2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas

August 2023 May 2026 December 2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas December 28 2012 2012 Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas University of Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers 6–6 Jerry Kill Big Ten 10 7 7 7 Texas Tech University Texas Tech Red Raiders 7–5 Chris Thomsen Big 12 14 10 0 10 Texas Tech by 13½Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2012 Tom McCabe (MAC) 50,386 ESPN Mark Jones, Brock Huard Texas Bowl 2013 The 2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, the seventh edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 28, 2012 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas as part of the 2012-13 NCAA football bowl season. The game, which was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams, was broadcast at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN, and featured the Minnesota Golden Gophers from the Big Ten Conference against the Texas Tech Red Raiders from the Big 12 Conference. The Golden Gophers accepted their invitation after finishing the regular season at six-wins, six-losses, while the Red Raiders accepted their invitation following a campaign during which they totaled seven-wins, five-losses.http://meinekecarcarebowloftexas.com/news/news_detail/2012_teams_announced Minnesota, Texas Tech accept invitations to 2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 This was not the first time the Golden Gophers and Red Raiders met in a bowl game; the two teams had previously met in the 2006 Insight Bowl, with the Red Raiders winning 44–41 in overtime. Teams Minnesota 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team The Golden Gophers finished at the bottom of the Big Ten's Legends Division, only posting a 2–6 mark in conference play. However, because of their 6–6 record, the Golden Gophers were bowl eligible for the first time since 2009, accepting a bid to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas their bid to the game, their first Meineke Car Care Bowl appearance. Texas Tech 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team The Red Raiders finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big 12 at 4–5 in conference play, holding tiebreakers ahead of the TCU Horned Frogs and West Virginia Mountaineers but behind the Baylor Bears. Soon after Minnesota accepted their invitation, the Red Raiders did the same. Although this was also the Red Raiders' first appearance in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, the Red Raiders played in three previous bowl games in Houston: the 1976 Bluebonnet Bowl, the 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, and the 2003 Houston Bowl. The Red Raiders' passing attack was the second-best in the country, averaging 362 yards per game.Bennett Brian Minnesota keys in Meineke Car Care Bowl https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/68720/minnesota-keys-in-meineke-car-care-bowl ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures February 18, 2013 December 28, 2012 Game summary Scoring summary Minnesota Texas Tech expand 1 8:31 Minnesota 12 50 6:29 FG 41 Jordan Wettstein 3 0 1 8:17 TTU - - - Other 99 yard kickoff return by Jakeem Grant, Ryan Bustin kick good 3 7 1 5:46 Minnesota 6 67 2:31 RushTD Rodrick Williams Jr 2 good Jordan Wettstein run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 7 1 4:01 TTU 6 75 1:45 RecTD Derreck Edwards Michael Brewer 13 good Ryan Bustin 10 14 2 14:26 Minnesota 9 48 4:35 RushTD Donnell Kirkwood 3 good Jordan Wettstein 17 14 2 8:36 TTU 14 64 5:50 FG 28 Ryan Bustin 17 17 2 0:05 TTU 12 42 2:22 RushTD Seth Doege 4 good Ryan Bustin 17 24 3 12:07 Minnesota 6 53 2:01 RecTD Devin Crawford-Tufts Phillip Nelson 17 good Jordan Wettstein 24 24 4 13:07 Minnesota 8 79 3:17 RecTD Drew Goodger Phillip Nelson 1 good Jordan Wettstein 31 24 4 1:10 TTU 7 82 2:14 RecTD Eric Ward Seth Doege 35 good Ryan Bustin 31 31 4 0:00 TTU 3 11 0:43 FG 28 Ryan Bustin 31 34 31 34 Statistics Statistics MINN TTU First downs 23 23 Plays–yards 73–368 71–429 Rushes–yards 54–222 24–145 Passing yards 146 284 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–19–1 32–47–2 Time of possession 36:18 23:04 Source:https://www.espn.com/college-football/matchup?gameId=323632641 Minnesota vs. Texas Tech - Team Statistics ESPN.com December 28, 2012 December 27, 2019 References External links Game summary at ESPN Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Category:Texas Bowl Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football bowl games Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football bowl games Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas