2004 Fort Worth Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 2004 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl 2004_Fort_Worth_Bowl_logo.jpg 2004 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall University Cincinnati Bearcats University of Cincinnati 6–5 MAC 6–5 C-USA Bob Pruett Mark Dantonio 14 0 0 0 10 14 0 8 December 23 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas Gino Guidugli (QB, Cincinnati) & Josh Davis (WR, Marshall)https://www.armedforcesbowl.com/the-game#history-section Our History – Past MVPs armedforcesbowl.com January 3, 2020 Steve Usechek (Big XII) 27,902 750,000Find articles Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Newspaper November 26, 2004 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Sean McDonough (Play-by-Play) Craig James (Analyst) Jimmy Dykes (Sidelines) The 2004 edition to the Fort Worth Bowl, the second edition, featured the Marshall Thundering Herd, and the Cincinnati Bearcats. It had a title sponsor of PlainsCapital Bank. The game was particularly notable because it featured an incoming school (Marshall) to and outgoing school (Cincinnati) from Conference USA. Cincinnati scored first, when Antauwn Gibbons recovered a blocked punt, and rushed it in 9 yards for a touchdown, giving Cincinnati an early 7–0 lead. Kevin Lovell added a 23-yard field goal to give Cincinnati a 10–0 lead. Marshall got on the scoreboard following a 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Stan Hill to wide receiver Josh Davis making it 10–7. They later took the lead when cornerback Willie Smith intercepted a pass, and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown, putting Marshall on top 14–10. The second quarter belonged to Cincinnati. Quarterback Gino Guidugli fired a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brent Celek to put Cincinnati back on top 17–14. He later threw another touchdown pass to Earnest Jackson increasing Cincinnati's lead to 24–14. That score stood up at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Cincinnati scored two field goals and recorded a safety to make the final margin 32–14. References External links USAToday.com recap of game Fort Worth Bowl Category:Armed Forces Bowl Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football bowl games Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football bowl games Category:December 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2004 in sports in Texas