2005 Motor City Bowl
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2005 Motor City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 26, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Ford Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Memphis RB DeAngelo Williams | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Jack Folliard (Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 50,616 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Mark Jones (Play by Play) Chris Spielman (Analyst) Rob Stone (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2005 Motor City Bowl, part of the 2005–06 NCAA football bowl games season, occurred on December 27, 2005 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The Memphis Tigers beat the Akron Zips 38–31.[1]
This game is most noteworthy for being the first FBS bowl game the University of Akron Zips football team has played in, and for being the final college game for All-American and All-Pro running back DeAngelo Williams. Williams was named the Game MVP.
References
- ^ Harrington, Joe. "The Akron Zips have fired all their head coaches since 1995. Here's who have led the Zips this century". eu.beaconjournal.com. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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