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| Date | December 25, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Aloha Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QBTimmy Chang (Hawaii) RBJackie Battle (Houston) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ken Flaherty (Mtn. West) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 29,005[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$750,000 per team[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Barnett (Play-by-Play) Bill Curry (Analyst) Heather Cox (Sideline) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2003 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl was played onChristmas Day 2003, inHonolulu and matched the hometownHawaii Warriors with theHouston Cougars. This was the secondHawaii Bowl, and the first time Hawaii and Houston played each other. The game was sponsored bySheraton Hotels and Resorts.
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Houston scored first with a 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterbackKevin Kolb to wide receiverChad McCullar. David Bell kicked a 21-yard field goal to increase Houston's lead to 10–0. Hawaii got its first points of the game at the end of the first quarter on a 19-yard field goal. In the second quarter,Timmy Chang found wide receiverClifton Herbert for a 49-yard touchdown pass to make the score 10–10.
Running backJackie Battle scored on a 2-yard touchdown run for Houston, as they increased their lead to 17–10. David Bell later kicked a field goal to increase the lead to 20–10. A Hawaii field goal before half time cut the lead to 20–13.
In the third quarter, running backMichael Brewster Jr. ran in for a touchdown tying the game at 20. Timmy Chang then threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverJason Rivers, and Hawaii claimed its first lead of the game at 27–20. Jackie Battle scored on a 2-yard touchdown run and the score was 27–27. Jason Rivers caught a 4-yard touchdown pass to give Hawaii a 34–27 lead. In the fourth quarter, wide receiverVincent Marshall caught an 81-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 34. The game headed into overtime.
In overtime, Timmy Chang foundBritton Komine for an 11-yard touchdown and a 41–34 Hawaii lead. Houston answered with an Anthony Evans touchdown run. After one overtime period the score was 41–41. On Houston's next possession, Jackie Battle got the handoff, and rushed 4 yards for a touchdown. The score was now 48–41 Houston. Jason Rivers tied it for Hawaii, by catching a 19-yard touchdown pass. In the third overtime period, Michael Brewster ran in for an 8-yard touchdown. Thetwo-point conversion attempt failed leaving the score 54–48 Hawaii, and giving Houston a chance to win. Houston couldn't score, and that ended up being the final margin.
The game is also memorable for fighting that occurred between teams at the completion of the game, as players got into shouting matches and punches were thrown.[3] Play-by-play announcerDave Barnett called the ending sad and surprising.
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