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TicketCity Bowl

Updated: January 10, 2012, 12:12 PM ET
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The TicketCity Bowl is a college football postseason game played annually at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. Initially called the Dallas Football Classic, the new bowl was formed to bring a replacement game to the famed stadium, which is second only to the Rose Bowl for the number of bowl games hosted in college football history. Texas Tech won the inaugural matchup against Northwestern, 45-38, in 2011. Houston won the second TicketCity Bowl, against Penn State, in 2012.

After the annual AT&T Cotton Bowl game moved to a new home in Cowboys Stadium (in January 2010), a new postseason football game was sanctioned by the NCAA in April 2010. Called the Dallas Football Classic, the additional bowl was formed to bring a replacement game to the famed Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, which is second only to the Rose Bowl in number of bowl games hosted in college football history.

The bowl features a representative from the Big Ten Conference playing against a bowl-eligible team from the Big 12 Conference or Conference USA in alternating years, as game organizers devised a unique rotational agreement among the three conferences that will be in place through the 2013 season.

In November 2010, TicketCity -- an online reseller of entertainment/sports tickets -- agreed to become the sponsor for the new bowl, which changed its name from the Dallas Football Classic to the TicketCity Bowl.

The inaugural TicketCity Bowl was played between Northwestern and Texas Tech on Jan. 1, 2011. Texas Tech won, 45-38.

TicketCity Bowl Year-by-Year Results

Year Winner Loser Score MVPs
2012 Houston Penn State 30-14 Case Keenum, HOU
2011 Texas Tech Northwestern 45-38 Taylor Potts, TTU

VIDEO RESULTS FOR TICKETCITY BOWL

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NEWS RESULTS FOR TICKETCITY BOWL

  1. Penn State's awkward appearance in the TicketCity Bowl was ill-advised

    Jeff MacGregor, ESPN.com

    When it was all said and done, that TicketCity Bowl appearance by Penn State was anything but a feel-good story. It never should've happened.

    Story | Conversation | January 04, 2012

  2. Penn State Nittany Lions -- Uncertainty looms without permanent coach

    Associated Press

    Penn State interim coach Tom Bradley planned to hit the recruiting trail this week upon returning from a lost trip to Texas knowing full well his itinerary may change at any minute.

    Story | Conversation | January 03, 2012

  3. Case Keenum makes last game memorable

    Richard Durrett, Dallas Colleges

    DALLAS -- Case Keenum wanted to savor his last moments in a Houston uniform. So after throwing for 532 passing yards and three touchdowns in a 30-14 w...

    Story | January 02, 2012

  4. Case closes well for Houston

    Stats Info

    Matthew Emmons/US Presswire Houston Cougars quarterback Case Keenum (7) throws in the pocket against the Penn State Nittany Lions in Sunday's TicketC...

    Story | January 02, 2012

  5. Jay Paterno says finality of season hit him

    Richard Durrett, Dallas Colleges

    DALLAS -- Walking off the field at the Cotton Bowl after a 30-14 defeat at the hands of Houston in the TicketCity Bowl, quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno...

    Story | January 02, 2012

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PHOTO RESULTS FOR TICKETCITY BOWL

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HOUSTON AT A GLANCE

Conference: Conference USA
2011 W-L: 13-1
All-time Bowl W-L: 9-11-1
Last Bowl Game: Won 2012 TicketCity Bowl

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PENN STATE AT A GLANCE

Conference: Big Ten
2011 W-L: 9-4
All-time Bowl W-L: 27-15-2
Last Bowl Game: Lost 2012 TicketCity Bowl

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Keenum sets records at TicketCity Bowl

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QUICK FACTS

2012 TicketCity Bowl
Houston 30, Penn State 14

Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Location: Dallas
First played: 2011
Conferences: Big Ten, C-USA
Payout: $1,100,000

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2011-12 BOWL GAMES

Bowl Date TV
Gildan New Mexico
Temple 37, Wyoming 14		 Dec. 17
2 ET
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio 24, Utah St. 23		 Dec. 17
5:30 ET
R+L Carriers New Orleans
UL-Lafayette 32, SDSU 30		 Dec. 17
9 ET
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Pete.
Marshall 20, FIU 10		 Dec. 20
8 ET
SDCCU Poinsettia
TCU 34, La. Tech 27		 Dec. 21
8 ET
MAACO Las Vegas
Boise St. 56, Arizona St. 24		 Dec. 22
8 ET
Sheraton Hawaii
Southern Miss 24, Nevada 17		 Dec. 24
8 ET
Independence
Missouri 41, North Carolina 24		 Dec. 26
5 ET
Little Caesars
Purdue 37, Western Mich. 32		 Dec. 27
4:30 ET
Belk Bowl
NC State 31, Louisville 24		 Dec. 27
8 ET
Military Bowl
Toledo 42, Air Force 41		 Dec. 28
4:30 ET
Bridgepoint Education Holiday
Texas 21, Cal 10		 Dec. 28
8 ET
Champs Sports
Florida St. 18, Notre Dame 14		 Dec. 29
5:30 ET
Valero Alamo
Baylor 67, Washington 56		 Dec. 29
9 ET
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
BYU 24, Tulsa 21		 Dec. 30
Noon
New Era Pinstripe
Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13		 Dec. 30
3:20 ET
Music CityMississippi St. 23, Wake Forest 17 Dec. 30
6:40 ET
Insight
Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14		 Dec. 30
10 ET
Meineke Car Care
Texas A&M 33, Northwestern 22		 Dec. 31
Noon
Hyundai Sun
Utah 30, Georgia Tech 27		 Dec. 31
2 ET
CBS
AutoZone Liberty
Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24		 Dec. 31
3:30 ET
Kraft Fight Hunger
Illnois 20, UCLA 14		 Dec. 31
3:30 ET
Chick-fil-A
Auburn 43, Virginia 24		 Dec. 31
7:30 ET
TicketCity
Houston 30, Penn State 14		 Jan. 2
Noon
Outback
Michigan St. 33, Georgia 30		 Jan. 2
1 ET
Capital One
South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13		 Jan. 2
1 ET
Taxslayer.com Gator
Florida 24, Ohio State 17		 Jan. 2
1 ET
Rose Bowl Game
Oregon 45, Wisconsin 38		 Jan. 2
5 ET
Tostitos Fiesta
Oklahoma St. 41, Stanford 38		 Jan. 2
8:30 ET
Allstate Sugar
Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20		 Jan. 3
8:30 ET
Discover Orange
West Virginia 70, Clemson 33		 Jan. 4
8:30 ET
AT&T Cotton
Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16		 Jan. 6
8 ET
FOX
BBVA Compass
SMU 28, Pittsburgh 6		 Jan. 7
1 ET
GoDaddy.com
N. Illinois 38, Arkansas St. 20		 Jan. 8
9 ET
Allstate BCS Championship
Alabama 21, LSU 0		 Jan. 9
8:30 ET