2008-09 Bowl Agreements

The Big 12 has always assured its teams are able to participate in some of the top bowl games at the conclusion of each regular season. There will be no change in that situation for the league's 13th year.

In addition to its membership in the Bowl Championship Series, the Big 12 will have agreements with seven other bowl games in place for 2008-09. Last season, the Big 12 had eight squads take part in postseason competition. It marked the eighth straight year at least seven of its teams have played in a bowl. Overall, the conference has sent 83 teams to bowl games in its 12-year history.

Again this season, the Big 12 has eight bowl slots guaranteed. The Conference is partnered with nine bowls. However the arrangement with the Gator Bowl is for it to select a Big 12 team twice over a four-year period. In the two years in which the Gator does not select a Big 12 team, the Sun Bowl will.

Following is the selection order:
BCS
Cotton
Holiday
Gator (when it selects a Big 12 team)
Alamo
Sun (when the Gator does not take a Big 12 team)
Insight
Independence
Texas

Bowl Game		Date / Time (CT)	Site	Matchup	Network
	Petro Sun Independence Bowl	Dec. 28 / 7:00 p.m.	Shreveport, La.	Big 12 vs. SEC	ESPN
	Valero Alamo Bowl	Dec. 29 / 7:00 p.m.	San Antonio, Texas	Big 12 vs. Big Ten	ESPN
	Pacific Life Holiday Bowl	Dec. 30 / 7:00 p.m.	San Diego, Calif.	Big 12 vs. Pac-10	ESPN
	Texas Bowl	Dec. 30 / 7:00 p.m.	Houston, Texas	Big 12 vs. Conference USA	NFL
	Brut Sun Bowl	Dec. 31 / 1:00 p.m.	El Paso, Texas	Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame vs. Pac-10	CBS
	Insight Bowl	Dec. 31 / 5:00 p.m.	Tempe, Ariz.	Big 12 vs. Big Ten	NFL
	Konica Minolta Gator Bowl	Jan. 1 / 12:00 p.m.	Jacksonville, Fla.	ACC vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame	CBS
	Rose Bowl presented by Citi	Jan. 1 / 4:00 p.m.	Pasadena, Calif.	BCS vs. BCS	ABC
	FedEx Orange Bowl	Jan. 1 / 7:00 p.m.	Miami, Fla.	BCS vs. BCS	FOX
	AT&T Cotton Bowl	Jan. 2 / 1:00 p.m.	Dallas, Texas	Big 12 vs. SEC	FOX
	Allstate Sugar Bowl	Jan. 2 / 7:00 p.m.	New Orleans, La.	BCS vs. BCS	FOX
	Tostitos Fiesta Bowl	Jan. 5 / 7:00 p.m.	Tempe, Ariz.	BCS vs. BCS	FOX
	FedEx BCS National Championship	Jan. 8 / 7:00 p.m.	Miami, Fla.	BCS #1 vs. BCS #2	FOX