TABLE OF CONTENTS Texas Bowl Quick Facts ...............................................................................3 Media Relations Contacts ...........................................................................3 Media Information .......................................................................................4 Credentialing Policy, Media Guidelines .......................................................5 Media Schedule ...........................................................................................6 Key Addresses .............................................................................................6 DePelchin Children’s Center ........................................................................7 Year-By-Year Results & MVPs .....................................................................7 Gridiron Legends ...................................................................................8-23 Bowl Leadership ..................................................................................24-26 Bowl Historical Timeline ......................................................................27-30 NRG Stadium Information..........................................................................31 Broadcast Information ..............................................................................32 Texas Bowl Individual Records ...........................................................33-40 Texas Bowl Team Records ...................................................................41-53 All-Time Houston Bowl Game Records ...............................................54-62 2 2019 ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS TEXAS BOWL QUICK FACTS Mailing address: Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl NRG Stadium Two NRG Park Houston, TX 77054 Phone number: 832-667-2000 Website: www.academytexasbowl.com Awarded by NCAA: June 28, 2006 Inaugural game: December 28, 2006 Rutgers 37 – Kansas State 10 Conference affiliations: Big 12 Conference SEC Conference Stadium: NRG Stadium (opened 2002) Surface: Artifical Turf Capacity: 71,795 MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS ALLIE LECLAIR BRIANNA LEWIS Texas Bowl Media Relations Texas Bowl Media Relations Office: 832-667-2050; Cell: 832-919-0655 Office: 832-667-2035; Cell: 972-415-7316 [email protected] [email protected] 3 CREDENTIAL PICK-UP INFORMATION Wednesday, Dec. 18 - Friday, Dec. 20, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (NRG Stadium, Texans Lobby) Monday, Dec. 23 - Thursday, Dec. 26, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (NRG Stadium, Texans Lobby) Friday, Dec. 27, 2 p.m. - halftime (NRG Stadium, Media Will Call) MEDIA HOTEL The bowl media hotel will be located at the Aloft Houston by the Galleria. A block of guest rooms will be set aside for members of the media for the bowl. Please refer to the press section of the official bowl website for a full description of the media hotel. A discounted rate of $119/per night will be given to all approved media members staying at the hotel. To book your room, click HERE. For questions or more information, please contact Allie LeClair at [email protected]. To keep you informed during your stay in Houston, we encourage you to download your personalized Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl Media Mobile Application. Our Mobile Application is available to download on iPhone and Android and will include your arrival and departure plans, credential information, media schedule and general event information. By downloading the app, you will also receive push notifications with schedule updates and other important information. Please note: If you already have downloaded the PressPass app (utilized by conferences, bowls and the NCAA), be sure to check for and download any update to the app to ensure you are using the most up-to-date version. Follow these quick steps to download now: • Click the appropriate link below from your mobile device to arrive at the “PressPass Mobile” App • Apple App Store | Android GooglePlay Market • Download the “PressPass Mobile” App. If you would like mobile notifications sent to you (recommended), you must indicate as such during the download process. • Once on the login screen, enter your email address you used in the credentialing process ([Email 1]) and the following User ID Number: 1 TEAM LUNCHEON/ PRESS CONFERENCE Risers will be provided for cameras shooting the luncheon and media will have seats in the back of the ballroom to view the program. The press conference will take place immediately prior to the luncheon. Coach and four players from each school will be available. LIVE STATS Live stats for the 2019 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl can be viewed by clicking this link http://texasbowl.statbroadcast.com. 4 MEDIA CREDENTIAL POLICY Texas Bowl media credentials will only be issued to working media on specific assignment. No spouses, children or guests will be credentialed unless they are also attending in a professional capacity. All credentials are issued to the individual and are non-transferrable. Credentials will not be granted to individuals under 18 years of age. The Bowl will not credential freelance reporters or photographers unless on assignment for a recognized media organization. All such requests must be submitted by the assignment editor on behalf of their organization. All media credential requests for the 2019 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl must be submitted online. Correspondence regarding credentials should be directed to Allie LeClair at [email protected]. Media credentials will be granted based on the following guidelines: 1. Media agencies which cover the participating teams on a regular basis will receive top priority. 2. Media agencies which cover the Big 12 Conference and the SEC Conference regularly. 3. National media agencies. 4. Daily or weekly newspapers with a circulation of at least 100,000. 5. Television stations with a nightly news show and a nightly sports segment. 6. Radio stations with a 24-hour sports format and are affiliated with a national radio network (i.e. ESPN, SportingNews, Westwood One, etc.). 7. Online-only news outlets affiliated with recognized news organizations (i.e. ESPN.com, SportsIllustrated.com, Chron.com, etc.). 8. Daily or weekly newspapers with a circulation of at least 50,000. 9. Student publications from the two participating institutions. 10. Other requests not falling under one of the above categories will be considered on the basis of space availability in the NRG Stadium press box. MEDIA GUIDELINES 1. Media members with press box access will not be permitted on the field during the game. a. All media will have field access pregame up until 30 minutes prior to kickoff. At that point, the field will be cleared of all fans and media other than those with specific working functions on the field during the game. b. The press box elevators will be available to take media to field level beginning with seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Media will be allowed to watch the final two minutes of the game from the field. 2. Individual media members may request access to the press box or the field. There are no media credentials which grant the bearer access to the press box and the field during the game. 3. All media field access will be through the NORTHWEST tunnel. The tunnel will be off-limits to media while teams are entering and leaving the field. All on-field media (photographers, videographers, TV and radio sideline reporters and audio technicians) are subject to the following guidelines: 1. All on-field media must stay behind the 12-foot restraining line surrounding the playing field at all times during the game and during pregame warmups. 2. No media members with field access are permitted within the team bench areas at any time. 3. Tripods must be removed from the field area by no later than one (1) hour prior to kickoff. Tripods are not allowed anywhere on the field area during the game. They may be used for postgame stand-ups once all players and coaches have completely cleared the field. 5 BOWL WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE Addresses for all locations listed at the end of the schedule. Monday, December 23, 2019 5 – 7 p.m. CT Rodeo Bowl NRG Arena Tuesday, December 24, 2019 8:15 – 11:15 a.m. CT Scavenger Hunt Children’s Museum Thursday, December 26, 2019 11:20 a.m.– Noon CT Head Coach/Players Hyatt Regency Hotel Press Conferences Texas A&M 11:20 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. Oklahoma State 11:35 a.m. - Noon Noon – 2 p.m. CT Team Luncheon Hyatt Regency Hotel presented by CenterPoint Energy 4:30 – 7 p.m. CT Media Reception Armadillo Palace 6 p.m. - Midnight CT Karbach Hopadillo Bowl Bash East Downtown Bar Crawl 8:30 - 10 p.m. CT Toyota Kickoff Concert The Rustic - Downtown Houston Friday, December 27, 2019 3 – 5:45 p.m. CT Karbach Love Street TexFest Bud Light Plaza at NRG Stadium 5:45 p.m. CT Academy Sports + Outdoors NRG Stadium Texas Bowl ADDRESSES NRG Stadium Two NRG Park, Houston, TX 77054 NRG Arena One NRG Park, Houston, TX 77054 Children’s Museum of Houston 1500 Binz St., Houston, TX 77004 Hyatt Regency Hotel 1200 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002 Media Hotel – 5415 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77056 Aloft Houston Galleria Armadillo Palace 5015 Kirby Dr., Houston, TX 77098 6 DePELCHIN CHILDREN’S CENTER INFORMATION Founded in 1892 by Kezia Payne DePelchin, the DePelchin Children’s Center is the official charitable beneficiary of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl. The Children’s Center is the largest and most comprehensive provider of children’s social and mental health services in the Houston area. The Children’s Center