2020 Hula Bowl

2020 Newsweek Hula Bowl
74th Hula Bowl
Team Aina Team Kai
7 23
Head coach: 
Mike Smith		 Head coach: 
Rex Ryan
1234 Total
Team Aina 0700 7
Team Kai 013100 23
DateJanuary 26, 2020
Season2019
StadiumAloha Stadium
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
MVPTeam Kai: Reggie Walker (DE, Kansas State)
Team Aina: Niko Lalos (DE, Dartmouth)[1]
National anthemSabrina McKenna
RefereeSteve Strimling (Pac-12)
Halftime showKamehameha Schools Warrior Marching Band & Color Guard[2]
Attendance5,500[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS Sports Network
AnnouncersKanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Jordan Helle (color), Kainoa Carlson (sideline), Ian Scheuring (sideline)
Hula Bowl
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The 2020 Hula Bowl was a post-season college football all-star game played on January 26, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. HST (10:30 p.m. EST), at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game featured "NCAA college football players from all divisions, along with international players".[4] The game was the last of the 2019–20 bowl games and, while not restricted to FBS players, it was the final game of the 2019 FBS football season.

This was the first playing of the Hula Bowl since January 12, 2008.[5] Head coaches were Rex Ryan and Mike Smith,[6] who both previously coached at the college and professional levels.[7] Scouts from the CFL, NFL, and XFL were expected to attend.[8] Television coverage was provided by the CBS Sports Network.[9] With news magazine Newsweek as the title sponsor, the game was officially the Newsweek Hula Bowl.[10]

  1. ^ McDonald, Scott (January 27, 2020). "Hula Bowl Showcases Defensive Prowess as All-Star Game Returns for First Time in 12 Years". newsweek.com. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. ^ @KSNews (January 26, 2020). "Did you catch the @kskcampus Warrior Marching Band & Color Guard's performance during the Hula Bowl halftime show?" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference HSA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Our History". hulabowl.com. 2019. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "BOWL/ALL STAR GAME RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. 2019. p. 184. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (October 31, 2019). "Hula Bowl to return after 12-year absence". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "2020 Hula Bowl Coaches". hulabowl.com. 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "Selection Process". hulabowl.com. 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  9. ^ Peterkin, Olivia (October 31, 2019). "HULA BOWL to reboot after 12 years as part of CBS Network partnership". bizjournals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  10. ^ "HULA BOWL and NEWSWEEK Announce Title Sponsorship". hulabowl.com (Press release). January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.