Bluebonnet Bowl

The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas.[1] A civic group was appointed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce Athletics Committee in 1959 to organize the bowl game. It was held at Rice Stadium from 1959 through 1967, and again in 1985 and 1986. The game was played in the Astrodome from 1968 through 1984, as well in 1987. When held in the Astrodome, it was called the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The proceeds from the bowl games were distributed to various Harris County charitable organizations. The game was discontinued following the 1987 season due to poor ticket sales and lack of a title sponsor.[2]

Bluebonnet Bowl (defunct)
StadiumAstrodome
LocationHouston, Texas
Previous stadiumsRice Stadium
(1959–1967, 1985–1986)
Operated1959–1987
Succeeded byHouston Bowl (2000)
Sponsors
None
Former names
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl (1968–1984, 1987)
Bluebonnet Bowl Awards dinner program and menu, Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas – Tulsa University v. University of Mississippi, 1964 (12-19-1964)

The Bluebonnet Bowl generally featured a team from Texas against an out-of-state opponent; 19 out of the 29 games involved a team from Texas. From 1980 to 1987, with the exception of 1981, a runner-up from the Southwest Conference played against an at-large opponent. The hometown Houston Cougars played in four games, all before joining the SWC. Runners-up from the Big 8 or Southeastern Conferences were also perennial participants.

The bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas.

Bowl games returned to Houston in 2000 with the Houston Bowl, and then the Texas Bowl since 2006.

Game results
Season Date Winner Loser Venue Attendance[3]
1959December 19#11 Clemson23#7 TCU7Rice
Stadium		 55,000
1960December 17#9 Alabama (tie)3Texas3 68,000
1961December 17Kansas33#17 Rice7 52,000
1962December 22Missouri14Georgia Tech10 55,000
1963December 21Baylor14LSU7 50,000
1964December 19Tulsa14Ole Miss7 50,000
1965December 18#7 Tennessee27Tulsa6 40,000
1966December 17Texas19Ole Miss0 67,000
1967December 23Colorado31Miami21 30,156
1968December 31#20 SMU28#10 Oklahoma27 Astrodome 53,543
1969December 31#17 Houston36#12 Auburn7 55,203
1970December 31Alabama (tie)24#20 Oklahoma24 53,829
1971December 31#7 Colorado29#15 Houston17 54,720
1972December 30#11 Tennessee24#10 LSU17 52,961
1973December 29#14 Houston47#17 Tulane7 44,358
1974December 23Houston (tie)31#13 NC State31 35,122
1975December 27#9 Texas38#10 Colorado21 52,748
1976December 31#13 Nebraska27#9 Texas Tech24 48,618
1977December 31#20 USC47#17 Texas A&M28 52,842
1978December 31Stanford25#11 Georgia22 34,084
1979December 31#12 Purdue27Tennessee22 40,542
1980December 31#13 North Carolina16Texas7 36,667
1981December 31#16 Michigan33#19 UCLA14 40,309
1982December 31#14 Arkansas28Florida24 31,557
1983December 31Oklahoma State24#20 Baylor14 50,090
1984December 31West Virginia31TCU14 43,260
1985December 31#10 Air Force24Texas16Rice
Stadium		 42,000
1986December 31#14 Baylor21Colorado9 40,476
1987December 31Texas32#19 Pittsburgh27Astrodome 23,282

Record by conference
Conference Games Wins Losses Ties
SWC16781
SEC13292
Big 810631
Independent8341
ACC3201
Pac-103210
Big Ten2200
Miz Valley2110
WAC1100

Teams with multiple appearances
Team Conference Games Wins Losses Ties
TexasSWC6321
HoustonIndy4211
ColoradoBig 84220
BaylorSWC3210
TennesseeSEC3210
TulsaValley2110
AlabamaSEC2002
LSUSEC2020
Ole MissSEC2020
TCUSWC2020
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See also

References
  1. Foldesy, Jody. "Bowls burgeon as big business", The Washington Times. December 21, 1997. Page A1.
  2. "Officials cancel Bluebonnet Bowl". New York Times. Associated Press. October 13, 1988. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  3. fs.ncaa.org (PDF) http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/bowls.pdf. Retrieved 2019-01-11. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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