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2005 GMAC Bowl

2005 GMAC Bowl
Toledo Rockets UTEP Miners
(8–3) (8–3)
MAC C-USA
45 13
Head coach: 
Tom Amstutz		 Head coach: 
Mike Price
1234 Total
Toledo 721314 45
UTEP 31000 13
DateDecember 21, 2005
Season2005
StadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
LocationMobile, Alabama
MVPBruce Gradkowski (QB, Toledo)
RefereePenn Wagers (SEC)
Attendance35,422[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
GMAC Bowl
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The 2005 GMAC Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the 8th edition. It was played in December 2005, and featured the UTEP Miners, and the Toledo Rockets.

Scoring summary

Toledo scored first on a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bruce Gradkowski to wide receiver John Allen. Reagan Schneider of UTEP kicked a 34-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter to make the lead 7-3. In the second quarter, Gradkowski threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to David Washington Jr. to make the lead 14-3 Toledo. With 5:46 in the half, quarterback Jordan Palmer found wide receiver Johnnie Lee Higgins for an 18-yard touchdown pass. The extra point made the score 14-10 Toledo.

With 2:56 left in the half, Schneider drilled a 23-yard field goal to cut the lead to 14-13. With 1:13 left, Gradkoski found Steve Odom for a 31-yard touchdown pass that extended the lead to 21-13. With only 10 seconds left in the half, Palmer threw an interception to David Thomas that was returned 37 yards for a Toledo touchdown. Toledo led 28-13 at the half. In the third quarter, Jason Robbins kicked a 29-yard field goal to give Toledo a 31-13 lead. Touchdown passes to Josh Powell and Chris Hopkins gave Toledo a 45-13 win.[2]

Statistics

Statistics Toledo UTEP
First Downs 25 16
Rushing Attempts-Yards 39-164 28-63
Passing Yards 304 192
Passes 19-32-2 17-41-2
Total Offense 71-468 69-255
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Interceptions-Yards 2-37 2-16
Penalties-Yards 9-80 4-45
Punts-Average 1-35 5-35.4
Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 1-1
Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-410 4-234
Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-28 0-0
Time of Possession 32:05 27:55

Point shaving

In 2007, members of the Toledo football team were charged with participating in a point shaving scandal. Members of the football team were connected with Detroit-area gamblers and were paid to intentionally affect the final score so that certain point spreads were covered. The 2005 GMAC Bowl was mentioned as a game that was affected.[3]

In 2011, Toledo running back Quinton Broussard pleaded guilty in connection with the point scandal. In the plea, Broussard admitted to receiving $500 for intentionally losing a fumble in the first half, when Toledo held a small lead.[4]

References

  1. ^ Turnstile Tracker: NCAA bowl game attendance trend - MSNBC[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "History: Bowl Summaries". 2007 UTEP Miners Football Media Guide. El Paso, Texas: University of Texas El Paso Department of Athletics. 2007. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "University of Toledo football player charged in point-shaving scheme".
  4. ^ "Ex-Rocket admits to point shaving".
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