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Thursday, December 10, 1992 U N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N • B O W L P R E V I E W S E C T I O N
Close games mark Aloha Bowl history
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'Hawks invitation marks Big 8 debut
By David Bartkoski
Kansan sportswriter
Although the Aloha Bowl has been in existence only 10 years, it has already showcased its share of great teams, great players and fantastic finishes.
"In our 10-year history, we've had almost every big name in football," said Marcia J. Cherner, executive director of the Aloha Bowl.
Traditional football powerhouses Notre Dame, USC, Penn State and Alabama are some of the teams that have done battle in the December bowl game at Aloha Stadium.
The first Aloha Bowl, in 1982, was decided on the last play of the game, setting the tone of close games for years to come. Six of the 10 Aloha Bowls have been decided by seven points or less.
in the mural contest, Washington had the ball on Maryland's 11-yard line as it trailed the Terrapins
The Cougars took a chance, running a pass play that was normally used only on two-point conversions. Their gamble paid off, as quarterback Tim Cowan hit receiver Anthony Allen with the game-winning touchdown pass in the left corner of the end zone. Washington nipped Maryland 21-20.
20-14 with six seconds left.
Three years later, Alabama and USC squared off in a game between two of college football's most successful programs. Future professional players Rodney Peete and Cornelius Bennett played key roles in the classic match-up.
Petee, the Trojans' quarterback helped keep USC close to the Crimson Tide in the first half with: 45 yards passing and 24 yards rushing. The score was tied 3-3 at halftime.
But Bennett got the best of Peete and the Trojans. Bennett intercepted a pass by Peete in the third quarter and was named the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game.
Alabama rolled up 21 second-half points and took a decisive 24-3 victory.
The 1989 contest marked the first
ever bowl appearance for the University of Hawaii.
Mike Long, the current selection chairman for the Aloha Bowl, said that the people of Hawaii embraced the bowl that year.
"The community came together to support the bowl," he said. "It was exciting."
The Rainbows could not achieve a victory in Aloha Stadium, though, losing 33-13 to Michigan State.
Hawaii shot itself in the foot with eight turnovers, and Spartan running back Blake Ezor added salt to the Rainbows' wounds with 179 yards rushing on 41 carries.
Ezor's father, Bernie, said that his son had a history of playing well in bowl games.
As a sophomore, Ezor had helped Michigan State to a 20-17 victory against USC in the Rose Bowl.
"It didn't mean as much because they lost the game," Ezor's father said of his son's performance in the Gator Bowl.
Then he ran for 146 yards in a 34-27 loss to Georgia in the Gator Bowl the following year.
The Michigan State running back
made sure he ended his college career on a winning note, scoring on touchdown runs of 2,3 and 26 yards against Hawaii. He was voted team MVP by the media.
Last year's Aloha Bowl resembled the first, as the winning touchdown was scored in the last minute of the game.
Stanford held a 17-10 lead late in the fourth quarter, but a 63-vard pout return by Georgia Tech's Willie Clay put the Yellow Jackets in a position to win.
Georgia Tech quarterback Shawn Jones directed a 31-yard scoring drive after the punt return. With 14 seconds left, Jones plunged over the goal line from one yard out to bring his team within one. Jones pitched the ball to Jimy Lincoln on the two-point conversion attempt, and Lincoln was able to score the winning points. Georgia Tech won 18-17.
This year, Kansas will play BYU. It will be the 16th consecutive bowl appearance for the Cougars and the first for the Jayhawks in 11 years.
Kansas will be the first Big Eight team ever to play in the Aloha Bowl.
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