NCAA.com | December 27, 2013 History: Texas Bowl Share The Texas Bowl, originally the Meineke Car Care Bowl, is the third bowl game to be held in Houston. The first, the Bluebonnet Bowl, was played from 1959 through 1987. The second, the Houston Bowl, was played from 2000-05.After 2005, the Houston Bowl lost its title sponsor and had debt piling up. The NCAA and Lone Star Sports & Entertainment, a section within the Houston Texans of the NFL, took over game management and renamed it the Texas Bowl.Memorable moments• In 2008, Rice got its first bowl win since the 1954 Cotton Bowl when it defeated Western Michigan 38-14.• Baylor ended a 14-year bowl drought in 2010 -- but ran into a buzzsaw named Mikl Leshoure, who ran for 184 yards and three touchdowns while setting five school records as Illinois earned its first bowl victory since 1999, beating Baylor 38-14.TEXAS BOWL RESULTSYEARWINNERSCORELOSERSCORE2006Rutgers37Kansas State102007TCU20Houston132008Rice38Western Michigan142009Navy35Missouri132010Illinois38Baylor142011Texas A&M33Northwestern222012Texas Tech34Minnesota312013Syracuse21Minnesota17 2020-21 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team announced Here is the complete 2020-21 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team, featuring 83 players representing 45 schools. READ MORE South Dakota State vs. Sam Houston: Preview, all-time history, how to watch the 2020-21 FCS championship game No. 1 South Dakota State faces No. 2 Sam Houston in the 2020-21 FCS championship game in Frisco, Texas on May 16. Here's everything you need to know. READ MORE North Dakota State football championships: A complete history North Dakota State has won an FCS-record eight national championships. Here's everything to know about the Bison's dynasty, including season-by-season records, notable players and breakdowns of every one of NDSU's championships. READ MORE