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.
Teams 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.
Fresno State Bulldogs
Houston Cougars
Game summary Scoring summary
Statistics
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
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