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TicketCity Bowl 
Stadium Cotton Bowl Location Fair Park
Dallas, TexasOperated 2011 (inaugural) Conference tie-ins Big Ten vs. Big 12 or Conference USA Payout US$1.2 million Sponsors TicketCity Former names Dallas Football Classic (tentative) 2011 matchup Northwestern vs. Texas Tech (January 1, 2011) The TicketCity Bowl is a NCAA post-season college football bowl game. The inaugural game was played on New Year's Day (January 1), 2011, at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas.[1] This game physically replaced the Cotton Bowl Classic, which moved from its longtime eponymous home to Cowboys Stadium in nearby Arlington in 2010. The conferences are scheduled to receive a US $1.2 million payout for the teams' participation.
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History
The game was called the Dallas Football Classic until TicketCity, an online reseller of sports and entertainment tickets, agreed to be the title sponsor.[2]
The Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference faced the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference in the inaugural game.
Stadium
Main article: Cotton Bowl (stadium)
The main entrance of the Cotton Bowl
The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as the Fair Park Bowl, it is located in Fair Park, site of the State Fair of Texas. The Cotton Bowl Classic called its namesake home since the bowl's inception in 1937 until the 2010 game. The National Football League's Dallas Cowboys called the Cotton Bowl home for 11 years, from the team's formation in 1960 until 1971, when the Cowboys moved to the then new Texas Stadium.
Game results
Date played Winning team Losing team Notes January 1, 2011 Texas Tech 45 Northwestern 38 notes Appearances by Team
Rank Team Appearances Record T1 Texas Tech 1 1–0 T1 Northwestern 1 0–1 Wins by conference
Conference Wins Losses Pct. Big 12 1 0 .1000 Big Ten 0 1 .000 Conference tie-ins
The TicketCity Bowl pits the sixth choice team from the Big Ten Conference which is bowl eligible against the eighth choice team from the Big 12 Conference or a team from Conference USA in alternating years.[3]
Broadcasting
ESPNU had coverage of the inaugural game.
References
- ^ Dallas Football Classic To Debut at Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day, AP via CBSSports.com, 14 October 2009
- ^ http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/08/dallas-bowl-game-gets-new-title-sponsor/
- ^ Big Ten Set to Challenge Big 12 and Conference USA in Dallas Football Classic, Big Ten Conference via bigten.org
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