2004 Houston Bowl

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2004 EV1.net Houston Bowl
UTEP Miners Colorado Buffaloes
(8–3) (7–5)
WAC Big 12
28 33
Head coach: 
Mike Price		 Head coach: 
Gary Barnett
1234 Total
UTEP 14707 28
Colorado 310614 33
DateDecember 29, 2004
Season2004
StadiumReliant Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
RefereeKarl Richins (Mtn. West)
Attendance27,235[1]
PayoutUS$1,100,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
Houston Bowl
 < 2003  2005 > 

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[]

Statistics Colorado UTEP
First Downs 23 19
Rushing Attempts-Yards 44-157 27-34
Passing Yards 333 328
Passes 33-24-0 42-22-2
Total Offense 77-490 69-362
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Interceptions-Yards 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 10-83 4-43
Punts-Yards 4-50.0 5-45.0
Punt Returns-Yards 2-2 2-11
Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-83 1-16
Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-8 3-21
Time of Possession 37:09 22:51

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. El Paso, Texas: University of Texas El Paso Department of Athletics. 2007. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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