Apr. 20, 2012
Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl To Be Played On Monday Night
 HONOLULU – ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN, announced that for the first time in the bowl’s history, the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl will be played on Monday Night, Dec. 24 at Aloha Stadium. Kickoff is 3 p.m. HT (8 p.m. ET) and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Now in its 11th year, the bowl will pit a team from the Mountain West Conference against a team from Conference USA. The game will be played on Christmas Eve for the eighth time.
“The Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl will be broadcast on ESPN on Christmas Eve on an unopposed prime time slot,” said David Matlin, Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl Executive Director. “While folks are enjoying their Christmas Eve in frigid winter conditions, they can tune in to watch Monday night football in paradise.”
Last year’s Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl featured Nevada of the Western Athletic Conference and Southern Miss of Conference USA. The Golden Eagles earned a school-record 12th victory by defeating the Wolf Pack, 24-17. | More |
Dec.24, 2011
No. 21 Southern Miss sends Larry Fedora out with
Hawaii Bowl title, record 12th win
HONOLULU - Austin Davis threw two touchdowns, including a 4-yarder late in the game, and Southern Mississippi (No. 21 BCS, No. 22 AP) earned a school-record 12th victory by holding off Nevada 24-17 in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night.
Davis overcame a shaky start for the Conference USA champion Golden Eagles (12-2), and the defense in the second half managed to shut down Nevada's potent pistol attack led by Lampford Mark.
Davis was off most of the night, but made it count on the game-winning drive. On third-and-goal, he scrambled right and found Kelvin Bolden for the 4-yard score, capping a seven-play, 68-yard drive. He had just 59 yard passing at halftime and finished 18 of 41 for 165 yards. | More |
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