The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl is one of 35 annual college football bowl game. The game is held at Aloha Stadium in Aiea, Hawaii, and hosts one team from either the Pacific-10 Conference or Conference-USA against a team from the Western Athletic Conference. Per an agreement with the Western Athletic Conference, should the University of Hawaii be bowl eligible and not in consideration for the BCS Championship Game, Hawaii will serve as the WAC representative in the Hawaii Bowl.http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html
In the 2010 Hawaii Bowl, the Hawaii Warriors were defeated 62-35 by the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from the Conference USA on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. EST.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303580202 Hawaii came into the contest ranked 24th in the BCS standings after a 10-3 overall record and going 7-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. Tulsa brought a 9-3 record, including a 6-2 conference record.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=303580202
Recent Hawaii Bowl Games
In 2009, the Nevada Wolf Pack were defeated by the Southern Methodist Mustangs 45-10 on December 24, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. EST.http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html Kyle Padron of SMU and Kevin Basped of Nevada were named the MVPs of the contest.http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html#results
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Hawaii Warriors, 49-21, in the 2008 Hawaii Bowl on December 24 at 8:00 p.m. EST.http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Aaron Bain of the Hawaii Warriors were honored as the MVPs.http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html#results
Historical Hawaii Bowl Results
- 2007: East Carolina 41 - Boise State 38http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html#results
- 2006: Hawaii 41 - Arizona State 24http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html#results
- 2005: Nevada 49 - Central Florida 48 (OT)http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html#results
- 2004: Hawaii 59 - UAB 40http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html#results
- 2003: Hawaii 54 - Houston 48 (3 OT)http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html#results
- 2002: Tulane 36 - Hawaii 28http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com/about.html#results
2010 Hawaii Bowl Preview
Analysts from ESPNU take a look at the Poinsettia Bowl and the Hawaii Bowl as part of the 2010 college bowl season. In the Hawaii Bowl, they note that the Hawaii Warriors lead the league in passing yards per game at 387.8 while the Tulsa Golden Hurricane come in fifth in total yardage per game with an average of 503.5 yards per contest.