This was the Rockets' third Dollar General Bowl; their record in prior games was 2–0, having previously
defeated the
UTEP Miners 45–13 in the
2005 game (when it was known as the GMAC Bowl) and having subsequently
defeated the
Arkansas State Red Wolves 63–44 in the
January 2015 game (when it was known as the GoDaddy Bowl).
This was the Rockets' third Dollar General Bowl; their record in prior games was 2–0, having previously
defeated the
UTEP Miners 45–13 in the
2005 game (when it was known as the GMAC Bowl) and having subsequently
defeated the
Arkansas State Red Wolves 63–44 in the
January 2015 game (when it was known as the GoDaddy Bowl).