From ESPN who owns and airs the bowl.

"Navy is the highest-ranked Group of 5 champion
Navy goes to the Cotton Bowl, Western Michigan plays North Texas in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, and Army plays a Big 12 team, most likely Baylor, in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Western Michigan is the highest-ranked Group of 5 champion
Western Michigan goes to the Cotton Bowl, Army plays North Texas in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, and Navy plays a Big 12 team, most likely Baylor, in the Armed Forces Bowl."

http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...conference

It is official. North Texas to play Army in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. The game will be on Dec. 27th at 11am, at the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium.

Bowl Preview: North Texas vs. Army in the Heart of Dallas Bowl
BOWL SEASON IS UPON US. DCTF SENIOR WRITER MIKE CRAVEN HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SIX GAMES TEXAS FBS TEAMS WILL PLAY IN.



About North Texas

The Mean Green qualified for a bowl game with a 5-7 record thanks to the highest Academic Progress Rate out of the five-win teams. It was head coach Seth Littrell’s first year as the program’s head coach and the bowl berth represents progress and opportunity for North Texas. There might be too many bowl games but programs like North Texas wouldn’t agree. Reaching a bowl game means extra practices and a jump-start on the 2017 season.

http://www.texasfootball.com/bowl-previe...llas-bowl/