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2008 Texas Bowl

Field	Value
year_game_played	2008
game_name	Texas Bowl
image	TexasBowl2008.jpg
caption	Texas Bowl logo
football_season	2008
visitor_name_short	Western Michigan
visitor_nickname	Broncos
visitor_school	Western Michigan University
home_name_short	Rice
home_nickname	Owls
home_school	Rice University
visitor_record	9–3
visitor_conference	MAC
home_record	9–3
home_conference	C-USA
visitor_coach	Bill Cubit
home_coach	David Bailiff
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	0
visitor_3q	0
visitor_4q	14
home_1q	10
home_2q	14
home_3q	7
home_4q	7
date_game_played	December 30
stadium	Reliant Stadium
city	Houston, Texas
MVP	QB Chase Clement, Rice
odds	Rice by 3
referee	Frank White (WAC)
attendance	58,880
payout	750,000 per team
us_network	NFL Network
us_announcers_link	List of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcers	Fran Charles, Tom Waddle, and Kara Henderson
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 p.m. US CST on Tuesday, December 30, 2008. The game, telecast on NFL Network, featured the hometown Rice Owls against the Western Michigan Broncos. 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.

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

Statistics	WMU	RICE
First downs	15	28
Plays–yards	62–278	84–455
Rushes–yards	19–61	37–135
Passing yards	217	320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–43–2	31–47–0
Time of possession	21:31	38:29

Source:

References

"Rice 38, WMU 14 (Texas Bowl) - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics".
"SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists".
(July 2024). "Texas Bowl: Western Michigan (9–3) vs. Rice (9–3)".
(December 31, 2008). "Texas Bowl". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
(December 30, 2008). "Western Michigan vs. Rice - Team Statistics".

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