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Date/Time:
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Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ET
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Site:
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Amon Carter Stadium, Fort Worth
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Network:
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ESPN
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History:
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Past Results
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Bowl Recap
| Jason Swanson threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns, one more than he had in the regular season, and the Kansas Jayhawks beat Houston 42-13 in the Fort Worth Bowl. Full story
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Key Players
 | Kevin Kolb, Houston |
| The quarterback threw three interceptions and zero touchdowns, but did have 214 yards passing and scored Houston's only TD on a 1-yard run. |
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 | Jon Cornish, Kansas |
| The running back led the team in rushing with 93 yards on 18 carries. He also had two touchdowns, both on shovel passes and scored two touchdowns on two shovel passes, going 13 and 30 yards. |
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Bowl Notes
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Kansas had their first winning season and first bowl victory in 10 years.
Houston has lost six straight bowls since winning the 1980 Garden State Bowl.
This marked the first time the Fort Worth Bowl has a team from the Big 12.
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Great Moments
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2003: Ryan Dinwiddie ended his career as the most efficient passer in college football, and by leading Boise State to its first bowl victory away from home. Dinwiddie threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns as Boise State defeated TCU 34-31 in the inaugural Fort Worth Bowl. TCU sophomore Mike Wynn missed a 51-yard field goal attempt with seven seconds remaining.
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Kansas' Charles Gordon goes airborn against Rocky Schwartz and Wade Koehl.(AP) |
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Report Card
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