2017 Hawaii Bowl

The 2017 Hawaii Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 24, 2017, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The sixteenth edition of the Hawaii Bowl featured the Houston Cougars from the American Athletic Conference against the Fresno State Bulldogs from the Mountain West Conference. The game was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Fresno State defeated Houston, 33–27.^[3]

2017 Hawaii Bowl
16th Hawaii Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs Houston Cougars (9–4) (7–4) Mountain West The American 33 27 Head coach:  Jeff Tedford Head coach:  Major Applewhite
1 2 3 4 Total Fresno State 0 13 7 13 33 Houston 7 3 10 7 27
Date	December 24, 2017
Season	2017
Stadium	Aloha Stadium
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP	Marcus McMaryion (QB, Fresno State) & Steven Dunbar (WR, Houston)[1]
Referee	Jason Autrey (Sun Belt)
Attendance	20,546[2]
Payout	US$1,200,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers	TV: Chris Cotter, Rod Gilmore, Shelley Smith Radio: Kevin Winter, TBD
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Teams

Fresno State entered the game with a 9–4 overall record (7–2 in conference), while Houston entered the game with an overall record of 7–4 (5–3 in conference). This was the first meeting between the schools.^[4]

Fresno State Bulldogs

Main article: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Houston Cougars

Main article: 2017 Houston Cougars football team

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP FRE HOU 1st 11:35 4 63 1:33 Houston Ed Oliver 1-yard touchdown run, Caden Novikoff kick good 0 7 2nd 14:13 11 68 2:34 Fresno State Marcus McMaryion 1-yard touchdown run, Jimmy Camacho kick good 7 7 2nd 9:45 9 60 3:44 Fresno State 27-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho 10 7 2nd 7:17 8 69 2:28 Houston 31-yard field goal by Caden Novikoff 10 10 2nd 0:00 10 50 1:11 Fresno State 38-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho 13 10 3rd 7:57 10 45 4:39 Houston 31-yard field goal by Caden Novikoff 13 13 3rd 4:25 9 75 3:36 Fresno State Marcus McMaryion 6-yard touchdown run, Jimmy Camacho kick good 20 13 3rd 2:54 Houston Alexander Myres 94 yard blocked field goal return for touchdown, Caden Novikoff kick good 20 20 4th 13:56 10 81 3:58 Fresno State 26-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho 23 20 4th 6:00 13 66 5:01 Fresno State 33-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho 26 20 4th 3:49 Fresno State Jaron Bryant 44 yard interception return for touchdown, Jimmy Camacho kick good 33 20 4th 0:45 16 76 3:04 Houston Linell Bonner 2-yard touchdown reception from D'Eriq King, Caden Novikoff kick good 33 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	13	7	13	33
Cougars	7	3	10	7	27

Statistics	FRE	HOU
First Downs	26	17
Third down efficiency	7–19	9–19
Rushes-yards	131	72
Passing yards	342	269
Passing, Comp-Att-Int	33–49–1	23–43–1
Time of Possession	33:18	26:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Marcus McMaryion	33/48, 342 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Josh Hokit	11 car, 64 yds
	Receiving	KeeSean Johnson	8 rec, 95 yds
Houston	Passing	D'Eriq King	23/43, 269 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	D'Eriq King	9 car, 38 yds
	Receiving	Steven Dunbar	10 rec, 197 yds

References

1. "2017 Hawai'i Bowl Post Game Notes". thehawaiibowl.com. December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
2. "2017 Bowl Game Attendance". sportshoop.la. December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
3. "Fresno State vs. Houston – Box Score". ESPN. December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
4. "Houston to Face Fresno State in Hawaii Bowl". uhcougars.com. December 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.