2017 Hawaii Bowl


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 2017 [Houston Cougars football team|Houston Cougars] from the American Athletic Conference against the 2017 [Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State Bulldogs] from the Mountain West Conference. The game was one of the 2017–18 [NCAA football bowl games|2017–18 bowl games] concluding the 2017 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|2017 FBS football season]. Fresno State defeated Houston, 33–27.

Teams

Fresno State entered the game with a 9–4 overall record, while Houston entered the game with an overall record of 7–4. This was the first meeting between the schools.

Game summary

Statistics

StatisticsFREHOU
First downs2617
Third down efficiency7–199–19
Rushes-yards13172
Passing yards342269
Passing, Comp-Att-Int33–49–123–43–1
Time of Possession33:1826:42

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fresno StatePassingMarcus McMaryion33/48, 342 yds, 1 INT
Fresno StateRushingJosh Hokit11 car, 64 yds
Fresno StateReceivingKeeSean Johnson8 rec, 95 yds
HoustonPassingD'Eriq King23/43, 269 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
HoustonRushingD'Eriq King9 car, 38 yds
HoustonReceivingSteven Dunbar10 rec, 197 yds