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Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl<br />
GAME HISTORY<br />
Date Result Attendance TV Rating<br />
Texas Bowl<br />
12/28/06 Rutgers 37, Kansas State 10 52,210 1.42 NFL<br />
12/28/07 TCU 20, Houston 13 62,097 NFL Net.<br />
12/30/08 Rice 38, Western Michigan 14 58,880 NFL Net.<br />
12/31/09 Navy 35, Missouri 13 69,441 2.1 ESPN<br />
12/29/10 Illinois 38, Baylor 14 68,211 3.08 ESPN<br />
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas<br />
12/31/11 Texas A&M 33, Northwestern 22 68,411 2.7 ESPN<br />
12/28/12 Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31 50,386 3.4 ESPN<br />
12/27/13 Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17 32,327 2.8 ESPN<br />
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl<br />
12/27/14 Arkansas 31, Texas 7 71,115 3.5 ESPN<br />
12/29/15 LSU 56, Texas Tech 27 70,307 3.0 ESPN<br />
12/28/16 Kansas State 33, Texas A&M 28 68,412 2.2 ESPN<br />
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl<br />
12/27/2017 Texas 33, Missouri 16 67,820 2.07 ESPN<br />
Individual Awards:<br />
Most Valuable Player<br />
2006 Ray Rice, Rutgers<br />
2007 Andy Dalton, TCU<br />
2008 Chase Clement, Rice<br />
2009 Ricky Dobbs, Navy<br />
2010 Mikel Leshoure, Illinois<br />
2011 Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M<br />
2012 Seth Doege, Texas Tech<br />
2013 Terrel Hunt, Syracuse<br />
2014 Brandon Allen, Arkansas<br />
2015 Leonard Fournette, LSU<br />
2016 Jesse Ertz, Kansas State<br />
2017 Michael Dickson, Texas<br />
Memorable Games:<br />
2015: In a record-setting and MVP performance, LSU RB Leonard Fournette set the Texas Bowl individual scoring<br />
record with 30 points and the Texas Bowl all-purpose yards record with 256 yards. Fournette finished<br />
the game with 29 carries for 212 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns and a 44-yard touchdown<br />
reception for five total TDs.<br />
2014: In a rematch of former Southwest Conference rivals, Arkansas rolled to an easy 31-7 win over Texas in front<br />
of a Texas Bowl record 71,115 fans. Brandon Allen had a pair of TD passes for the Razorbacks in their first<br />
bowl appearance in three years.<br />
2013: Brisly Estime’s 70-yard punt return in the final two minutes set up quarterback Terrel Hunt’s 12-yard<br />
scramble with 1:14 left, lifting Syracuse to a 21-17 victory over Minnesota.<br />
2011: Paced by the 329-yard passing performance of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M wins its final game as<br />
a Big 12 Conference member in holding off Northwestern 33-22.<br />
2010: Robert Griffin III, who would win the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate player one year later,<br />
leads Baylor to its first bowl appearance in 16 years, but the Bears fall to Illinois 38-14.<br />
2007: Andy Dalton and TCU hold off a late charge by Case Keenum and the hometown-favorite Houston Cougars as<br />
the Horned Frogs take a 20-13 win.<br />
Top Individual Performances:<br />
Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU, 2015 -- Rushed for 212 yards on 29 carries and scored four rushing touchdowns and<br />
one 44-yard receiving touchdown leading LSU to a 56-27 victory over Texas Tech<br />
Ryan Tannehill , QB, Texas A&M, 2011 – Threw for 329 yards and a score, hitting 270of-40 passes in leading the<br />
Aggies to a win over Northwestern in their last game as a Big 12 Conference member<br />
Mikel Leshoure, RB, Illinois, 2010 – Rushed for 184 yards on 29 carries and scored three touchdowns in leading<br />
Illinois to a 38-14 win over Baylor<br />
Ricky Dobbs, QB, Navy, 2009 – Posted the biggest rushing-and-passing outing in bowl history, running for 166<br />
yards and three touchdowns and throwing for 130 yards and another score in a 35-13 victory over Missouri<br />
Last Year’s Game:<br />
Playing in front of a crowd of 67,820, the Texas Longhorns defense forced a Texas Bowl record four turnovers en<br />
route to a 33-16 victory over the Missouri Tigers. The Longhorns opened the scoring as QB Shane Buechele found<br />
RB Daniel Young from 22 yards out, putting Texas up 7-0. Later in the first quarter, QB Sam Ehlinger connected with<br />
WR John Burt to extend the Longhorns’ lead, 14-0. Texas’ 14 first quarter points tied a Texas Bowl record and was<br />
the highest scoring first quarter since Rutgers posted 14 points in 2006. Early in the second quarter, Missouri RB Ish<br />
Witter scampered in for a four-yard score to shrink Texas’ lead to 14-7. The Longhorns defense quickly responded<br />
as junior LB Anthony Wheeler scooped up a Witter fumble and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown, putting Texas<br />
up two touchdowns at halftime. Wheeler’s 38-yard score marked the longest fumble returned for a touchdown<br />
in Texas Bowl history. On the first offensive play for Missouri in the second half, QB Drew Lock connected with WR<br />
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