The 2004 EV1.net Houston Bowl was the fifth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the Colorado Buffaloes from the Big 12 Conference and the UTEP Miners from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The game was the final competition of the 2004 football season for each team and resulted in a 33–28 Colorado victory.
Scoring summary
First quarter
- Colorado Mason Crosby 26 yard field goal. 3âÂÂ0 Colorado
- UTEP Howard Jackson 7 yard touchdown run. 7âÂÂ3 UTEP
- UTEP Josh Chamois 1 yard touchdown run. 14âÂÂ3 UTEP
Second quarter
- Colorado Hugh Charles 1 yard touchdown run. 14âÂÂ10 UTEP
- Colorado Mason Crosby 54 yard field goal. 14âÂÂ13 UTEP
- UTEP Jordan Palmer 17 yard touchdown pass to Jayson Boyd. 21âÂÂ13 UTEP
Third quarter
- Colorado Mason Crosby 37 yard field goal. 21âÂÂ16 UTEP
- Colorado Mason Crosby 20 yard field goal. 21âÂÂ19 UTEP
Fourth quarter
- UTEP Jordan Palmer 4 yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. 28âÂÂ19 UTEP
- Colorado Joel Klatt 78 yard touchdown pass to Joe Klopfenstein. 28âÂÂ26 UTEP
- Colorado Joel Klatt 39 yard touchdown pass to Evan Judge. 33âÂÂ28 Colorado
Statistics
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