Armed Forces Bowl History formerly the Fort Worth Bowl
2006
Utah 25, Tulsa 13
2005
Kansas 42, Houston 13
2004
Cincinnati 32, Marshall 14
2003
Boise State 34, TCU 31
Best Bear Bowl Moment:
You’ve got to venture all the
way back to 1938 and the days of
Vic Bottari to find a truly
meaningful Cal bowl victory.
The “Thunder Team”, as they were
dubbed, shut out Alabama 13-0 in
the Rose Bowl, en route to the
Bears’ second and last national
championship. Cal finished its
season in Pasadena eight times
from 1921-1959, but hasn’t been
back since.
Best Falcon Bowl Moment:
One of the most decisive
postseason wins in Air Force
history came in the 1998 Oahu
Bowl, a 45-25 demolition of the
Pac-10’s Washington. The
Falcons were uncommonly balanced
in the lopsided victory,
generating 232 yards on the
ground and 267 yards through the
air from game MVP, QB Blane
Morgan.
Tulsa's best win ...
Tulsa 20 ... Southern Miss 6
Cauvey Jackson tore off a 59-yard scoring run early in the
first quarter for all the points Tulsa would need thanks to a
brilliant performance from the defense. Southern Miss gained 243
yards and turned it over twice while only managing two
second-quarter Darren McCaleb field goals. Tulsa was able to put it
away for good in the fourth quarter on a seven-yard Paul Smith
touchdown run and a two-yard Courtney Tennial dash. Linebackers
Nelson Coleman and Nick Bunting combined for 27 tackles for the
Golden Hurricane.
Tulsa's worst loss ...
SMU 34 ... Tulsa 24
Justin Willis threw two touchdown passes and ran for a
six-yard score as SMU overcame a 24-7 halftime deficit to score 27
unanswered points pulling away on a 14-yard Blake Warren touchdown run
with just over five minutes to play. Tulsa got up early helped by short
touchdown runs from Courtney Tennial and Paul Smith along with a 12-yard
Idris Moss touchdown catch, but the offense couldn't keep drives going
in the second half as SMU held on to the ball for almost 18 minutes.
Moss finished with 13 catches for the Golden Hurricane
Utah's best win ...
Utah 20 ... TCU 7
Utah got two touchdown passes from Brett Ratliff to Brett
Casteel and the defense forced three turnovers in the fourth quarter
to go 2-0 in Mountain West play. TCU got a one-yard Lonta Hobbs
touchdown run in the second quarter, but failed to connect on a few
chances in the second half and got many of its 310 yards on a
garbage time final drive. Louie Sakoda hit field goals from 29 and
32 yards out for the Utes.
Utah's worst loss ...
Wyoming 31 ... Utah 15
Wyoming got out to a 31-0 lead helped by a 24-yard touchdown
catch from Michael Ford and a four-yard run from Karsten Sween. The
defense got into the act in the second half with Julius Stinson
returning an interception 42 yards for a touchdown. Utah finally got on
the board with a 35-yard Eric Weddle fumble return for a score, but the
offense didn't get in the end zone until just over four minutes to play
on a three-yard Derrek Richards touchdown catch.
2006 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Utah 25 ... Tulsa 13
Utah outgained Tulsa 405 yards to 254 and had no problems moving the
ball, but it finished off several drives with field goals. Fortunately
for the Utes, Louie Sakoda hit all four of his attempts connecting from
45, 39, 41, and 34 yards, to go along with a ten-yard touchdown pass to
Brent Casteel for a 19-7 lead going into the fourth quarter. Tulsa's
offense never got on track only managing a one-yard Paul Smith touchdown
run capitalizing on a Bobby Blackshire interception of Brett Ratliff.
Tulsa appeared to be back in it only down six, but Eric Weddle took over
moving over from the defensive side to run Utah's offense, literally,
with a key late drive running seven times with a four-yard touchdown
dash sealing the win.
Player of the game ... Utah's Eric Weddle ran ten times for 56 yards and a touchdown, made
six tackles, recovered a fumble was in on half a sack and picked off a
pass Stat Leaders: Utah- Passing: Brett Ratliff,
23-34, 240 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing: Brent Casteel, 7-66 Receiving: Brian
Hernandez, 8-55 Tulsa - Passing: Paul Smith, 0-27, 158 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Courtney Tennial, 6-53 Receiving: Tarrion Adams, 9-63
