Hawaii Bowl
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| Hawaiʻi Bowl | |
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| Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl | |
 Hawaiʻi Bowl logo |
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| Stadium | Aloha Stadium |
| Location | ʻAiea, Hawaiʻi |
| Operated | 2002-present |
| Conference Tie-ins | WAC Pac-10 (2006, 2008) C-USA (2005, 2007) |
| Payout | US$398,000 (2006) |
| Sponsors | |
| ConAgra Foods (2002) Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Hawaii (2003-present) |
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| 2007 Matchup | |
| East Carolina vs. Boise State (ECU 31, BSU 28) | |
| 2008 Matchup | |
| Pac-10 vs Hawaiʻi/WAC (December 24) | |
The Hawaiʻi Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Aloha Stadium in ʻAiea, Hawaiʻi, a suburb of Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu since 2002. Typically played on either Christmas Day or Christmas Eve, the game matches teams from either Conference USA or Pac-10 vs. the WAC member schools.
In its first year, the Hawaiʻi Bowl was sponsored by ConAgra Foods. The following year, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Hawaii assumed sponsorship which it continues to hold today; the game's full name was changed to the Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl. The Hawaiʻi Bowl is owned by ESPN Regional Television (also known as "ESPN Plus").
The game succeeded the Aloha Bowl (played 1982-2000) and the Oʻahu Bowl (played 1998-2000) as bowl games played in Hawaiʻi; however, this bowl is a new event not affiliated with the previous games, which moved to the mainland.
As part of the agreement with the WAC, a "Hawaiʻi guarantee" allows the University of Hawaiʻi a bid in the Hawaiʻi Bowl regardless of its standings in the WAC, provided it is bowl eligible and doesn't qualify for the BCS (as it did in 2007).
The 2005 appearance of the University of Central Florida at the Hawaiʻi Bowl was the first ever bowl game in that school's history.
In 2006, the Pac-10 replaced C-USA as the WAC's opposition. If the Pac-10 was not able to provide a bowl-eligible team, C-USA would have supplied the team (assuming it had a sixth team that was bowl eligible). If neither conference had a bowl-eligible team, the spot would have been filled by an at-large team. In 2007, C-USA had a guaranteed spot in the Hawaiʻi Bowl, which was filled by the East Carolina Pirates.[1]
Since Christmas Eve fell on a Monday in 2007, the game was scheduled for the night prior (December 23) to avoid a conflict with Monday Night Football (also on ESPN).
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[edit] Previous results
| Season | Date Played | Home Team | Visiting Team | |||
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| 2002 | December 25, 2002 | Hawaiʻi | 28 | Tulane | 36 | notes |
| 2003 | December 25, 2003 | Hawaiʻi | 54 | Houston | 48* 3OT | notes |
| 2004 | December 24, 2004 | Hawaiʻi | 59 | UAB | 40 | notes |
| 2005 | December 24, 2005 | Nevada | 49 | Central Florida | 48* | notes |
| 2006 | December 24, 2006 | Hawaiʻi | 41 | Arizona State | 24 | notes |
| 2007 | December 23, 2007 | Boise State | 38 | East Carolina | 41 | notes |
| 2008 | December 24, 2008 | WAC | vs. | Pac-10 | ||
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* Overtime game |
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[edit] MVPs
| Date played | MVP(s) | School | Position |
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| December 25, 2002 | Lynaris Elpheage | Tulane | CB |
| December 25, 2003 | Timmy Chang | Hawaiʻi | QB |
| December 24, 2004 | Chad Owens | Hawaiʻi | WR |
| Timmy Chang | Hawaiʻi | QB | |
| December 24, 2005 | Brandon Marshall | Central Florida | WR |
| December 24, 2006 | Colt Brennan | Hawaiʻi | QB |
| Jason Rivers | Hawaiʻi | WR | |
| December 23, 2007 | Chris Johnson | East Carolina | RB |
[edit] See also
- Poi Bowl (1936—1939)
- Pineapple Bowl (1940—1952)
- Aloha Bowl (1982—2000)
- Oʻahu Bowl (1998—2000)
- Hula Bowl (since 1960)
- List of college bowl games
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