2008 Texas Bowl
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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.
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.
Texas Bowl
The Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, formerly known as the Texas Bowl, is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I FBS college football bowl game that was held for the first time in 2006 in Houston, Texas. The bowl replaced the now-defunct Houston Bowl, which was played annually from 2000 to 2005...
was the third edition of the college football
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...
, and was played at Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA. Reliant Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,500, a total square footage of with of natural grass playing surface....
in Houston, Texas
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 ...
. The game was played at 7:00 PM US CST on Tuesday, December 30, 2008
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 28, 2008, progressing through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida on January 8, 2009, where the #2...
. The game, telecast on NFL Network
NFL Network
NFL Network is an American television specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League . It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation...
, featured the hometown Rice Owls
2008 Rice Owls football team
The 2008 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2008 football season. The Owls played six home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas The Owls finished the season with an overall record of 10-3 and a conference record of 7-1 in David Bailiff's second season.-Coaching...
against the Western Michigan Broncos
2008 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 2008 Western Michigan Broncos football team represents Western Michigan University in the 2008 NCAA football season. The WMU football team is coached by Bill Cubit and play their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan....
. The Owls won the game 38-14, which was their first post-season victory since the 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic.
The game was televised on the NFL Network
NFL Network
NFL Network is an American television specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League . It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation...
for the third year in a row. Fran Charles
Fran Charles
Fran Charles is an American television presenter at the NFL Network.- Career :Charles received his Master's degree from the Columbia School of Journalism after completing his Bachelor's degree in Communication at Stanford University....
, Tom Waddle
Tom Waddle
Gregory Thomas Waddle is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. Waddle is currently a co host of "Waddle and Silvy" on ESPN 1000, as well as co-hosting "The Final Word" on WFLD FOX Chicago. He also appears on Pro Football Weekly and NFL Network. He spent his entire six year career...
, and Kara Henderson
Kara Henderson
Kara Henderson is a sports announcer for the NFL Network.Henderson provides in-depth interviews, pregame and postgame reports and sideline reports for a variety of shows across the network including NFL Total Access, Around the League, NFL GameDay Morning and NFL GameDay Final...
called the action.
Scoring summary
| Scoring play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st quarter | |||
| Rice – Chase Clement Chase Clement Chase Austin Clement is a professional American football quarterback for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He played college football for Rice.-College career:... 26 yard TD run (Clark Fangmeier kick), 5:21 |
Rice 7–0 | ||
| Rice – Fangmeier 30 yard FG, :22 | Rice 10–0 | ||
| 2nd quarter | |||
| Rice – Toren Dixon 6 yard TD pass from Clement (Fangmeier kick), 6:53 | Rice 17–0 | ||
| Rice – James Casey 45 yard TD pass from Clement (Fangmeier kick), 1:15 | Rice 24–0 | ||
| 3rd quarter | |||
| Rice – Clement 13 yard TD pass from Jarrett Dillard (Fangmeier kick), 6:35 | Rice 31–0 | ||
| 4th quarter | |||
| Rice – Dillard 18 yard TD pass from Clement (Fangmeier kick), 9:38 | Rice 38–0 | ||
| WMU – Kirk Elsworth 2 yard TD pass from Tim Hiller Tim Hiller Tim Hiller is a American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Western Michigan. Hiller is now head football coach at Gull Lake High School in Richland, Michigan.-Early... (John Potter kick), 6:33 |
Rice 38–7 | ||
| WMU – Schneider Julien 13 yard TD pass from Hiller (Potter kick), 0:25 | Rice 38–14 | ||