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American college football all-star game
College football game
The 2023 Hula Bowl was a postseason college football all-star game played on January 14, 2023, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST , at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida .[ 4] It was the first all-star contest of the 2022–23 bowl games and, while not restricted to FBS players, one of the final games of the 2022 FBS football season . Television coverage was provided by CBS Sports Network .[ 4] This was the second playing of the Hula Bowl outside of Hawaii, due to Aloha Stadium near Honolulu being closed for renovations.[ 5] The game rostered players into Aina and Kai teams, the words for land and sea in the Hawaiian language .
Coaches
The Bounce House in February 2020
Role
Team Aina
Team Kai
Head coach
Mike Smith
Brian Billick
Offensive coordinator
Defensive coordinator
Offensive line
Tight ends
Wide receivers
Running backs
Defensive line
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Players
Selected players are listed below. Full roster are available online (link ); note that a number may be shared by an offensive and defensive player.
Two players from Japan participated in the game: Kento Ogushi (CB, Waseda University ) and Mikito Itokawa (WR, Kwansei Gakuin University ).[ 6]
Aina Team
Kai team
Game summary
The game was played using National Football League (NFL) rules; however, punt returns were not allowed.[ 7]
The game was officiated by an all-female crew, assigned by the NFL "from their development pool of college officials."[ 8] Referee Amanda Sauer had previously served as the center judge in the 2022 Fenway Bowl .[ 9]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Kai (5:03) – Chris Dunn 30-yard field goal;[ 10] Kai 3–0
Aina (0:46) – Ryan Miller 8-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez; Chris Dunn kick good; Aina 7–3
Third quarter
Kai (0:20) – Michael Ezeike 20-yard touchdown reception from Holton Ahlers; Tanner Brown kick good; Kai 10–7
Aina (0:01) – Trea Shropshire 75-yard touchdown reception from Tim DeMorat; Chris Dunn kick failed; Aina 13–10
Fourth quarter
Kai (7:00) – Jack Podlesny 26-yard field goal; Tied 13–13
Kai (1:55) – Tanner Brown 27-yard field goal; Kai 16–13
See also
References
^ @ToledoFB (January 14, 2023). "@CoachScott_UT helped coach offensive MVP Holton Ahlers" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Twitter .
^ @PeterAriz (January 15, 2023). "Congrats @JoFerg__ on a great week of practice and heck of a Defensive MVP performance in yesterday's @Hula_Bowl!" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Twitter .
^ CBS Sports broadcast of the game
^ a b "Game Day 2022" . hulabowl.com . Retrieved November 18, 2021 .
^ Jankowski, Jon (August 9, 2021). "Hula Bowl to be played at UCF for one year" . clickorlando.com . Retrieved November 18, 2021 .
^ Gamarra, Max (January 14, 2023). "Team Kai beats Team Aina 16-13 in 2023 Hula Bowl" . nicholsonstudentmedia.com . Retrieved January 23, 2023 .
^ Jimenez, James H. (January 15, 2023). "2023 Hula Bowl Post-Game Stats and Analysis" . hustlebelt.com . Retrieved January 23, 2023 .
^ Gallant, Colin (January 14, 2023). "Hula Bowl makes college football history with first all-female officiating crew" . clutchpoints.com . Retrieved January 23, 2023 .
^ Austro, Ben (January 14, 2023). "Hula Bowl will have an all-female officiating crew" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved January 23, 2023 .
^ @therealBeede (January 14, 2023). "We've got points at the Hula Bowl! NC State kicker Chris Dunn made a 30-yard field goal for Team Kai. 2Q 5:03: Kai 3, Aina 0" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Twitter .
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