Bluebonnet Bowl
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| Bluebonnet Bowl (defunct) | |
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 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl poster |
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| Stadium | Astrodome |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Previous Stadiums | Rice Stadium (1959 — 1967, 1985 — 1986) |
| Operated | 1959 — 1987 |
| Conference Tie-ins | Southwest Athletic Conference (1980, 1982 — 1987) |
| Sponsors | |
| None | |
| Former names | |
| Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl (1968 — 1984, 1987) | |
Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas. It was held at Rice Stadium from 1959 through 1967, and again in 1985 and 1986. The Astrodome hosted the game from 1968 through 1984, as well as the last game in 1987. When it was held in the Astrodome, it was called the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The game was discontinued following that season due to poor ticket sales.
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 team from the Southwest Athletic Conference played against an at-large opponent.
