2008 Texas Bowl

2008 Texas Bowl
Bowl Game

Texas Bowl logo
1234 Total
Western Michigan 00014 14
Rice 101477 38
Date December 30, 2008
Season 2008
Stadium Reliant Stadium
Location Houston, Texas
MVP QB Chase Clement, Rice
Favorite Rice by 3
Referee Frank White[1]
Attendance 58,880[1]
Payout US$750,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
Network NFL Network
Announcers Fran Charles, Tom Waddle, and Kara Henderson
Nielsen ratings 0.1

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.

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.

Scoring summary

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

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