2005 GMAC Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 2005 GMAC Bowl 2005 Toledo Rockets UTEP Miners 8–3 MAC 8–3 C-USA Tom Amstutz Mike Price 7 21 3 14 3 10 0 0 December 21 Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama Bruce Gradkowski (QB, Toledo) Penn Wagers (SEC) 35,422Turnstile Tracker: NCAA bowl game attendance trend - MSNBCAugust 2024 medicmedic ESPN Ron Franklin, Bob Davie, Holly Rowe 2007 The 2005 GMAC Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the 8th edition. It was played in December 2005, and featured the UTEP Miners and the Toledo Rockets. Scoring summary Toledo scored first on a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bruce Gradkowski to wide receiver John Allen. Reagan Schneider of UTEP kicked a 34-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter to make the lead 7-3. In the second quarter, Gradkowski threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to David Washington Jr. to make the lead 14-3 Toledo. With 5:46 in the half, quarterback Jordan Palmer found wide receiver Johnnie Lee Higgins for an 18-yard touchdown pass. The extra point made the score 14-10 Toledo. With 2:56 left in the half, Schneider drilled a 23-yard field goal to cut the lead to 14-13. With 1:13 left, Gradkoski found Steve Odom for a 31-yard touchdown pass that extended the lead to 21-13. With only 10 seconds left in the half, Palmer threw an interception to David Thomas that was returned 37 yards for a Toledo touchdown. Toledo led 28-13 at the half. In the third quarter, Jason Robbins kicked a 29-yard field goal to give Toledo a 31-13 lead. Touchdown passes to Josh Powell and Chris Hopkins gave Toledo a 45-13 win.2007 UTEP Miners Football Media Guide 2007 History: Bowl Summaries 155 University of Texas El Paso Department of Athletics El Paso, Texas http://www.utepathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mediaguide December 27, 2015 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20160105190333/http://www.utepathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mediaguide 2016-01-05 dead Statistics Statistics Toledo UTEPFirst downs 25 16Rushing attempts-Yards 39-164 28-63Passing yards 304 192Passes 19-32-2 17-41-2Total offense 71-468 69-255Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Interceptions-Yards 2-37 2-16Penalties-Yards 9-80 4-45Punts-Average 1-35 5-35.4Punt returns-Yards 1-4 1-1Kickoff returns-Yards 8-410 4-234Sacks by: Number-Yards 3-28 0-0Time of Possession 32:0527:55 Point shaving In 2007, members of the Toledo football team were charged with participating in a point shaving scandal. Members of the football team were connected with Detroit-area gamblers and were paid to intentionally affect the final score so that certain point spreads were covered. The 2005 GMAC Bowl was mentioned as a game that was affected.http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2007/03/31/University-of-Toledo-football-player-charged-in-point-shaving-scheme.html University of Toledo football player charged in point-shaving scheme In 2011, Toledo running back Quinton Broussard pleaded guilty in connection with the point scandal. In the plea, Broussard admitted to receiving $500 for intentionally losing a fumble in the first half, when Toledo held a small lead.http://www.toledoblade.com/UT/2011/08/26/Ex-Rocket-admits-to-fumbling-for-500.html Ex-Rocket admits to point shaving References External links USA Today summary ESPN summary Gmac Bowl Category:68 Ventures Bowl Category:UTEP Miners football bowl games Category:Toledo Rockets football bowl games GMAC Bowl