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Houston Cougars--2003 Hawai'i Bowl Representatives

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Cougars Bowl Game Trivia

Question 1. The Cougars' first bowl appearance was a game on January 1. What was its name?
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Question 2. Who was Houston's opponent in that first bowl game?
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Question 3. Name the team captain for Houston's opponents (Dayton) in that game. A hint is that he went on to coach an NFL team to more than one Super Bowl appearance.
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Question 4. Who coached the N.C. State Wolf Pack when the Cougars faced them in the 1974 Bluebonnet Bowl?
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Question 5. In which year did the Cougars play two bowl games in the same calendar year? (Name the bowls if this is too easy.)
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Question 6. How many of the school's 14 bowl games have the Cougars played outside the state of Texas?
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Question 7. Alois Blackwell was the offensive MVP of the 1976 Cotton Bowl. Which Cougar was the Defensive MVP?
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Question 8. In 1984 Houston was the SWC Champion, playing in the Cotton Bowl. How many teams did the SWC send to bowls that year?
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Question 9. Who was the last college player, a Cougar of course, ever to score on the now illegal fumble-rooski play and what was the bowl?
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Question 1 Answer. The Salad Bowl in Phoenix, AZ

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Question 2 Answer. The University of Dayton

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Question 3 Answer. Chuck Knoll

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Question 4 Answer. Lou Holtz

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Question 5 Answer. The Cougars played in the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1980 and the Garden State Bowl on December 22, the same year, winning both games.

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Question 6 Answer. The Liberty Bowl was the school's fifth. (four Cotton Bowls, four Bluebonnet Bowls)

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Question 7 Answer. Mark Mohr, a defensive back, after blocking a punt and recovering a fumble. (Not Wilson Whitley, the Lombardi Award winner that nearly everyone will guess.)

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Question 8 Answer. Five

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Question 9 Answer. Jason Youngblood at the Senior Bowl in 1992.

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Cougars Bowl Game History
SeasonBowlOpponentW/LScore
1951SaladDaytonW26-21
1962TangerineMiami (OH)W49-21
1969BluebonnetAuburnW36-7
1971BluebonnetColoradoL17-29
1973BluebonnetTulaneW47-7
1974BluebonnetN.C. StateT31-31
1976CottonMarylandW30-21
1978CottonNotre DameL34-35
1979CottonNebraskaW17-14
1980Garden StateNavyW35-0
1981SunOklahomaL14-40
1984CottonBoston CollegeL28-45
1988Aloha Wash. StateL22-24
1996LibertySyracuseL17-30
2003Hawai'iHawai'iL48-56 (3OT)


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Miscellaneous Bowl Numbers

Appearances
15
Overall Record
7-7-1
Record When Conference Champion
2-3-0
Record in Bowls played in Texas
4-4-1
Record in Bowls played out-of-state
3-3-0
First Bowl
Salad, Jan. 1, 1952 (defeated Dayton 26-21), Phoenix, Ariz.
Last Bowl
Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl, Dec. 25, 2003 (lost to Hawai'i, 56-48, in 3OT), Honolulu, Hawai'i
Last Bowl Win
Garden State, Dec. 14, 1980 (defeated Navy, 35-0), East. Rutherford, N.J.
Most trips to one bowl
4 (Cotton & Bluebonnet)

UH Players of the Game

Gene Shannon, rb
'52 Salad
Joe Lopasky, rb/Billy Roland, qb
'62 Citrus
Jim Strong, rb/Jerry Drones, de
'69 Bluebonnet
Butch Brezina, dl
'71 Bluebonnet
D. C. Nobles, qb/Deryl McGallion, lb
'73 Bluebonnet
John Housmann, rb/Mack Mitchell, de
'74 Bluebonnet
Alois Blackwell, rb/Mark Mohr, db
'77 Cotton
David Hodge, lb
'79 Cotton
Terry Elston, qb/David Hodge, lb
'80 Cotton
Terald Clark, rb
'80 Garden State
David Dacus, qb
'88 Aloha

Jackie Battle, rb
'03 Hawai'i

Total Att.
617,990
High Att.
72,032 ('80 Cotton)
Low Att.
7,500 ('62 Citrus)
Average Att. (15 games)
41,199