2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl
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The 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl was a post-season college football
bowl game
between the Texas Tech University Red Raiders from the Big 12 and the East Carolina University Pirates from Conference USA
(C-USA) at the Astrodome in Houston
, Texas
on December 27, 2000. It was the inaugural game in the bowl's history
. The game was the final competition of the 2000 football season
for each team and resulted in a 40–27 East Carolina victory.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
between the Texas Tech University Red Raiders from the Big 12 and the East Carolina University Pirates from Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
(C-USA) at the Astrodome in Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
on December 27, 2000. It was the inaugural game in the bowl's history
Houston Bowl
The Houston Bowl is a now-defunct NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that was played annually in Houston, Texas from 2000 to 2005. The game was originally known as the galleryfurniture.com Bowl in 2000 and 2001...
. The game was the final competition of the 2000 football season
2000 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer....
for each team and resulted in a 40–27 East Carolina victory.