2010 Texas Bowl

2010 Texas Bowl
Illinois Fighting Illini Baylor Bears
(6–6) (7–5)
Big Ten Big 12
38 14
Head coach: 
Ron Zook		 Head coach: 
Art Briles
1234 Total
Illinois 610814 38
Baylor 0077 14
DateDecember 29, 2010
Season2010
StadiumReliant Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
MVPRB Mikel Leshoure, Illinois
FavoriteBaylor by 1[1]
RefereeMichael Batlan (Pac-10)
Attendance68,211
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersDave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman and Holly Rowe
Nielsen ratings2.7
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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 PM 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.

  1. ^ The Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2010