference | Appearances | Record | Win % | # of Teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big 12 | 6 | 4–2 | .667 | 5 | Texas Tech (1–1) |
| 2 | C-USA | 3 | 1–2 | .333 | East Carolina (1–0) | |
| T3 | MWC | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | TCU (1–0) | |
| T3 | Independent | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | Navy (0–1) | |
| T3 | WAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | UTEP (0–1) |
References
References
- (April 22, 2000). "Two More College Bowls". [[Hartford Courant]].
- (April 4, 2002). "Big 12 Signs Contracts with Six Bowls".
- (November 15, 2005). "EV1.Net Houston Bowl Extends Alliance With The Big 12 Conference And Adds The Big East Conference And Notre Dame To Its 2006-2009 Matchup".
- Duarte, Joseph. (18 April 2006). "Houston Bowl in jeopardy". [[Houston Chronicle]].
- Chavez, Ana. (29 August 2006). "Texas Bowl Board of Directors announced".
- (20 July 2006). "NFL Network gets bowl game in Houston".
- http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/Bowls.pdf {{Bare URL PDF. (March 2022)
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