| Year Game Played: | 2004 |
| Title Sponsor: | EV1.net |
| Game Name: | Houston Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2004 |
| Visitor Name Short: | UTEP |
| Visitor Nickname: | Miners |
| Visitor School: | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Home Name Short: | Colorado |
| Home Nickname: | Buffaloes |
| Home School: | University of Colorado |
| Visitor Record: | 8 - 3 |
| Visitor Conference: | WAC |
| Home Record: | 7 - 5 |
| Home Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Coach: | Mike Price |
| Home Coach: | Gary Barnett |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Home 2Q: | 10 |
| Home 3Q: | 6 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Date Game Played: | December 29 |
| Stadium: | Reliant Stadium |
| City: | Houston, Texas |
| Referee: | Karl Richins (Mtn. West) |
| Attendance: | 27,235[1] |
| Payout: | 1,100,000 per team[2] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
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.[3]
| Statistics | Colorado | UTEP |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 23 | 19 |
| Rushing Attempts-Yards | 44-157 | 27-34 |
| Passing Yards | 333 | 328 |
| Passes | 33-24-0 | 42-22-2 |
| Total Offense | 77-490 | 69-362 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Interceptions-Yards | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-83 | 4-43 |
| Punts-Yards | 4-50.0 | 5-45.0 |
| Punt Returns-Yards | 2-2 | 2-11 |
| Kickoff Returns-Yards | 5-83 | 1-16 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-8 | 3-21 |
| Time of Possession | 37:09 | 22:51 |