2017 Hawaii Bowl

2017 Hawaii Bowl
16th Hawaii Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs Houston Cougars
(9–4) (7–4)
Mountain West The American
33 27
Head coach: 
Jeff Tedford		 Head coach: 
Major Applewhite
1234 Total
Fresno State 013713 33
Houston 73107 27
DateDecember 24, 2017
Season2017
StadiumAloha Stadium
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
MVPMarcus McMaryion (QB, Fresno State) & Steven Dunbar (WR, Houston)[1]
RefereeJason Autrey (Sun Belt)
Attendance20,546[2]
PayoutUS$1,200,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersTV: Chris Cotter, Rod Gilmore, Shelley Smith
Radio: Kevin Winter, TBD
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The 2017 Hawaii Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 24, 2017, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The sixteenth edition of the Hawaii Bowl featured the Houston Cougars from the American Athletic Conference against the Fresno State Bulldogs from the Mountain West Conference. The game was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Fresno State defeated Houston, 33–27.[3]

Teams

Fresno State entered the game with a 9–4 overall record (7–2 in conference), while Houston entered the game with an overall record of 7–4 (5–3 in conference). This was the first meeting between the schools.[4]

Fresno State Bulldogs

Main article: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Houston Cougars

Main article: 2017 Houston Cougars football team

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP FRE HOU
1st 11:35 4 63 1:33 Houston Ed Oliver 1-yard touchdown run, Caden Novikoff kick good 0 7
2nd 14:13 11 68 2:34 Fresno State Marcus McMaryion 1-yard touchdown run, Jimmy Camacho kick good 7 7
2nd 9:45 9 60 3:44 Fresno State 27-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho 10 7
2nd 7:17 8 69 2:28 Houston 31-yard field goal by Caden Novikoff 10 10
2nd 0:00 10 50 1:11 Fresno State 38-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho 13 10
3rd 7:57 10 45 4:39 Houston 31-yard field goal by Caden Novikoff 13 13
3rd 4:25 9 75 3:36 Fresno State Marcus McMaryion 6-yard touchdown run, Jimmy Camacho kick good 20 13
3rd 2:54 Houston Alexander Myres 94 yard blocked field goal return for touchdown, Caden Novikoff kick good 20 20
4th 13:56 10 81 3:58 Fresno State 26-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho 23 20
4th 6:00 13 66 5:01 Fresno State 33-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho 26 20
4th 3:49 Fresno State Jaron Bryant 44 yard interception return for touchdown, Jimmy Camacho kick good 33 20
4th 0:45 16 76 3:04 Houston Linell Bonner 2-yard touchdown reception from D'Eriq King, Caden Novikoff kick good 33 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 13 7 13 33
Cougars 7 3 10 7 27
Statistics FRE HOU
First Downs 26 17
Third down efficiency 7–19 9–19
Rushes-yards 131 72
Passing yards 342 269
Passing, Comp-Att-Int 33–49–1 23–43–1
Time of Possession 33:18 26:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Marcus McMaryion 33/48, 342 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Josh Hokit 11 car, 64 yds
Receiving KeeSean Johnson 8 rec, 95 yds
Houston Passing D'Eriq King 23/43, 269 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing D'Eriq King 9 car, 38 yds
Receiving Steven Dunbar 10 rec, 197 yds

References

  1. ^ "2017 Hawai'i Bowl Post Game Notes". thehawaiibowl.com. December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Bowl Game Attendance". sportshoop.la. December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Fresno State vs. Houston – Box Score". ESPN. December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Houston to Face Fresno State in Hawaii Bowl". uhcougars.com. December 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.


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