College football game
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
