Texas Bowl
Post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I FBS college football bowl game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Texas Bowl | |
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TaxAct Texas Bowl | |
Stadium | NRG Stadium |
Location | Houston, Texas |
Operated | 2006–present |
Conference tie-ins | Big 12, SEC |
Previous conference tie-ins | |
Payout | US$6.4 million (2019)[1] |
Preceded by | Houston Bowl |
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2022 matchup | |
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech (Texas Tech 42–25) | |
2023 matchup | |
Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M (Oklahoma State 31–23) |
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Since the 2021 edition, the bowl has been sponsored by the tax preparation software company TaxAct and officially known as the TaxAct Texas Bowl.