1969 bluebonnet bowl

The 1969 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football bowl game that featured the Houston Cougars and the Auburn Tigers. After winning eight games (including the Liberty Bowl) the previous season, the Hurricanes made consecutive bowl appearances for the first time since 1961-62. This was the Jayhawks' first bowl game since 1948. A civic group was appointed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce Athletics Committee in 1959 to organize the bowl game. The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas. It was held at Rice Stadium from 1959 through 1967, and again in 1985 and 1986. When held in the Astrodome, it was called the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion. Conference: Independent: Ranking; Coaches: No. 1969 … After two losses to Florida and Oklahoma State, the Cougars won eight straight games, including a perfect 5–0 record in the Astrodome, in their first bowl game since 1962. Contents. The 1969 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football bowl game that featured the Houston Cougars and the Auburn Tigers. The proceeds from the bowl games were distributed to various Harri… … 14: AP: No. Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 36–7 vs. Auburn. The 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Rice Owls and the Kansas Jayhawks Background. Background. 1 Background; 2 Game summary; 3 Aftermath; 4 Statistics; 5 References; Background . This was the Owls' sixth bowl game in 14 years, and second in the year of 1961, having appeared in the Sugar Bowl in January, though they had lost the last two. 12: 1969 record: 9–2: Head coach: Bill Yeoman (8th season) Offensive coordinator : Bill Yeoman (8th season) Offensive scheme: Houston Veer: Defensive coordinator: Melvin Robertson (5th season) Home stadium: Astrodome (53,000) Seasons. The 1969 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football bowl game that featured the Houston Cougars and the Auburn Tigers.

The game was played in the Astrodome from 1968 through 1984, as well in 1987. The 1967 Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Miami Hurricanes.