NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- TicketCity Bowl
| (20) Houston Cougars (12-1) vs. (24) Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) |
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| Date: |
Monday, January 2nd |
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| Kickoff: |
12 p.m. (et) |
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| Site: |
Cotton Bowl (92,158) -- Dallas, Texas |
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| Surface: |
Grass |
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| Annual: |
2nd |
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| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$1,200,000 |
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| Television: |
ESPNU |
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| Announcers: |
Clay Matvick, Danny Kanell and Allison Williams |
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| Home Record: |
Houston 6-1; Penn State 5-2 |
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| Away Record: |
Houston 6-0; Penn State 4-1 |
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| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
Houston 1L; Penn State 1L |
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| All-Time Series: |
Penn State (2-0) |
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| Last Meeting: |
September 17, 1977 (Penn State, 31-14 at Penn State) |
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| Series Streak: |
Penn State has won the only two meetings. |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Houston vs. Big Ten (4-8) |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Penn State vs. Conference USA (14-0-1) |
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| Bowl Records: |
Houston (8-11-1) |
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Penn State (27-14-2) |
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| 2011 National Rankings: |
Houston - 20th |
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Penn State - 24th |
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| Coaches: |
Houston - Tony Levine (0-0 at Houston) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
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Penn State - Tom Bradley (1-2 at Penn State) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
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| Season Schedule/Results |
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| Houston Texans |
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| Sep 3 - W vs. U-C-L-A, 38-34 |
| Sep 10 - W at North Texas, 48-23 |
| Sep 17 - W at Louisiana Tech, 35-34 |
| Sep 24 - W vs. Georgia State, 56-0 |
| Sep 29 - W at Texas-El Paso, 49-42 |
| Oct 8 - W vs. East Carolina, 56-3 |
| Oct 15 - Open |
| Oct 22 - W vs. Marshall, 63-28 |
| Oct 27 - W vs. Rice, 73-34 |
| Nov 5 - W at U-A-B, 56-13 |
| Nov 10 - W at Tulane, 73-17 |
| Nov 19 - W vs. S-M-U, 37-7 |
| Nov 25 - W at Tulsa, 48-16 |
| Dec 3 - L vs. Southern Miss, 28-49 |
| Dec 10 - Open |
| Jan 2 - vs. Penn State, 12:00 PM (TicketCity Bowl) |
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| Penn State Nittany Lions |
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| Sep 3 - W vs. Indiana State, 41-7 |
| Sep 10 - L vs. Alabama, 11-27 |
| Sep 17 - W at Temple, 14-10 |
| Sep 24 - W vs. Eastern Mich, 34-6 |
| Oct 1 - W at Indiana, 16-10 |
| Oct 8 - W vs. Iowa, 13-3 |
| Oct 15 - W vs. Purdue, 23-18 |
| Oct 22 - W at Northwestern, 34-24 |
| Oct 29 - W vs. Illinois, 10-7 |
| Nov 5 - Open |
| Nov 12 - L vs. Nebraska, 14-17 |
| Nov 19 - W at Ohio State, 20-14 |
| Nov 26 - L at Wisconsin, 7-45 |
| Dec 3 - Open |
| Dec 10 - Open |
| Jan 2 - vs. Houston, 12:00 PM (TicketCity Bowl) |
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