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
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$ 1,200,000Network ESPN /ESPN Radio Announcers TV: Chris Cotter, Rod Gilmore , Shelley Smith
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
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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 .
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
