| Year Game Played: | 2005 |
| Game Name: | Motor City Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2005 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Akron |
| Visitor Nickname: | Zips |
| Visitor School: | University of Akron |
| Home Name Short: | Memphis |
| Home Nickname: | Tigers |
| Home School: | University of Memphis |
| Visitor Record: | 7–5 |
| Visitor Conference: | MAC |
| Home Record: | 6–5 |
| Home Conference: | C-USA |
| Visitor Coach: | J.D. Brookhart |
| Home Coach: | Tommy West |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 21 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 13 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 18 |
| Date Game Played: | December 26 |
| Stadium: | Ford Field |
| City: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Mvp: | Memphis RB DeAngelo Williams |
| Referee: | Jack Folliard (Pac-10) |
| Attendance: | 50,616 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Mark Jones (Play by Play) Chris Spielman (Analyst) Rob Stone (Sideline) |
The 2005 Motor City Bowl, part of the 2005–06 NCAA football bowl games season, occurred on December 27, 2005 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The Memphis Tigers beat the Akron Zips 38–31.[1]
This game is most noteworthy for being the first FBS bowl game the University of Akron Zips football team has played in, and for being the final college game for All-American and All-Pro running back DeAngelo Williams. Williams was named the Game MVP.