HOUSTON (AP) -TCU will play Houston in the Texas Bowl at Reliant Stadium on Dec. 28.

The Horned Frogs (7-5, 4-4 Mountain West) are playing in the bowl in Houston for the second time in three seasons. They defeated Iowa State 27-24 in 2005, when the game was called the Houston Bowl.

The Cougars (8-4, 6-2 Conference USA) will play in their fourth bowl since 2003 - they've lost the previous three.