Rising from the ashes of the former Houston Bowl , the Texas Bowl was the second game played on December 28 at Reliant Stadium in Houston . Lone Star Sports and Entertainment , an arm of the Houston Texans , took over the game in June with NCAA approval , and for their first game saw the Big 12 's Kansas State University Wildcats lose to the Big East runner-up , the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights , 37 – 10 . The Wildcats earned $ 750,000 for the Big 12 as a gift of their participation , while Rutgers earned $ 500,000 for the Big East . The win was the first for college football 's oldest program , having played its first game in 1869 against Princeton 's Tigers , winning by a score of 6 – 4 . Rutgers ' Ray Rice scored two touchdowns and personally outgained the KSU offense 170 yards to 162 yards
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