2023 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 = 77th Hula Bowl
|title_sponsor = Tunnel to Towers Foundation
|image = 2023_Hula_Bowl_logo.webp
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|date_game_played = January 14
|year_game_played = 2023
|football_season = 2022
|stadium = FBC Mortgage Stadium
|city = Orlando, Florida
|visitor_school = Hula Bowl#Game results
|visitor_name_short= Team Kai
|visitor_nickname =
|visitor_coach = Brian Billick
|visitor_1q = 0
|visitor_2q = 3
|visitor_3q = 7
|visitor_4q = 6
|home_school = Hula Bowl#Game results
|home_name_short = Team Aina
|home_nickname =
|home_coach = Mike Smith
|home_1q = 0
|home_2q = 7
|home_3q = 6
|home_4q = 0
|MVP = Offense: Holton Ahlers (QB, East Carolina){{cite tweet |user=ToledoFB |number=1614411733333942273 |title= @CoachScott_UT helped coach offensive MVP Holton Ahlers. |date=January 14, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}
Defense: Jordan Ferguson (DE, Middle Tennessee){{cite tweet |user=PeterAriz |number=1614677286426378241 |title= Congrats @JoFerg__ on a great week of practice and heck of a Defensive MVP performance in yesterday’s @Hula_Bowl! |date=January 15, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}
|odds =
|anthem =
|halftime =
|referee = Amanda Sauer
|attendance = 8,314
|us_network = CBS Sports Network
|us_announcers = Jamie Seh (play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color), Nick Lowery (sideline), Smacker Miles (sideline)CBS Sports broadcast of the game
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The 2023 Hula Bowl was a postseason college football all-star game played on January 14, 2023, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida. It was the first all-star contest of the 2022–23 bowl games and, while not restricted to FBS players, one of the final games of the 2022 FBS football season. Television coverage was provided by CBS Sports Network.{{cite web |url=https://www.hulabowl.com/events/game-day-2022.html |title=Game Day 2022 |website=hulabowl.com |accessdate=November 18, 2021}} This was the second playing of the Hula Bowl outside of Hawaii, due to Aloha Stadium near Honolulu being closed for renovations.{{cite news |url=https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/08/09/hula-bowl-to-be-played-at-ucf-for-one-year/ |title=Hula Bowl to be played at UCF for one year |website=clickorlando.com |date=August 9, 2021 |accessdate=November 18, 2021|author=Jankowski, Jon}} The game rostered players into Aina and Kai teams, the words for land and sea in the Hawaiian language. Through sponsorship from the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, the game was officially named the 2023 Tunnel to Towers Foundation Hula Bowl.{{cite press release |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/11/16/2557518/0/en/Tunnel-to-Towers-Foundation-to-Serve-as-Title-Sponsor-of-Hula-Bowl-2023.html |title=Tunnel to Towers Foundation to Serve as Title Sponsor of Hula Bowl 2023 |website=globenewswire.com |date=November 16, 2022 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}
Players
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Selected players are listed below. Full roster are available online ([https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2023/01/2023-hula-bowl-roster-measurements/ link]); note that a number may be shared by an offensive and defensive player.
Two players from Japan participated in the game: Kento Ogushi (CB, Waseda University) and Mikito Itokawa (WR, Kwansei Gakuin University).{{cite news |url=http://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/sports/team-kai-beats-team-aina-16-13-in-2023-hula-bowl/article_8ee07df8-9455-11ed-b4a3-3b78f26753ae.html |title=Team Kai beats Team Aina 16-13 in 2023 Hula Bowl |first=Max |last=Gamarra |website=nicholsonstudentmedia.com |date=January 14, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}
=Team Aina=
Coach: Mike Smith
| class = "wikitable sortable" | |||||
| No.
! Player ! Position ! class="unsortable" |HT/WT ! College ! class="unsortable" |Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Tim DeMorat | QB | 6'3/224 | Fordham | |
| 16 | Chase Brice | QB | 6'2/235 | Appalachian State | |
| 11 | Adrian Martinez | QB | 6'2/219 | Kansas State | |
| 5 | Isaiah Bowser | RB | 6'0/222 | UCF | |
| 3 | Khalan Laborn | RB | 5'9/198 | Marshall | |
| 7 | Charles McClelland | RB | 5'11/188 | Cincinnati |
=Team Kai=
Coach: Brian Billick
| class = "wikitable sortable" | |||||
| No.
! Player ! Position ! class="unsortable" |HT/WT ! College ! class="unsortable" |Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Holton Ahlers | QB | 6'3/237 | East Carolina | |
| 12 | Sean Clifford | QB | 6'2/217 | Penn State | |
| 10 | Tanner Morgan | QB | 6'0/200 | Minnesota | |
| 34 | Christopher Brooks | RB | 6'0/232 | BYU | |
| 2 | Elijah Dotson | RB | 5'9/199 | Northern Colorado (FCS) | |
| 21 | Toa Taua | RB | 5'8/208 | Nevada | |
| 6 | Calvin Tyler | RB | 5'7/211 | Utah State |
Game summary
Team Kai wore white uniforms and Team Aina wore dark uniforms. The game was played using National Football League (NFL) rules; however, punt returns were not allowed.{{cite news |url=https://www.hustlebelt.com/2023/1/15/23556194/2023-hula-bowl-post-game-stats-and-analysis-jamal-turner-dyontae-johnson-maction-toledo-rockets |title=2023 Hula Bowl Post-Game Stats and Analysis |first=James H. |last=Jimenez |website=hustlebelt.com |date=January 15, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}} In place of kickoffs, teams automatically started possessions at their own 25-yard line.
The game was officiated by an all-female crew, assigned by the NFL "from their development pool of college officials."{{cite news |url=https://clutchpoints.com/hula-bowl-makes-college-football-history-first-all-female-officiating-crew |title=Hula Bowl makes college football history with first all-female officiating crew |first=Colin |last=Gallant |website=clutchpoints.com |date=January 14, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}} Referee Amanda Sauer had previously served as the center judge in the 2022 Fenway Bowl.{{cite news |url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2023/01/hula-bowl-will-have-an-all-female-officiating-crew/ |title=Hula Bowl will have an all-female officiating crew |first=Ben |last=Austro |website=footballzebras.com |date=January 14, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}
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|title=2023 Hula Bowl
|date=Saturday, January 14, 2023
|time=12:00 p.m. EST
|road=Kai
|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=7 |R4=6
|home=Aina
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=6 |H4=0
|stadium= FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, Florida
|attendance=8,314
|weather=Sunny• Temperature: {{convert|48|F|C}} • Wind {{convert|15|mph|kph|abbr=on}} northwest
|referee=Amanda Sauer
|TVAnnouncers=
|reference=[http://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/sports/team-kai-beats-team-aina-16-13-in-2023-hula-bowl/article_8ee07df8-9455-11ed-b4a3-3b78f26753ae.html Report 1] [https://www.hustlebelt.com/2023/1/15/23556194/2023-hula-bowl-post-game-stats-and-analysis-jamal-turner-dyontae-johnson-maction-toledo-rockets Report 2]
|scoring=
;First quarter
- No scoring
;Second quarter
- Kai (5:03) – Chris Dunn 30-yard field goal;{{cite tweet |user=therealBeede |number=1614320972764688385 |title=We've got points at the Hula Bowl! NC State kicker Chris Dunn made a 30-yard field goal for Team Kai. 2Q 5:03: Kai 3, Aina 0 |date=January 14, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}} Kai 3–0
- Aina (0:46) – Ryan Miller 8-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez; Jack Podlesny kick good; Aina 7–3
;Third quarter
- Kai (0:20) – Michael Ezeike 20-yard touchdown reception from Holton Ahlers; Tanner Brown kick good; Kai 10–7
- Aina (0:00) – Trea Shropshire 75-yard touchdown reception from Tim DeMorat; Chris Dunn kick failed (wide left); Aina 13–10
;Fourth quarter
- Kai (7:00) – Jack Podlesny 26-yard field goal; Tied 13–13
- Kai (1:55) – Tanner Brown 27-yard field goal; Kai 16–13
}}
Note: bowl organizers had the three placekickers (Dunn, Podlesny, and Brown) rotate through opportunities to kick during the game, regardless of team affiliations.Nick Lowery in-game interview with Jack Podlesny
See also
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{official website|https://www.hulabowl.com}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ9pSBKmLOc 2023 Hula Bowl] via YouTube
- [https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=440088 Game statistics] via statbroadcast.com
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