2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl

2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs Texas A&M Aggies
(6–5) (7–4)
Conference USA Big 12
9 28
Head coach: 
Gary Patterson		 Head coach: 
R. C. Slocum
1234 Total
TCU 0702 9
Texas A&M 01477 28
DateDecember 28, 2001
Season2001
StadiumReliant Astrodome
LocationHouston, Texas
RefereeJim Fogltance (Pac-10)
Attendance53,480[1]
PayoutUS$750,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
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The 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl was the second edition of the college football bowl game (renamed the Houston Bowl the following year), and was played at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12 Conference and the TCU Horned Frogs from Conference USA (C-USA). The game was the final competition of the 2001 football season for each team and resulted in a 28–9 Texas A&M victory. The teams were rivals in the Southwest Conference for many years.

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  2. ^ "CNNSI.com - 2001 College Bowls - 2001-02 bowl games schedule - Thursday January 03, 2002 11:38 PM". Archived from the original on April 19, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2008.