| Game Name: | Heart of Dallas Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Year Game Played: | 2013 |
| Football Season: | 2012 |
| Stadium: | Cotton Bowl |
| City: | Dallas, Texas |
| Visitor School: | Purdue |
| Visitor Name Short: | Purdue |
| Visitor Nickname: | Boilermakers |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Coach: | Patrick Higgins (interim) |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | Oklahoma State |
| Home Name Short: | Oklahoma State |
| Home Nickname: | Cowboys |
| Home Record: | 7–5 |
| Home Coach: | Mike Gundy |
| Home Conference: | Big 12 |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 17 |
| Home 4Q: | 13 |
| Odds: | Oklahoma State by 16[1] |
| Mvp: | Clint Chelf (QB, Oklahoma State)[2] |
| Referee: | Terry Leyden (Pac-12) |
| Attendance: | 48,313 [3] |
| Us Network: | ESPNU (TV) Nevada Sports Network (Radio) |
| Us Announcers: | Clay Matvick (Play-by-Play), Matt Stinchcomb (Analyst), and Kaylee Hartung (Sidelines)- ESPNU Alex Shelton (Play-by-Play) and Dave Tester (Analyst)- Nevada Sports Network |
| Different Previous: | 2012 |
| Different Next: | Jan 2014 |
The 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl was played on January 1, 2013, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, as one of the 2012–13 NCAA football bowl games. The game featured a matchup between the Purdue Boilermakers football team and the Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.[4] ESPNU televised the game.
See also: 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.