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The 2020 Hula Bowl was a post-season college football all-star game played on January 26, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. HST (10:30 p.m. EST), at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game featured "NCAA college football players from all divisions, along with international players".[4] The game was the last of the 2019–20 bowl games and, while not restricted to FBS players, it was the final game of the 2019 FBS football season.
2020 Newsweek Hula Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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74th Hula Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 26, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Aloha Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Team Kai: Reggie Walker (DE, Kansas State) Team Aina: Niko Lalos (DE, Dartmouth)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Sabrina McKenna | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Steve Strimling (Pac-12) | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Kamehameha Schools Warrior Marching Band & Color Guard[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 5,500[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Jordan Helle (color), Kainoa Carlson (sideline), Ian Scheuring (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
This was the first playing of the Hula Bowl since January 12, 2008.[5] Head coaches were Rex Ryan and Mike Smith,[6] who both previously coached at the college and professional levels.[7] Scouts from the CFL, NFL, and XFL were expected to attend.[8] Television coverage was provided by the CBS Sports Network.[9] With news magazine Newsweek as the title sponsor, the game was officially the Newsweek Hula Bowl.[10]
The game's official website had a page for team rosters,[11] with notable and selected players listed below. The total number of players in the Hula Bowl was capped at 100.[12] There were over two dozen players in the game from Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) programs.[13]
Player | Position | College | Aina / Kai | Ref. |
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Tsubasa Brennan | WR | Waseda University (Japan) | Aina | [14] |
Michael Dean | WR | Idaho State (FCS) | Aina | [14] |
Deondre Francois | QB | Hampton (FCS) | Kai | [15][16] |
Bailey Hale | K | Louisiana Tech (FBS) | Kai | [16] |
Jaylon Hibbs | WR | UNSW (Australia) | Kai | [16] |
Rysen John | WR | Simon Fraser (D-II, Canada) | Kai | [16] |
Austin Kafentzis | S | BYU (FBS) | Aina | [17][14] |
Kaito Kawashima | CB | Chuo University (Japan) | Kai | [16] |
Niko Lalos | DE | Dartmouth (FCS) | Aina | [14] |
Cameron Mayberry | RB | Colorado Mines (D-II) | Kai | [16] |
Go Ogura | WR | Nihon University (Japan) | Aina | [14] |
Broc Rutter | QB | North Central College (D-III) | Aina | [14] |
Gabriel Sewell | LB | Nevada (FBS) | Kai | [16] |
Nick Vogel | K | UAB (FBS) | Aina | [14] |
Reggie Walker | DE | Kansas State (FBS) | Kai | [16] |
The game utilized NFL rules, with some modifications, including: all kickoffs and punts fielded by fair catch, and no blitzing allowed. Team Aina wore red uniforms, while Team Kai wore blue uniforms.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aina | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Kai | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
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at Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii
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