| 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]
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]
| Player | Position | College | Aina / Kai | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.