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.
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 UTEPFirst downs 23 19Rushing attempts-Yards 44-157 27-34Passing yards 333 328Passes 33-24-0 42-22-2Total offense 77-490 69-362Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Interceptions-Yards 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 10-83 4-43Punts-Yards 4-50.0 5-45.0Punt returns-Yards 2-2 2-11Kickoff returns-Yards 5-83 1-16Sacks by: Number-Yards 2-8 3-21Time of Possession 37:09 22:51
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