{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox college football game | name = | year_game_played = 2004 | title_sponsor = EV1.net | game_name = Houston Bowl | football_season = 2004 | visitor_name_short = UTEP | visitor_nickname = Miners | visitor_school = University of Texas at El Paso | home_name_short = Colorado | home_nickname = Buffaloes | home_school = University of Colorado | visitor_record = 8–3 | visitor_conference = WAC | home_record = 7–5 | home_conference = Big 12 | visitor_coach = Mike Price | home_coach = Gary Barnett | visitor_1q = 14 | visitor_2q = 7 | visitor_3q = 0 | visitor_4q = 7 | home_1q = 3 | home_2q = 10 | home_3q = 6 | home_4q = 14 | date_game_played = December 29 | stadium = Reliant Stadium | city = Houston, Texas | referee = Karl Richins (Mtn. West) | attendance = 27,235<ref name="2004Bowl">{{cite web| url= http://utepathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08FBMediaGuide| title= 2008 UTEP Miners Football Media Guide| publisher= UTEP Sports Information| accessdate= December 8, 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081029222232/http://utepathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08FBMediaGuide| archivedate= October 29, 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref> | payout = 1,100,000 per team<ref>{{cite news| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20041126/ai_n11487118 | work=Deseret News | title=Football 2004–05 bowl schedule | date=November 26, 2004| accessdate= December 23, 2008 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> | us_network = ESPN }}
The '''2004 EV1.net Houston Bowl''' was the fifth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the Colorado Buffaloes from the Big 12 Conference and the UTEP Miners from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The game was the final competition of the 2004 football season for each team and resulted in a 33–28 Colorado victory.<ref name="UTEPWeb">{{cite book |title=2007 UTEP Miners Football Media Guide |year=2007 |chapter=History: Bowl Summaries |page=155 |publisher=University of Texas El Paso Department of Athletics |location=El Paso, Texas |url=http://www.utepathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mediaguide |accessdate=December 27, 2015 |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105190333/http://www.utepathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mediaguide |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Scoring summary== ;First quarter *'''Colorado''' Mason Crosby 26 yard field goal. '''3–0 Colorado''' *'''UTEP''' Howard Jackson 7 yard touchdown run. '''7–3 UTEP''' *'''UTEP''' Josh Chamois 1 yard touchdown run. '''14–3 UTEP'''
;Second quarter *'''Colorado''' Hugh Charles 1 yard touchdown run. '''14–10 UTEP''' *'''Colorado''' Mason Crosby 54 yard field goal. '''14–13 UTEP''' *'''UTEP''' Jordan Palmer 17 yard touchdown pass to Jayson Boyd. '''21–13 UTEP'''
;Third quarter *'''Colorado''' Mason Crosby 37 yard field goal. '''21–16 UTEP''' *'''Colorado''' Mason Crosby 20 yard field goal. '''21–19 UTEP'''
;Fourth quarter *'''UTEP''' Jordan Palmer 4 yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. '''28–19 UTEP''' *'''Colorado''' Joel Klatt 78 yard touchdown pass to Joe Klopfenstein. '''28–26 UTEP''' *'''Colorado''' Joel Klatt 39 yard touchdown pass to Evan Judge. '''33–28 Colorado'''
==Statistics== {| class="wikitable" ! Statistics !! Colorado !! UTEP |- |First downs ||23 ||19 |- |Rushing attempts-Yards ||44-157 ||27-34 |- |Passing yards ||333 ||328 |- |Passes ||33-24-0 ||42-22-2 |- |Total offense ||77-490 ||69-362 |- |Fumbles-Lost ||0-0 ||1-1 |- |Interceptions-Yards ||2-1 ||0-0 |- |Penalties-Yards ||10-83 ||4-43 |- |Punts-Yards ||4-50.0 ||5-45.0 |- |Punt returns-Yards ||2-2 ||2-11 |- |Kickoff returns-Yards ||5-83 ||1-16 |- |Sacks by: Number-Yards ||2-8 ||3-21 |- |Time of Possession ||37:09 ||22:51 |- |}
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