Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas

Tickets for the 2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas are on sale to the general public now. Ticket prices range from $30-110 and may be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com, on the phone at 832-667-2390 or in person at the Reliant Stadium box office inside Budweiser Plaza.

The 2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas will feature teams from the Big 12 and Big Ten conferences and will kick off at 11:00 a.m. CST on Saturday, Dec. 31 and will be televised nationally on ESPN. The bowl holds the fifth choice among non-BCS bowls in each conference.

The bowl has been affiliated with the Big 12 since its inception in 2006.  This year marks the second year in which the bowl has been affiliated with the Big Ten.  Recent projections from national media outlets have suggested potential matchups such as Texas vs. Iowa, Texas Tech vs. Ohio State or Missouri vs. Penn State. The teams for this year’s game will be announced on Sunday, December 4.

In 2010, Illinois beat Baylor 38-14 on Dec. 29 at Reliant Stadium behind 184 rushing yards from running back Mikel Leshoure, who was named the bowl’s Most Valuable Player. The crowd of 68,211 was the second-largest in the bowl’s history.