College football game
The
2004 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
, part of the
2004
bowl game
season, took place on
Christmas Eve
2004, at
Aloha Stadium
in
Honolulu
,
Hawaii
. The competing teams were the
UAB Blazers
, representing
Conference USA
(C-USA) and the
Hawaii Warriors
, representing the
Western Athletic Conference
(WAC). Hawaii won the game, 59?40. This was the third
Hawaii Bowl
, and was sponsored by
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
.
Teams
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Hawaii
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Hawaii finished the 2004 season with an 8?5 record, going 4?4 in WAC play. The Warriors made their third straight appearance in the Hawai?i Bowl, facing off against UAB. The Warriors would go on to defeat the Blazers and cap off their third straight winning season, the fifth in six seasons under head coach
June Jones
.
The Blazers finished the 2004 season with a record of 7?5 (5?3 C-USA). The Blazers would also make their first and so far only appearance.
Game summary
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The 2004 Hawaii Bowl
kicked off
at 2:06 p.m.
HST
(8:06 p.m.
EST
) on December 24, 2004 in
Honolulu, Hawaii
. The contest concluded at 6:12 p.m. HST, lasting a total of four hours and six minutes. Official attendance for the game was listed as 39,754, placing it at fifteenth highest in at dance for non-BCS bowls during
the season
.
[1]
[3]
It also set an attendance record for the Hawaii Bowl and currently stands as the third-highest attended game.
[4]
At kickoff, the weather was cloudy with a temperature of approximately 75 degrees. The wind was from the northeast at 6 miles per hour (10 km/h). There was a possibility of rain throughout the game, although only a minimal amount of rainfall was recorded.
[1]
[5]
First quarter
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UAB won the ceremonial pre-game
coin toss
to select first possession and deferred its option to the second half; Hawaii elected to receive the opening kick. The Warriors began the game's opening drive at their own 20-yard line after the opening kickoff was fielded in the
end zone
for a
touchback
. On the team's first two plays, Timmy Chang threw an
incompletion
and a short pass to
running back
West Keliikipi. On a short
third down
, a rush by Chang was stopped one yard shy of a first down, forcing Hawaii to
punt
.
[6]
[7]
UAB started the scoring with a 51-yard touchdown strike from
quarterback
Darrell Hackney
to
wide receiver
Roddy White
. The
extra point
attempt was blocked, and UAB opened up a 6?0 lead.
[8]
Hawaii came right back with a 74-yard touchdown pass from
Timmy Chang
to
Jason Rivers
to take a 7?6 lead.
[8]
UAB's Dan Burks scored on a 4-yard touchdown run to make the score 13?7 UAB. However, the Warriors responded with a pair of touchdowns to take a 21?13 lead at the end of the first quarter. West Keliikipi scored first on a 4-yard run, and Chang threw a 29-yard pass to Gerald Welch for the second score.
[8]
Second quarter
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In the second quarter, Nick Hayes opened the scoring with a 22-yard
field goal
to bring UAB within 21?16.
[8]
Hawaii answered with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Chang to
Chad Owens
bringing the lead to 28?16. Norris Drinkard scored on a 10-yard touchdown run for UAB to cut the lead to 28?23. Hayes second field goal of the quarter from 36-yards out with three seconds remaining in the half trimmed the lead to 28?26.
[8]
Third quarter
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Hawaii blew the game wide open in the third quarter. First, Chad Owens caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Timmy Chang, and then he scored on a 59-yard punt return.
[8]
A Justin Ayat 43-yard field goal pushed the lead to 45?26. UAB's Hackney scored on a 4-yard touchdown run to bring the score to 45?33, but the Warriors would not fold.
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Fourth quarter
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In the fourth quarter, Timmy Chang drove Hawaii the length of the field, and capped a time consuming drive with a 4-yard touchdown run. Lance Rhodes caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Hackney, to bring the score to 52?40.
[8]
But the ensuing onside kick was returned by Hawaii's Britton Komine 42-yards for a Hawaii touchdown. That provided the final score, 59?40.
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Scoring summary
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Scoring summary
|
Quarter
|
Time
|
Drive
|
Team
|
Scoring information
|
Score
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Plays
|
Yards
|
TOP
|
Hawaii
|
UAB
|
1
|
11:06
|
6
|
67
|
1:58
|
UAB
|
Roddy White
51-yard touchdown reception from
Darrell Hackney
, Nick Hayes kick no good (blocked)
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
10:45
|
1
|
74
|
00:12
|
Hawaii
|
Jason Rivers
74-yard touchdown reception from
Timmy Chang
, Justin Ayat kick good
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
8:19
|
8
|
80
|
2:21
|
UAB
|
Dan Burks 4-yard touchdown run, Nick Hayes kick good
|
7
|
13
|
1
|
5:32
|
6
|
83
|
2:42
|
Hawaii
|
West Keliikipi 4-yard touchdown run, Justin Ayat kick good
|
14
|
13
|
1
|
3:57
|
4
|
54
|
1:07
|
Hawaii
|
Gerald Welch 29-yard touchdown reception from
Timmy Chang
, Justin Ayat kick good
|
21
|
13
|
2
|
13:43
|
12
|
74
|
5:14
|
UAB
|
22-yard field goal by Nick Hayes
|
21
|
16
|
2
|
9:14
|
6
|
76
|
2:32
|
Hawaii
|
Chad Owens
13-yard touchdown reception from
Timmy Chang
, Justin Ayat kick good
|
28
|
16
|
2
|
6:03
|
8
|
67
|
3:02
|
UAB
|
Norris Drinkard 10-yard touchdown run, Nick Hayes kick good
|
28
|
23
|
2
|
00:03
|
10
|
52
|
2:29
|
UAB
|
37-yard field goal by Nick Hayes
|
28
|
26
|
3
|
11:47
|
4
|
36
|
1:22
|
Hawaii
|
Chad Owens
15-yard touchdown reception from
Timmy Chang
, Justin Ayat kick good
|
35
|
26
|
3
|
7:44
|
1
|
59
|
00:18
|
Hawaii
|
Chad Owens
59-yard punt return for a touchdown, Justin Ayat kick good
|
42
|
26
|
3
|
3:41
|
5
|
29
|
2:13
|
Hawaii
|
43-yard field goal by Justin Ayat
|
45
|
26
|
3
|
00:21
|
9
|
80
|
3:20
|
UAB
|
Darrell Hackney
4-yard touchdown run, Nick Hayes kick good
|
45
|
33
|
4
|
9:40
|
15
|
85
|
5:35
|
Hawaii
|
Timmy Chang
4-yard touchdown run, Justin Ayat kick good
|
52
|
33
|
4
|
2:06
|
7
|
54
|
2:40
|
UAB
|
Lance Rhodes 17-yard touchdown reception from
Darrell Hackney
, Nick Hayes kick good
|
52
|
40
|
4
|
1:55
|
1
|
42
|
00:10
|
Hawaii
|
Britton Komine 42-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Justin Ayat kick good
|
59
|
40
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"TOP" =
time of possession
. For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football
.
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59
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40
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.
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July 16,
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.
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Staff (December 24, 2004).
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