Officials for the Texas Bowl confirmed in a statement released late Sunday afternoon that Missouri has accepted their bid and will face the Navy Midshipmen on Dec. 31 in Houston.

The game will be played at Reliant Stadium and televised on ESPN.

“We are thrilled to have Missouri in the 2009 Texas Bowl,” said John Huff, chairman of the Texas Bowl board of directors.  “The Tigers are an exciting team with one of the most explosive offenses in the country.  The contrast in styles between Missouri and Navy’s option attack will create one of the most compelling and entertaining bowl match-ups in the country.”

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