2010 Texas Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 2010 Texas Bowl Texas Bowl logo for 2009 2010 Illinois Fighting Illini University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Baylor Bears Baylor University 6–6 Big Ten 7–5 Big 12 Ron Zook Art Briles 6 10 8 14 0 0 7 7 December 29 Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas RB Mikel Leshoure, Illinois Baylor by 1The Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2010 Michael Batlan (Pac-10) 68,211 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman and Holly Rowe 2.7 2011 The 2010 Texas Bowl was the fifth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game started at 5:00 p.m. US CST on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. The game was telecast on ESPN for the second time in bowl history after being televised by the NFL Network for the first three games. The bowl matched the sixth selection from the Big 12 Conference, Baylor, versus the sixth selection from the Big Ten Conference, Illinois. Pre-game By December 8, three days after the announcement of the participating teams, approximately 60,000 of the stadium's 70,000 seats had been purchased; bowl officials anticipated the bowl's first-ever sellout.http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/broadview/statenews/x1757251910/Texas-Bowl-Baylor-tickets-already-sold-out-Illinois-not-sure-yet-on-sales Texas Bowl: Baylor tickets already sold out; Illinois not sure yet on sales GateHouse News Service (via Suburban Life Publications) Supinie, John 2010-12-08 9 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719014745/http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/broadview/statenews/x1757251910/Texas-Bowl-Baylor-tickets-already-sold-out-Illinois-not-sure-yet-on-sales 19 July 2011 dead dmy-all Baylor announced the same day that all but 400 of its 12,000-ticket allotment had been sold and that the athletics department had requested more tickets from the Texas Bowl.http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120810aad.html Texas Bowl Ticket Sales Surging Baylor Athletics (Baylor University) 2010-12-08 9 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101224223917/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120810aad.html 24 December 2010 live Teams Illinois 2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team After a disappointing 6-6 season Illinois returns to a bowl game to face Baylor. Illinois boasts Mikel Leshoure who emerged as the Big Ten's best running back this season, ranking eighth nationally in rushing with 126.1 yards per game. Illinois has not won a bowl game since 1999 when they defeated Virginia in the MicronPC.com Bowl. The game will also mark the Fighting Illini's first appearance in the Texas Bowl. Baylor 2010 Baylor Bears football team Baylor enters the Texas Bowl with a 7-5 record. After a 7-2 start the Bears lost their last 3 contests. Baylor boasts 5 receivers with at least 40 catches in their high-powered offense. The Bears will be playing in their first Texas Bowl. This is their first bowl appearance since the 1994 Alamo Bowl where they lost to the high powered Washington State Cougars. Game Summary Scoring Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterILL - Derek Dimke 38 yard kick, 11:03 ILL 3-0ILL - Derek Dimke 28 yard kick, 3:45 ILL 6-0 2nd QuarterILL - Derek Dimke 43 yard kick, 13:51 ILL 9-0ILL - Mikel Leshoure 5-yard run (Derek Dimke kick), 9:42ILL 16-0 3rd QuarterILL - Mikel Leshoure 13-yard run (Two-point conversion), 11:40ILL 24-0BAY - Jay Finley 3-yard run (Aaron Jones kick), 8:03ILL 24-7 4th QuarterBAY - Robert Griffin III 39-yard pass to Kendall Wright (Aaron Jones kick), 13:43ILL 24-14ILL - Mikel Leshoure 5-yard run (Derek Dimke kick), 7:14ILL 31-14ILL - Nathan Scheelhaase 55-yard run (Derek Dimke kick), 0:41ILL 38-14 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303630239 Illinois vs. Baylor - Box Score - December 29, 2010 - ESPN Statistics Statistics Illinois Baylor First downs 25 24 Total offense, plays-yards 547 434Rushes-yards (net)306 105Passes, Comp-Att-Yds 18-23-241 32-44-329Fumbles-Interceptions0-0 2-0 Time of Possession33:15 26:45 Notes This was the second time that the two programs have met in a game. Baylor was a 34-19 winner over Illinois in their only previous meeting at Champaign, Illinois on September 25, 1976. References External links Game summary at ESPN Texas Bowl Category:Texas Bowl Category:Baylor Bears football bowl games Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football bowl games Texas Bowl Texas Bowl Texas Bowl