Bluebonnet Bowl

The Bluebonnet Bowl was a bowl game held in Houston, Texas from 1959-1987. It was originally held at Rice Stadium. From 1968-1984, and in 1987, it was instead held at the Astrodome, and referred to as the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The game expired after the 1987 edition due to poor ticket sales and a lack of corporate sponsorship.

Generally, a Texas team hosted a team from outside the region, although this was not always the case and the bowl never had an official tie-in with any conference.

Results

19 DEC 1959	Clemson	23	Texas Christian	7
17 DEC 1960	Alabama	3	Texas	3
17 DEC 1961	Kansas	33	Rice	7
22 DEC 1962	Missouri	14	Georgia Tech	10
21 DEC 1963	Baylor	14	Louisiana State	7
19 DEC 1964	Tulsa	14	Mississippi	7
18 DEC 1965	Tennessee	27	Tulsa	6
17 DEC 1966	Texas	19	Mississippi	0
23 DEC 1967	Colorado	31	Miami (FL)	21
31 DEC 1968	Southern Methodist	28	Oklahoma	27
31 DEC 1969	Houston	36	Auburn	7
31 DEC 1970	Alabama	24	Oklahoma	24
31 DEC 1971	Colorado	29	Houston	17
30 DEC 1972	Tennessee	24	Louisiana State	17
29 DEC 1973	Houston	47	Tulane	7
23 DEC 1974	Houston	31	North Carolina State	31
27 DEC 1975	Texas	38	Colorado	21
31 DEC 1976	Nebraska	27	Texas Tech	24
31 DEC 1977	Southern California	47	Texas A&M	28
31 DEC 1978	Stanford	25	Georgia	22
31 DEC 1979	Purdue	27	Tennessee	22
31 DEC 1980	North Carolina	16	Texas	7
31 DEC 1981	Michigan	33	Cal-Los Angeles	14
31 DEC 1982	Arkansas	28	Florida	24
31 DEC 1983	Oklahoma State	24	Baylor	14
31 DEC 1984	West Virginia	31	Texas Christian	14
31 DEC 1985	Air Force	24	Texas	16
31 DEC 1986	Baylor	21	Colorado	9
31 DEC 1987	Texas	32	Pittsburgh	27