| 2004 Silicon Valley Football Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Spartan Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Jose, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB DeWhitt Betterson (Troy) S Lionel Hickenbottom (NIU) KR Dustin Utschig (NIU) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Joe Rider (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$720,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Pam Ward (play-by-play) Mike Tomczak (analyst) Dave Ryan (sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2004 Silicon Valley Football Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Troy Trojans and the Northern Illinois Huskies on December 30, 2004, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. It was the fifth and final time the Silicon Valley Football Classic was played and the final game of the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. Northern Illinois defeated Troy 34-21.[1]