| Year Game Played: | 2005 |
| Title Sponsor: | EV1.net |
| Game Name: | Houston Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2005 |
| Visitor Name Short: | TCU |
| Visitor Nickname: | Horned Frogs |
| Visitor School: | Texas Christian University |
| Home Name Short: | Iowa State |
| Home Nickname: | Cyclones |
| Home School: | Iowa State University |
| Visitor Record: | 10 - 1 |
| Visitor Conference: | Mountain West |
| Home Record: | 7 - 4 |
| Home Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Coach: | Gary Patterson |
| Home Coach: | Dan McCarney |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 14 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 14 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | 14 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 17 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | December 31 |
| Stadium: | Reliant Stadium |
| City: | Houston, Texas |
| Referee: | Dennis Hennigan (Big East) |
| Payout: | 1,200,000 per team[1] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Announcers: | Dave LaMont, Terry Bowden |
| Last Game Ever Played: | Yes |
The 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl was the sixth and final edition of the college football bowl games and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference and the TCU Horned Frogs from the Mountain West Conference (MWC). The game was the final competition of the 2005 football season for each team and resulted in a 27 - 24 TCU victory.[2]