# 2017 Hawaii Bowl

The 2017 Hawaii Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 24, 2017, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The sixteenth edition of the Hawaii Bowl featured the Houston Cougars from the American Athletic Conference against the Fresno State Bulldogs from the Mountain West Conference. The game was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Fresno State defeated Houston, 33–27.

## Teams

Fresno State entered the game with a 9–4 overall record (7–2 in conference), while Houston entered the game with an overall record of 7–4 (5–3 in conference). This was the first meeting between the schools.

### Houston Cougars
## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | FRE | HOU |
| 1st | 11:35 | 4 | 63 | 1:33 | Houston | Ed Oliver 1-yard touchdown run, Caden Novikoff kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | 14:13 | 11 | 68 | 2:34 | Fresno State | Marcus McMaryion 1-yard touchdown run, Jimmy Camacho kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 2nd | 9:45 | 9 | 60 | 3:44 | Fresno State | 27-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho | 10 | 7 |
| 2nd | 7:17 | 8 | 69 | 2:28 | Houston | 31-yard field goal by Caden Novikoff | 10 | 10 |
| 2nd | 0:00 | 10 | 50 | 1:11 | Fresno State | 38-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho | 13 | 10 |
| 3rd | 7:57 | 10 | 45 | 4:39 | Houston | 31-yard field goal by Caden Novikoff | 13 | 13 |
| 3rd | 4:25 | 9 | 75 | 3:36 | Fresno State | Marcus McMaryion 6-yard touchdown run, Jimmy Camacho kick good | 20 | 13 |
| 3rd | 2:54 | | | | Houston | Alexander Myres 94 yard blocked field goal return for touchdown, Caden Novikoff kick good | 20 | 20 |
| 4th | 13:56 | 10 | 81 | 3:58 | Fresno State | 26-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho | 23 | 20 |
| 4th | 6:00 | 13 | 66 | 5:01 | Fresno State | 33-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho | 26 | 20 |
| 4th | 3:49 | | | | Fresno State | Jaron Bryant 44 yard interception return for touchdown, Jimmy Camacho kick good | 33 | 20 |
| 4th | 0:45 | 16 | 76 | 3:04 | Houston | Linell Bonner 2-yard touchdown reception from D'Eriq King, Caden Novikoff kick good | 33 | 27 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
| Cougars | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Statistics | FRE | HOU |
| First Downs | 26 | 17 |
| Third down efficiency | 7–19 | 9–19 |
| Rushes-yards | 131 | 72 |
| Passing yards | 342 | 269 |
| Passing, Comp-Att-Int | 33–49–1 | 23–43–1 |
| Time of Possession | 33:18 | 26:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Fresno State | Passing | Marcus McMaryion | 33/48, 342 yds, 1 INT |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Josh Hokit | 11 car, 64 yds |
| Fresno State | Receiving | KeeSean Johnson | 8 rec, 95 yds |
| Houston | Passing | D'Eriq King | 23/43, 269 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Houston | Rushing | D'Eriq King | 9 car, 38 yds |
| Houston | Receiving | Steven Dunbar | 10 rec, 197 yds |