2008 Texas Bowl
The 2008 Texas Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game was played at 7:00 PM US CST on Tuesday, December 30, 2008. The game, telecast on NFL Network, featured the hometown Rice Owls against the Western Michigan Broncos. The Owls won the game 38-14, which was their first post-season victory since the 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic.
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| Date | December 30, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Reliant Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Chase Clement, Rice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Rice by 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Frank White (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 58,880 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$750,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NFL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Fran Charles, Tom Waddle, and Kara Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
The game was televised on the NFL Network for the third year in a row. Fran Charles, Tom Waddle, and Kara Henderson called the action.
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