Annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas 1959-1987
Bluebonnet Bowl (defunct)
Stadium
Astrodome
Location
Houston, Texas
Previous stadiums
Rice Stadium (1959–1967, 1985–1986)
Operated
1959–1987
Succeeded by
Houston Bowl (2000)
Sponsors
None
Former names
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl (1968–1984, 1987)
Bluebonnet Bowl Awards dinner program and menu, Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas – Tulsa University v. University of Mississippi, 1964 (12-19-1964)
Texas bluebonnet -- Lupinus
The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas.[1] A civic group was appointed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce Athletics Committee in 1959 to organize the bowl game. It was held at Rice Stadium from 1959 through 1967, and again in 1985 and 1986. The game was played in the Astrodome from 1968 through 1984, as well in 1987. When held in the Astrodome, it was called the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The proceeds from the bowl games were distributed to various Harris County charitable organizations. The game was discontinued following the 1987 season due to poor ticket sales and lack of a title sponsor.[2]
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 runner-up from the Southwest Conference played against an at-large opponent. The hometown Houston Cougars played in four games, all before joining the SWC. Runners-up from the Big 8 or Southeastern Conferences were also perennial participants.
The bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas.
Bowl games returned to Houston in 2000 with the Houston Bowl, and then the Texas Bowl since 2006.
^Foldesy, Jody. "Bowls burgeon as big business", The Washington Times. December 21, 1997. Page A1.
^"Officials cancel Bluebonnet Bowl". New York Times. Associated Press. October 13, 1988. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
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