2020 Hula Bowl Explained

Game Name:Hula Bowl
Subheader:74th Hula Bowl
Title Sponsor:Newsweek
Date Game Played:January 26
Year Game Played:2020
Football Season:2019
Stadium:Aloha Stadium
City:Honolulu, Hawaii
Visitor School:Hula Bowl#Game results
Visitor Name Short:Team Aina
Visitor Coach:Mike Smith
Visitor 1Q:0
Visitor 2Q:7
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:0
Home School:Hula Bowl#Game results
Home Name Short:Team Kai
Home Coach:Rex Ryan
Home 1Q:0
Home 2Q:13
Home 3Q:10
Home 4Q:0
Mvp:Team Kai: Reggie Walker (DE, Kansas State)
Team Aina: Niko Lalos (DE, Dartmouth)[1]
Anthem:Sabrina McKenna
Halftime:Kamehameha Schools Warrior Marching Band & Color Guard[2]
Referee:Steve Strimling (Pac-12)
Attendance:5,500
Us Network:CBS Sports Network
Us Announcers:Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Jordan Helle (color), Kainoa Carlson (sideline), Ian Scheuring (sideline)
Different Previous:2008

The 2020 Hula Bowl was a post-season college football all-star game played on January 26, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. HST (10:30 p.m. EST), at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game featured "NCAA college football players from all divisions, along with international players".[3] The game was the last of the 2019–20 bowl games and, while not restricted to FBS players, it was the final game of the 2019 FBS football season.

This was the first playing of the Hula Bowl since January 12, 2008.[4] Head coaches were Rex Ryan and Mike Smith,[5] who both previously coached at the college and professional levels.[6] Scouts from the CFL, NFL, and XFL were expected to attend.[7] Television coverage was provided by the CBS Sports Network.[8] With news magazine Newsweek as the title sponsor, the game was officially the Newsweek Hula Bowl.[9]

Players

The game's official website had a page for team rosters,[10] with notable and selected players listed below. The total number of players in the Hula Bowl was capped at 100.[11] There were over two dozen players in the game from Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) programs.[12]

PlayerPositionCollegeAina / KaiRef.
WR Waseda University (Japan) Aina [13]
WR Idaho State (FCS) Aina
QB Hampton (FCS) Kai [14]
K Louisiana Tech (FBS) Kai
WR UNSW (Australia) Kai [15]
WR Simon Fraser (D-II, Canada) Kai
S BYU (FBS) Aina [16]
CB Chuo University (Japan) Kai
DE Dartmouth (FCS) Aina
RB Colorado Mines (D-II) Kai
WR Nihon University (Japan) Aina
QB North Central College (D-III) Aina
LB Nevada (FBS) Kai
K UAB (FBS) Aina
DE Kansas State (FBS) Kai

Game summary

The game utilized NFL rules, with some modifications, including: all kickoffs and punts fielded by fair catch, and no blitzing allowed. Team Aina wore red uniforms, while Team Kai wore blue uniforms.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hula Bowl Showcases Defensive Prowess as All-Star Game Returns for First Time in 12 Years . Scott . McDonald . newsweek.com . January 27, 2020 . January 27, 2020.
  2. KSNews . 1221661933666852866 . Did you catch the @kskcampus Warrior Marching Band & Color Guard's performance during the Hula Bowl halftime show? . January 26, 2020 . January 27, 2020.
  3. Web site: Our History . hulabowl.com . 2019 . November 22, 2019 . November 13, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191113151135/https://www.hulabowl.com/our-history.html . dead .
  4. Web site: BOWL/ALL STAR GAME RECORDS . 2019 . NCAA . November 22, 2019 . 184.
  5. News: Hula Bowl to return after 12-year absence . Adam . Rittenberg . . October 31, 2019 . November 22, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2020 Hula Bowl Coaches . hulabowl.com . 2019 . November 22, 2019.
  7. Web site: Selection Process . hulabowl.com . 2019 . November 23, 2019.
  8. News: HULA BOWL to reboot after 12 years as part of CBS Network partnership . Olivia . Peterkin . bizjournals.com . limited . October 31, 2019 . October 31, 2019.
  9. HULA BOWL and NEWSWEEK Announce Title Sponsorship . hulabowl.com . January 10, 2020 . January 13, 2020.
  10. Web site: 2020 Football Roster . hulabowl.com . January 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200414135019/https://www.hulabowl.com/athletes/2020-football-roster.html . April 14, 2020 . Wayback Machine.
  11. Hula_Bowl . 1209591449559289858 . Unlike Some Other All-Star Games We Cap Our Roster At 100 Players!!! . December 24, 2019 . December 29, 2019.
  12. News: Hula Bowl includes large FCS contingent . . . January 23, 2020 . January 25, 2020.
  13. Hula_Bowl . 1221619871483490307 . Team Aina . January 26, 2020 . January 26, 2020.
  14. Hula_Bowl . 1215493643277983744 . The Hula Bowl is proud to announce that Deondre Francois has agreed to play in the 2020 Hula Bowl. . January 9, 2020 . January 13, 2020.
  15. Hula_Bowl . 1221619793444261888 . Team Kai . January 26, 2020 . January 26, 2020.
  16. Hula_Bowl . 1219080542953492482 . The Hula Bowl is proud to announce that Austin Kafentzis has agreed to play in the 2020 Hula Bowl. . December 29, 2019.