2021 Hula Bowl

{{short description|American college football all-star game}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game

|game_name = Hula Bowl

|subheader = 75th Hula Bowl

|title_sponsor =

|image = 2021_Hula_Bowl_logo.png

|image_size = 150px

|caption =

|date_game_played = January 31

|year_game_played = 2021

|football_season = 2020

|stadium = Aloha Stadium

|city = Honolulu, Hawaii

|visitor_school = Hula Bowl#Game results

|visitor_name_short= Team Aina

|visitor_nickname =

|visitor_coach = Mike Singletary

|visitor_1q = 7

|visitor_2q = 0

|visitor_3q = 0

|visitor_4q = 6

|home_school = Hula Bowl#Game results

|home_name_short = Team Kai

|home_nickname =

|home_coach = Rex Ryan

|home_1q = 0

|home_2q = 6

|home_3q = 9

|home_4q = 0

|MVP = See #Awards

|odds =

|anthem = Sabrina McKenna

|halftime = Halau Manaola{{cite news |url=https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/fashion-designer-and-hula-halau-manaola-perform-in-hula-bowl-game-halftime-show/ |title=Fashion designer and Hula Halau Manaola perform in Hula Bowl Game Halftime Show |website=KHON-TV |date=January 31, 2021 |accessdate=January 31, 2021}}

|referee = Steve Strimling (Pac-12){{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2021/01/officiating-crews-for-the-senior-bowl-and-hula-bowl/ |title=Officiating crews for the Senior Bowl and Hula Bowl |first=Cameron |last=Filipe |website=footballzebras.com |date=January 29, 2021 |accessdate=January 30, 2021}}

|attendance = 0

|us_network = CBS Sports Network

|us_announcers = Kanoa Leahy (play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color), Ian Scheuring & Kainoa Carlson (sidelines){{cite news |url=https://www.hinowdaily.com/nfl-broadcaster-brian-baldinger-to-call-2021-hula-bowl/ |title=NFL broadcaster Brian Baldinger to call 2021 Hula Bowl |website=hinowdaily.com |date=January 2021 |accessdate=January 18, 2021 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122121633/https://www.hinowdaily.com/nfl-broadcaster-brian-baldinger-to-call-2021-hula-bowl/ |url-status=dead }}

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}}

The 2021 Hula Bowl was a post-season college football all-star game played on January 31, 2021, with kickoff at 4:30 p.m. HST (9:30 p.m. EST), at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Hula_Bowl |title=Hula Bowl |website=Twitter |quote=Official Twitter Account of the Hula Bowl College Football Game - Game Day Kickoff: January 31st 2021 - 4:30 PM HST - Honolulu, HI - Aloha Stadium - CBS Sports |accessdate=January 31, 2021}} The game was the last of the 2020–21 bowl games and, while not restricted to FBS players, the final game of the 2020 FBS football season. Television coverage was provided by CBS Sports Network.{{cite news |url=https://www.hulabowl.com/events/game-day-2021.html |title=Game Day 2021 |website=hulabowl.com |accessdate=November 22, 2020}} The game was played without fans in attendance, as Aloha Stadium was "deemed unsafe to hold crowds" in December 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.khon2.com/top-stories/aloha-stadium-to-shut-down-operations-indefinitely/ |title=Aloha Stadium to shut down operations indefinitely |first=Christian |last=Shimabuku |website=KHON-TV |date=December 17, 2020 |accessdate=January 23, 2021}}

On January 22, organizers announced that Rex Ryan would coach the Kai team,{{cite tweet |user=Hula_Bowl |number=1352884182498721794 |title=Rex Ryan has been selected to be the head coach of the KAI team for the 2021 Hula Bowl!! |date=January 22, 2021 |accessdate=January 23, 2021}} and Mike Singletary would coach the Aina team;{{cite tweet |user=Hula_Bowl |number=1352884579942625280 |title=Mike Singletary has been selected as the head coach for the AINA team for the 2021 Hula Bowl!! |date=January 22, 2021 |accessdate=January 23, 2021}} both have served as head coaches in the National Football League (NFL). They named as their offensive coordinators former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez for Kai and former NFL quarterback and head coach Jim Zorn for Aina.{{cite news |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/01/31/sports/hula-bowl-could-be-aloha-for-stadium/ |title=Hula Bowl could be ‘aloha’ for stadium |first=Stephen |last=Tsai |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |date=January 31, 2021 |accessdate=January 31, 2021}}They named as their Defensive Back Coach former NFL player Abe Eleminian for the Aina team. For team KAI Ronnie Jones was selected to be the Defensive Coordinator Coach and for team AINA former NFL player Abe Elimimian was selected to be the Defensive Back Coach.