Football

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl

Honolulu, Hawai'i Date: December 24, 2012
Time: 3 p.m. HST (8 p.m. EST)
Stadium: Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium (50,000)
Network: ESPN
Opponent: Mountain West Conference Selection
Executive Director: David A.K. Matlin
Assoc. Executive Director: Daryl Garvin
Director of Ticketing and Operations: Brad Motooka
Event Manager: Tamarah Tabor
Media Relations Director: Derek Inouchi
Phone: 808-523-3688
FAX: 808-523-3712
Mailing Address: 841 Bishop Street - Suite 2100
          Honolulu, HI 96813
Website: www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com
Facebook: SheratonHawaiiBowl
Twitter: @HawaiiBowl

Southern Miss celebrates their 2011 Hawaii Bowl victory.

Past Results:
2012 SMU 43, Fresno State 10
2011 Southern Miss 24, Nevada 17
2010 Tulsa 62, Hawaii 35
2009 SMU 45, Nevada 10
2008 Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21
2007 East Carolina 41, Boise State 38
2006 Hawaii 41, Arizona State 24
2005 Nevada 49, UCF 48
2004 Hawaii 59, UAB 40
2002 Tulane 36, Hawai'i 28
2003 Hawaii 54, Houston 48 (3ot)

BOWL NOTES
The Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl enters its 12th year and this will mark the 10th time that C-USA will be a part of the Christmas Eve game....In its first 11 years, the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl has gained a reputation for offensive shootouts, with the winning team topping the 40-point mark in nine of the first 11 years, while the losing team has scored 35 or more points five times....Last year, SMU posted its second convincing Hawaii Bowl victory in four years, defeating Fresno State, 43-10. In 2011, C-USA Champion Southern Miss posted its school-record 12th victory with a 24-17 win over Nevada....In 2010, Tulsa closed out its season with a seventh straight victory, defeating home-standing and 25th-ranked Hawai'i, 62-35....In 2009, June Jones and his SMU Mustangs capped off the nation's largest turnaround by defeating Nevada, 45-10....East Carolina won the 2007 game, as current Tennessee Titans star RB Chris Johnson led the Pirates to a 41-38 win over No. 22 Boise State ....UCF and UAB each made their first bowl appearances in school history in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, in 2005 and 2004, respectively....Hawai'i prevailed in 2003, 54-48, in triple overtime over Houston....In 2002, Tulane represented C-USA in the inaugural Hawai'i Bowl, upsetting Hawai'i on its home field, 36-28.