2005 Hawaii Bowl

2005 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Bowl Game
Nevada Wolf Pack UCF Golden Knights
(8–3) (8–4)
49 48
Head coach: 
Chris Ault		 Head coach: 
George O'Leary
1234OT Total
Nevada 7210147 49
UCF 17310126 48
Date December 24, 2005
Season 2005
Stadium Aloha Stadium
Location Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP WR Brandon Marshall (UCF)
RB B.J. Mitchell (Nevada)
Attendance 26,254 (tickets sold)
16,134 (turnstile)[1]
Payout US$750,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN

The 2005 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl matched the UCF Knights against the Nevada Wolf Pack. The fourth edition of the Hawaii Bowl was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, and featured the WAC champions (Nevada) versus the Conference USA runners-up (UCF). UCF was one of the nation's best stories of the season. They had gone 0–11 the previous season, and after starting the 2005 season 0–2, had a 17-game losing streak. They then accomplished one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA history, as they won eight of their next nine games to make it to the Conference USA championship game. With a record of 8–3 overall, and 7–1 in Conference USA, they lost to Tulsa in the conference championship game to fall to 8–4, their record as they entered the Hawaii Bowl.

Highlights

UCF started the scoring with quarterback Steven Moffett throwing a 51-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Marshall to make it 7–0 UCF. Four minutes later, running back Kevin Smith took a hand-off and rushed 78 yards for a touchdown giving UCF a 14–0 lead. Robert Hubbard got Nevada on the board with a 4-yard touchdown run cutting the lead to 14–7. UCF's Matt Prater drilled a 47-yard field goal to move the lead back up to 17–7 at the end of the 1st quarter.

In the second quarter, running back B.J. Mitchell scored twice on two 1-yard touchdown runs for Nevada to reclaim the lead 21–17. Later on, running back Robert Hubbard scored from 24 yards out to extend the lead to 28–17 Nevada. Matt Prater's 38-yard field goal before the half cut the lead to 28–20.

Early in the third quarter, Steven Moffett fired a 29-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall. The ensuing two-point conversion failed, and Nevada still led 28–26. With two minutes to go in the third quarter, Kevin Smith scored on a 3-yard touchdown run to give UCF a 32–28 lead. UCF tried for two points again, but failed.

In the fourth quarter, Robbert Hubbard scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to give Nevada a 35–32 lead. With 3:18 to go in the game, quarterback Jeff Rowe threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Travis Branzell to extend the lead to 42–32. On UCF's next possession, they failed to score a touchdown, and were forced to attempt a long field goal. Kicker Matt Prater nailed a 46-yard field goal to cut the lead to 42–35 with 1:35 left.

The ensuing onside kick was recovered by UCF, and they took advantage of it. With 55 seconds left, Steven Moffett threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall, to tie the game at 42. This was their third connection of the game. In overtime, Jeff Rowe scored on a 4-yard touchdown run to make the lead 49–42 Nevada. Kevin Smith answered with a 19-yard touchdown run, but Matt Prater missed the extra point, and Nevada escaped with a 49–48 win.

Attendance

The official attendance of 16,134 set a low mark among post-season FBS bowl games,[3] which stood until the 2014 Bahamas Bowl.[4]

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NEV UCF
1 13:20 4 78 1:40 UCF Brandon Marshall 51-yard touchdown reception from Steven Moffett, Matt Prater kick good 0 7
1 9:24 2 80 0:49 UCF Kevin Smith 78-yard touchdown run, Matt Prater kick good 0 14
1 8:33 4 80 0:51 NEV Robert Hubbard 4-yard touchdown run, Brett Jaekle kick good 7 14
1 4:08 11 51 4:25 UCF 47-yard field goal by Matt Prater 7 17
2 11:32 5 77 1:49 NEV B.J. Mitchell 1-yard touchdown run, Brett Jaekle kick good 14 17
2 7:37 5 35 1:45 NEV B.J. Mitchell 1-yard touchdown run, Brett Jaekle kick good 21 17
2 5:01 3 82 1:05 NEV Robert Hubbard 24-yard touchdown run, Brett Jaekle kick good 28 17
2 0:56 12 57 4:05 UCF 38-yard field goal by Matt Prater 28 20
3 8:19 8 75 3:19 UCF Brandon Marshall 29-yard touchdown reception from Steven Moffett, 2-point pass failed 28 26
3 1:51 6 74 2:31 UCF Kevin Smith 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 28 32
4 13:02 10 80 3:49 NEV Robert Hubbard 5-yard touchdown run, Brett Jaekle kick good 35 32
4 3:18 7 64 3:04 NEV Travis Branzell 7-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Rowe, Brett Jaekle kick good 42 32
4 1:32 11 47 1:46 UCF 46-yard field goal by Matt Prater 42 35
4 0:55 4 48 0:37 UCF Brandon Marshall 16-yard touchdown reception from Steven Moffett, Matt Prater kick good 42 42
OT 5 25 NEV Jeff Rowe 4-yard touchdown run, Brett Jaekle kick good 49 42
OT 2 25 UCF Kevin Smith 19-yard touchdown run, Matt Prater kick failed 49 48
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 49 48

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References

  1. 1 2 http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/Archive/Stats/2005.html
  2. ↑ http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=6984
  3. ↑ Solomon, Jon (December 28, 2012). "Military Bowl reports college football's smallest bowl crowd in 7 years". AL.com. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ Daughters, Amy (January 6, 2015). "Tracking 2014-15 Bowl Attendance". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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