Year Game Played: | 2002 |
Game Name: | Houston Bowl |
Football Season: | 2002 |
Visitor Name Short: | Southern Miss |
Visitor Nickname: | Golden Eagles |
Visitor School: | University of Southern Mississippi |
Home Name Short: | Oklahoma State |
Home Nickname: | Cowboys |
Home School: | Oklahoma State University |
Visitor Record: | 7 - 5 |
Visitor Conference: | Conference USA |
Home Record: | 7 - 5 |
Home Conference: | Big 12 |
Visitor Coach: | Jeff Bower |
Home Coach: | Les Miles |
Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
Visitor 3Q: | 10 |
Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
Home 1Q: | 10 |
Home 2Q: | 10 |
Home 3Q: | 0 |
Home 4Q: | 13 |
Date Game Played: | December 27 |
Stadium: | Reliant Stadium |
City: | Houston, Texas |
Odds: | Oklahoma State by 10 |
Referee: | Courtney Mauzy (ACC) |
Attendance: | 44,687[1] |
Payout: | 750,000 per team[2] |
Us Network: | ESPN |
Different Previous: | 2001 |
The 2002 Houston Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game (known in its first two years as the "Galleryfurniture.com Bowl") and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the Oklahoma State Cowboys from the Big 12 Conference and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles from Conference USA (C-USA). The game was the final competition of the 2002 football season for each team and resulted in a 33 - 23 Oklahoma State victory.