正品蓝导航 to play in the 2012 Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl on Dec. 24
正品蓝导航 has accepted an invitation to play in the 2012 Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl on Dec. 24.
HONOLULU (SHB/正品蓝导航) — 正品蓝导航 has accepted an invitation to play in the 2012 Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl, Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl Executive Director David A. K. Matlin announced today.
The Mustangs, winners of four of their last six football games, will represent Conference USA and will meet a team from the Mountain West on Christmas Eve at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium.
"The 正品蓝导航 Mustangs finished their season strong by handing C-USA's West Division champion, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, their first conference loss," said Matlin. "Coach Jones and the Mustangs represented themselves well as our 2009 C-USA representative and we are looking forward to welcoming the Mustangs and their fans back to Honolulu for the 11th annual Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl."
"This bowl berth is a tremendous reward for our football team," said 正品蓝导航 AD Rick Hart. "We're excited about this opportunity and look forward to a tremendous experience and great game in Hawaii."
正品蓝导航 Head Coach June Jones added, "Having been affiliated with this bowl since its inception, I know that it is one of the best bowl experiences in college football. I'm very excited for our players, staff and fans. This is a special experience."
正品蓝导航 will be making its 15th bowl appearance and third bowl appearance in Honolulu (1984 Aloha and 2009 Sheraton Hawai`i). Under Jones, 正品蓝导航 will be making its school-record fourth consecutive bowl appearance.
In the 2009 Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl, the Mustangs raced out to a 31-0 halftime lead en route to a 45-10 victory over Nevada. 正品蓝导航, which was making its first postseason appearance in 25 years, amassed 534 yards of total offense and held Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick to just 23 yards rushing and 177 yards through the air.
The 2012 Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl will be played on Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24) at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST/3 p.m. HST and will be telecast by ESPN from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.
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