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Hawai’i Bowl<br />
GAME HISTORY<br />
Date Result Attendance TV Rating<br />
ConAgra Hawai’i Bowl<br />
12/25/02 Tulane 36, Hawaii 28 35,513 1.97 ESPN<br />
Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl<br />
12/25/03 Hawaii 54, Houston 48 (3 OT) 25,551 1.79 ESPN<br />
12/24/04 Hawaii 59, UAB 40 38,322 1.81 ESPN<br />
12/24/05 Nevada 49, UCF 48 (OT) 16,134 1.8 ESPN<br />
12/24/06 Hawaii 41, Arizona State 24 40,623 2.09 ESPN<br />
12/24/07 East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 24,149 1.25 ESPN<br />
12/24/08 Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21 43,487 2.6 ESPN<br />
12/24/09 SMU 45, Nevada 10 20,217 1.70 ESPN<br />
12/24/10 Tulsa 62, Hawaii 35 41,089 2.11 ESPN<br />
12/24/11 Southern Miss 24, Nevada 17 32,630 1.44ESPN<br />
12/24/12 SMU 43, Fresno State 10 30,024 1.43 ESPN<br />
12/24/13 Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 28,941 1.68 ESPN<br />
Hawai’i Bowl<br />
12/24/14 Rice 30, Fresno State 6 25,365 1.3 ESPN<br />
12/24/15 San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7 22,793 1.0 ESPN<br />
12/24/16 Hawai‘I 52, Middle Tennessee 35 23,175 .7 ESPN<br />
12/24/17 Fresno State 33, Houston 27 20,546 1.14 ESPN<br />
Individual Awards:<br />
Winning Team MVP<br />
Losing Team MVP<br />
2002 Lynaris Elpheage, Tulane Justin Colbert, Hawaii<br />
2003 Timmy Chang, Hawaii Jackie Battle, Houston<br />
2004 Timmy Chang & Chad Owens, Hawaii Darrell Hackney, UAB<br />
2005 BJ Mitchell, Nevada Brandon Marshall, UCF<br />
2006 Colt Brennan & Jason Rivers, Hawaii Ryan Torain, Arizona State<br />
2007 Chris Johnson, East Carolina Jeremy Avery, Boise State<br />
2008 Jimmy Clausen & Golden Tate, Notre Dame Aaron Bain, Hawaii<br />
2009 Kyle Padron, SMU Kevin Basped, Nevada<br />
2010 Damaris Johnson, Tulsa Greg Salas, Hawaii<br />
2011 Cordarro Law, Southern Miss Lampford Mark, Nevada<br />
2012 Margus Hunt, SMU Davante Adams, Fresno State<br />
2013 Rashaad Reynolds, Oregon State Matt Miller, Boise State<br />
2014 Driphus Jackson & Brian Nordstrom, Rice Karl Mickelsen, Fresno State<br />
2015 Dakota Gordon, San Diego State Zach Edwards, Cincinnati<br />
2016 Dru Brown, Hawai‘i Richie James, Middle Tennessee<br />
2017 Marcus McMaryion, Fresno State Steven Dunbar, Houston<br />
Memorable Games:<br />
2003: In a wild shootout that featured three overtimes and a helmet-throwing brawl postgame, Timmy Chang<br />
passed for 475 yards and five scores, leading Hawaii to a 54-48 win over Houston. The teams combined for<br />
1,158 offensive yards, 81 on Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb’s TD pass to Vincent Marshall with 0:34 left to<br />
force overtime.<br />
2006: Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan broke the NCAA single-season record for touchdown passes, throwing five<br />
in the second half in a 41-24 win over Arizona State. Brennan finished the season with 58 TD passes, and<br />
went 33-of-42 for 559 yards in the game. Jason Rivers had 14 receptions for 308 yards, the most in a bowl<br />
game since 1937.<br />
2007: East Carolina’s Chris Johnson set an NCAA bowl record with 408 all-purpose yards, and Ben Hartman kicked a<br />
field goal as time expired to give ECU a 41-38 win over Boise State.<br />
2010: Tulsa grounded the nation's No. 1 passing offense forcing six first-half turnovers in a 62-35 victory over<br />
No. 24 Hawai‘i. The Golden Hurricane returned two interceptions for touchdowns, both for 54 yards on<br />
consecutive drives in the second quarter.<br />
2011: No. 21 Southern Miss overcame a shaky start to earn its school-record 12th victory in a 24-17 win over<br />
Nevada. The Golden Eagles shut down the Wolf Pack's potent Pistol offense in the second half and Austin<br />
Davis completed a late touchdown to Kelvin Bolden for the game-winner.<br />
2016: The hometown Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors made their seventh Hawai‘i Bowl appearance and first since 2010<br />
with a come-from-behind 52-35 victory over Middle Tennessee. Dru Brown passed for 274 yards and four<br />
touchdowns, Diocemy Saint Juste rushed for 170 yards, John Ursua caught six passes for 120 yards, and<br />
Trayvon Henderson returned an interception 68 yards for a touchdown.<br />
Top Individual Performances:<br />
Jason Rivers, WR, Hawaii, 2006 -- Caught 14 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns, with his yardage setting an<br />
all-time NCAA bowl record in Hawaii’s win over Arizona State.<br />
Colt Brennan, QB, Hawaii, 2006 -- Threw for 559 yards on 33-of-42 passing and had five TD passes in the second<br />
half in a 41-24 win over Arizona State. Brennan set an NCAA record for single-season TD passes (58) during<br />
the game.<br />
Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina, 2007 -- Compiled 408 all-purpose yards -- 223 rushing, 32 receiving, 153 on kick<br />
returns -- to set an NCAA bowl record and help lead East Carolina to a 41-38 win over Boise State.<br />
Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame, 2008 -- Completed 22 of 26 passes for 401 yards and five scores in leading the<br />
Fighting Irish to a 49-21 win over Hawaii.<br />
Damarus Johnson, WR, Tulsa, 2010 - Broke loose for a career-high 326 all-purpose yards to break the NCAA career<br />
record and Tulsa upset 24th-ranked Hawai‘i, 62-35. Johnson earned bowl MVP honors, rushing for 98 yards<br />
and a touchdown; catching four passes for 101 yards and another score; and also had five kickoff returns for<br />
109 yards and an 18-yard punt return.<br />
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