2004 Houston Bowl
Year game played2004
Title sponsorEV1.net
Game nameHouston Bowl
Football season2004
Visitor name shortUTEP
Visitor nicknameMiners
Visitor schoolUniversity of Texas at El Paso
Home name shortColorado
Home nicknameBuffaloes
Home schoolUniversity of Colorado
Visitor record8–3
Visitor conferenceWAC
Home record7–5
Home conferenceBig 12
Visitor coachMike Price
Home coachGary Barnett
Visitor 1q14
Visitor 2q7
Visitor 3q0
Visitor 4q7
Home 1q3
Home 2q10
Home 3q6
Home 4q14
Date game playedDecember 29
StadiumReliant Stadium
CityHouston, Texas
RefereeKarl Richins (Mtn. West)
Attendance27,235[1]
Payout1,100,000 per team[2]
Us networkESPN

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.[3]

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

StatisticsColoradoUTEP
First downs2319
Rushing attempts-Yards44-15727-34
Passing yards333328
Passes33-24-042-22-2
Total offense77-49069-362
Fumbles-Lost0-01-1
Interceptions-Yards2-10-0
Penalties-Yards10-834-43
Punts-Yards4-50.05-45.0
Punt returns-Yards2-22-11
Kickoff returns-Yards5-831-16
Sacks by: Number-Yards2-83-21
Time of Possession37:0922:51

References

  1. ^ "2008 UTEP Miners Football Media Guide". UTEP Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  2. ^ "Football 2004–05 bowl schedule". Deseret News. November 26, 2004. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "History: Bowl Summaries". 2007 UTEP Miners Football Media Guide (PDF). El Paso, Texas: University of Texas El Paso Department of Athletics. 2007. p. 155. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.