2008 Texas Bowl

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.[3] The Owls won the game 38-14, which was their first post-season victory since the 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic.

2008 Texas Bowl
Texas Bowl logo
1234 Total
Western Michigan 00014 14
Rice 101477 38
DateDecember 30, 2008
Season2008
StadiumReliant Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
MVPQB Chase Clement, Rice
FavoriteRice by 3
RefereeFrank White[1]
Attendance58,880[1]
PayoutUS$750,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkNFL Network
AnnouncersFran Charles, Tom Waddle, and Kara Henderson
Nielsen ratings0.1

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.

Game summary

Scoring

Scoring play Score
1st quarter
Rice – Chase Clement 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 (John Potter kick), 6:33 Rice 38–7
WMU – Schneider Julien 13-yard TD pass from Hiller (Potter kick), 0:25 Rice 38–14

Statistics

StatisticsWMURICE
First downs1528
Plays–yards62–27884–455
Rushes–yards19–6137–135
Passing yards217320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–43–231–47–0
Time of possession21:3138:29

Source: [4][5]

References

  1. http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24299&SPID=1922&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=3638689
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2011-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Texas Bowl: Western Michigan (9–3) vs. Rice (9–3)". Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  4. "Texas Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 31, 2008. p. 31. Retrieved December 27, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  5. "Western Michigan vs. Rice - Team Statistics". ESPN.com. December 30, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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