2004 Houston Bowl
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{{Infobox college football game
| name =
| year_game_played = 2004
| title_sponsor = EV1.net
| game_name = Houston Bowl
| football_season = 2004
| visitor_name_short = UTEP
| visitor_nickname = Miners
| visitor_school = University of Texas at El Paso
| home_name_short = Colorado
| home_nickname = Buffaloes
| home_school = University of Colorado
| visitor_record = 8–3
| visitor_conference = WAC
| home_record = 7–5
| home_conference = Big 12
| visitor_coach = Mike Price
| home_coach = Gary Barnett
| visitor_1q = 14
| visitor_2q = 7
| visitor_3q = 0
| visitor_4q = 7
| home_1q = 3
| home_2q = 10
| home_3q = 6
| home_4q = 14
| date_game_played = December 29
| stadium = Reliant Stadium
| city = Houston, Texas
| referee = Karl Richins (Mtn. West)
| payout = 1,100,000 per team{{cite news| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20041126/ai_n11487118 | work=Deseret News | title=Football 2004–05 bowl schedule | date=November 26, 2004| accessdate= December 23, 2008 }}
| us_network = ESPN
}}
The 2004 EV1.net Houston Bowl was the fifth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the Colorado Buffaloes from the Big 12 Conference and the UTEP Miners from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The game was the final competition of the 2004 football season for each team and resulted in a 33–28 Colorado victory.{{cite book |title=2007 UTEP Miners Football Media Guide |year=2007 |chapter=History: Bowl Summaries |page=155 |publisher=University of Texas El Paso Department of Athletics |location=El Paso, Texas |url=http://www.utepathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mediaguide |accessdate=December 27, 2015 |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105190333/http://www.utepathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mediaguide |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
Scoring summary
;First quarter
- Colorado Mason Crosby 26 yard field goal. 3–0 Colorado
- UTEP Howard Jackson 7 yard touchdown run. 7–3 UTEP
- UTEP Josh Chamois 1 yard touchdown run. 14–3 UTEP
;Second quarter
- Colorado Hugh Charles 1 yard touchdown run. 14–10 UTEP
- Colorado Mason Crosby 54 yard field goal. 14–13 UTEP
- UTEP Jordan Palmer 17 yard touchdown pass to Jayson Boyd. 21–13 UTEP
;Third quarter
- Colorado Mason Crosby 37 yard field goal. 21–16 UTEP
- Colorado Mason Crosby 20 yard field goal. 21–19 UTEP
;Fourth quarter
- UTEP Jordan Palmer 4 yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. 28–19 UTEP
- Colorado Joel Klatt 78 yard touchdown pass to Joe Klopfenstein. 28–26 UTEP
- Colorado Joel Klatt 39 yard touchdown pass to Evan Judge. 33–28 Colorado
Statistics
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! Statistics !! Colorado !! UTEP | ||
| First Downs | 23 | 19 |
| Rushing Attempts-Yards | 44-157 | 27-34 |
| Passing Yards | 333 | 328 |
| Passes | 33-24-0 | 42-22-2 |
| Total Offense | 77-490 | 69-362 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Interceptions-Yards | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-83 | 4-43 |
| Punts-Yards | 4-50.0 | 5-45.0 |
| Punt Returns-Yards | 2-2 | 2-11 |
| Kickoff Returns-Yards | 5-83 | 1-16 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-8 | 3-21 |
| Time of Possession | 37:09 | 22:51 |
References
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Category:December 2004 sports events in the United States
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