2010 Hawaii Bowl

February 2020 May 2026 2010 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl 2010 Hawaii Warriors 2010 Hawaii Warriors football team Tulsa Golden Hurricane 2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team 10–3 WAC 9–3 C-USA Greg McMackin Todd Graham 24 25 24 NR NR NR 0 14 14 7 10 17 21 14 December 24 Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii WR Damaris Johnson, TulsaWR Greg Salas, Hawaii Hawaii by 10The Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 24, 2010 Jack Wood (Pac-10) Nohelani Cypriano 43,673 750,000 per teamhttp://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=494772 SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists 2010-04-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081219075027/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=494772 2008-12-19 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham and Shelley Smith 2.1 / 3.70M The 2010 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl was the ninth edition of the college football bowl game. The game was played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu on Friday of Christmas Eve 2010, at 8 p.m. ET. The contest was televised live on ESPN and sponsored by Sheraton Hotels and Resorts. The game featured Tulsa of Conference USA versus Hawai'i of the Western Athletic Conference.http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/pr/20101030.html SHERATON HAWAII BOWL 2010-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20101211114707/http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/pr/20101030.html 2010-12-11 dead Teams Hawai'i Warriors 2010 Hawaii Warriors football team The game marked Hawai'i's 6th appearance in the Hawai'i Bowl since its inception in 2002. The invitation acceptance marked the earliest acceptance to a bowl game in the school's history. The Warriors finished the regular season with a 10–3 record and a share of the WAC Conference Championship. Although Hawai'i lost to co-champion Boise State they upset Nevada to become co-champions. Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz threw for a nation-leading 4,629 yards with 36 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Top receivers were senior slot receivers Greg Salas and Kealoha Pilares. The Warriors boasted the nation's 8th best team in terms of total offense. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Tulsa made their 3rd bowl appearance in coach Todd Graham's tenure with the team. They entered the game with a 9–3 record which included a key victory over Notre Dame. Overall, the Golden Hurricane won their last six games of the season. Tulsa ranked number 5 in the country in total offense, averaging a total of 503.5 yards per game. Tulsa was 2–0 in bowl games under Graham winning the GMAC Bowl following the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Junior quarterback G.J. Kinne was named offensive Player of the Year and junior Damaris Johnson was named the special teams Player of the Year in the Conference USA. Game summary Scoring Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterTulsa – Alex Singleton 3-yard run (Kevin Fitzpatrick kick), 12:09Tulsa 7–0Tulsa – Kevin Fitzpatrick 42-yard field goal, 1:29Tulsa 10–0 2nd QuarterHawaii – Shane Austin 1-yard run (Scott Enos kick), 12:54 Tulsa 10–7Tulsa – John Flanders 54-yard interception return from Austin (Fitzpatrick kick), 11:08Tulsa 17–7Tulsa – Curnelius Arnick 54-yard interception return from Bryant Moniz (Fitzpatrick kick), 9:34Tulsa 24–7Hawaii – Greg Salas 18-yard pass from Moniz (Enos kick), 2:20Tulsa 24–14Tulsa – Fitzpatrick 28-yard field goal, 0:16Tulsa 27–14 3rd QuarterHawaii – Salas 5-yard pass from Moniz (Enos kick), 7:28Tulsa 27–21Tulsa – Jameel Owens 15-yard pass from G.J. Kinne (Fitzpatrick kick), 6:57Tulsa 34–21Hawaii – Alex Green 1-yard run (Enos Kick), 5:47 Tulsa 34–28Tulsa – Damaris Johnson 67-yard run (Fitzpatrick kick), 4:57 Tulsa 41–28Tulsa – Thomas Roberson 47-yard pass from Kinne(Fitzpatrick kick), 3:12Tulsa 48–28 4th QuarterHawaii – Royce Pollard 33-yard pass from Moniz(Enos kick), 9:27Tulsa 48–35Tulsa – Johnson 3-yard run (Fitzpatrick kick), 7:00Tulsa 55–35Tulsa – Johnson 9-yard pass from Kinne (Fitzpatrick kick), 1:16Tulsa 62–35 Statistics Statistics Hawaii Tulsa First downs 27 18 Total offense, plays – yards 57–542 48–534Rushes-yards (net) 27–71 31–188 Passing yards (net) 471 346Passes, Comp-Att-Int 30–56–5 17–32–0 Time of Possession 33:30 26:30 Game notes The game also marked the first meeting between Tulsa and Hawaii since 2004, the last year Tulsa was in the WAC before leaving for C-USA. Overall Hawaii held a 5–3 advantage in the series. This was the first time the two schools had met in a bowl game. Tulsa set a Hawai‘i Bowl record with the 62 points, the most points given up by a UH team since 2005 in a 63–17 loss to then No.1 USC. References Hawaii Bowl Category:Hawaii Bowl Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football bowl games Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane football bowl games Category:2010 in sports in Hawaii Category:December 2010 sports events in the United States Category:2010s in Honolulu