2003 Hawaii Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 2003 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Bowl logo 2003 Houston Cougars University of Houston Hawaii Warriors University of Hawaii at Manoa 7–5 C-USA 8–5 WAC Art Briles June Jones 10 10 0 14 7 7 0 3 10 14 7 7 7 6 December 25 Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii QB Timmy Chang (Hawaii) RB Jackie Battle (Houston) Ken Flaherty (Mtn. West) 29,005http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/Archive/Stats/2003.html Houston vs Hawaii (Dec 25, 2003) December 29, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081218180415/http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/Archive/Stats/2003.html December 18, 2008 dead 750,000 per team2021 Bowl Schedule | College Football Poll.com ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Dave Barnett (Play-by-Play) Bill Curry (Analyst) Heather Cox (Sideline) The 2003 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl was played on Christmas Day 2003, in Honolulu and matched the hometown Hawaii Warriors with the Houston Cougars. This was the second Hawaii Bowl, and the first time Hawaii and Houston played each other. The game was sponsored by Sheraton Hotels and Resorts. Game summary section November 2018 Houston scored first with a 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kevin Kolb to wide receiver Chad 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 receiver Clifton Herbert for a 49-yard touchdown pass to make the score 10–10. Running back Jackie 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 back Michael Brewster Jr. ran in for a touchdown tying the game at 20. Timmy Chang then threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jason 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 receiver Vincent Marshall caught an 81-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 34. The game headed into overtime. In overtime, Timmy Chang found Britton 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. The two-point conversion attempt failed leaving the score 54–48 Hawaii, and giving Houston a chance to win. Houston could not 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65922333/hawaii-rumbles-to-triple-ot-win/ Hawaii rumbles to triple OT win AP Tampa Bay Times 2C December 26, 2003 December 24, 2020 newspapers.com Play-by-play announcer Dave Barnett called the ending sad and surprising. References External links USA Today game summary Hawaii Bowl Category:Hawaii Bowl Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football bowl games Category:Houston Cougars football bowl games Category:December 2003 sports events in the United States Hawaii Bowl Category:Brawls in team sports Category:College football controversies