2005 Fort Worth Bowl

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2005 Fort Worth Bowl
Kansas Jayhawks Houston Cougars
(6–5)(6–5)
Big 12 C-USA
4213
Head coach: 
Mark Mangino 		Head coach: 
Art Briles
1234Total
Kansas77141442
Houston0103013
DateDecember 23, 2005
Season 2005
Stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
Location Fort Worth, Texas
MVPJason Swanson (QB, Kansas) & Kevin Kolb (QB, Houston) [1]
Favorite Kansas by 3
Referee Tom Zimorski (ACC)
Attendance33,505 [2]
Payout US$750,000 [3]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Gary Thorne (play-by-play)
Ed Cunningham (color)
Dr. Jerry Punch (sideline)
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The 2005 edition of the Fort Worth Bowl (later known as the Armed Forces Bowl), the third edition, featured the Kansas Jayhawks and the Houston Cougars.

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Game summary

Brian Murph of Kansas scored the first points of the game on an 85-yard touchdown return of a punt to give Kansas an early 7–0 lead. Houston's Ben Bell answered in the second quarter with a 32-yard field goal making it 7–3. Kansas quarterback Jason Swanson fired a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jon Cornish making it 14–3 Kansas. With 57 seconds left in the first half, Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb scored on a 1-yard touchdown run bringing it to 14–10 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Jason Swanson again found Jon Cornish for a 30-yard touchdown pass, increasing Kansas's lead to 21–10. T.J. Lawrence of Houston kicked a 44-yard field goal for Houston to make it 21–13. Jason Swanson later threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Mark Simmons, giving Kansas a 28–13 lead.

In the fourth quarter, defensive end Charlton Keith intercepted a Houston pass and returned it 14 yards for a touchdown, making it 35–13. Jason Swanson's 48-yard touchdown pass to Brian Murph capped the scoring at 42–13 Kansas.

References

  1. ↑ "Our History – Past MVPs". armedforcesbowl.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Fort Worth Bowl". El Paso Times . December 24, 2005. p. 22. Retrieved December 22, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "NCAA.com – The Official Website of NCAA Championships | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022.


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