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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl

18 games in our records, 1970–1987; not played since the 1987 season. Also played as the Bluebonnet Bowl (1970, 1985–1986).

Texas has played in it most often (4 times) and won it most often (2).

Every game18

Newest first. Each team is shown with the logo it used that season, or its letters when no logo from that season is on file.

  1. 1987Texas 32-27 PittsburghDec 31, 1987
  2. 1986Baylor 21-9 ColoradoDec 31, 1986 · as the Bluebonnet Bowl
  3. 1985Air Force 24-16 TexasDec 31, 1985 · as the Bluebonnet Bowl
  4. 1984West Virginia 31-14 TCUDec 31, 1984
  5. 1983Oklahoma State 24-14 BaylorDec 31, 1983
  6. 1982Arkansas 28-24 FloridaDec 31, 1982
  7. 1981Michigan 33-14 UCLADec 31, 1981
  8. 1980North Carolina 16-7 TexasDec 31, 1980
  9. 1979Purdue 27-22 TennesseeDec 31, 1979
  10. 1978Stanford 25-22 GeorgiaDec 31, 1978
  11. 1977USC 47-28 Texas A&MDec 31, 1977
  12. 1976Nebraska 27-24 Texas TechDec 31, 1976
  13. 1975Texas 38-21 ColoradoDec 27, 1975
  14. 1974NC State 31-31 HoustonDec 23, 1974 · tie
  15. 1973Houston 47-7 TulaneDec 29, 1973
  16. 1972Tennessee 24-17 LSUDec 30, 1972
  17. 1971Colorado 29-17 HoustonDec 31, 1971
  18. 1970Oklahoma 24-24 AlabamaDec 31, 1970 · as the Bluebonnet Bowl · tie

Our game records begin with the 1970 season.