2023 Hawaii Bowl

2023 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl
2023 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl
20th Hawaii Bowl
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	San Jose State Spartans
(7–5)	(7–5)
Sun Belt	MW
24	14
Head coach: ; Tim Beck	Head coach: ; Brent Brennan
Date	December 23, 2023
Season	2023
Stadium	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP	Ethan Vasko (QB, Coastal Carolina)
Favorite	San Jose State by 9.5
Referee	Greg Sujack (MAC)
Attendance	7,089
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN; ESPN Radio
Announcers	John Schriffen (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline) (ESPN); Kevin Winter (play-by-play) and Trevor Matich (analyst) (ESPN Radio)
International TV coverage
Network	ESPN Deportes
Hawaii Bowl
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The 2023 Hawaii Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2023, at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 20th annual Hawaii Bowl featured the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers of the Sun Belt Conference and the San Jose State Spartans of the Mountain West Conference. The game began at approximately 6:30 p.m. HST and was aired on ESPN.^[4]^[5] The Hawaii Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by shipping API EasyPost and was officially known as the EasyPost Hawaii Bowl.

Teams

The game featured the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from the Sun Belt Conference and the San Jose State Spartans from the Mountain West Conference. This was the first time Coastal Carolina and San Jose State played each other, and the first time either team played in the Hawaii Bowl.^[6]

Coastal Carolina

The Chanticleers opened their regular season with a 27–13 loss on the road at UCLA. After winning two home games, they lost their next two games, against Georgia State and Georgia Southern, to fall to 2–3. However, a win on the road against Appalachian State started a five-game winning streak to reach 7–3 and clinch bowl eligibility. The Chanticleers finished the regular season at 7–5 after losing to James Madison in their final game, 56–14.

San Jose State

The Spartans lost five of their first six regular-season games to open the year at 1–5, including losses to USC, Oregon State, and Toledo, each of which appeared in the College Football Playoff rankings late in the season. San Jose State then ended their regular season on a six-game winning streak, clinching bowl eligibility with a 24–13 win over San Diego State on November 18.

Game summary

2023 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coastal Carolina	7	0	7	10	24
San Jose State	0	0	0	14	14

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, Hawaii

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023
Game time: 5:30 p.m. HST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h) NE
Game attendance: 7,089
Referee: Greg Sujack
TV announcers (ESPN): John Schriffen (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
Box score

Game information

First Quarter

(3:16) CCU – Matt Alaimo 2 yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:24; Coastal Carolina 7–0)

Second Quarter

No scoring

Third Quarter

(3:19) CCU – Kendall Karr 2 yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:25; Coastal Carolina 14–0)

Fourth Quarter

(14:16) CCU – Kade Hensley 49 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:31; Coastal Carolina 17–0)
(12:27) SJSU – Sam Olson 35 yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Coastal Carolina 17–7)
(8:30) SJSU – Quali Conley 12 yard run, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:22; Coastal Carolina 17–14)
(2:43) CCU – Sam Pinckney 8 yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; Coastal Carolina 24–14)

Statistics

Statistics	CCU	SJSU
First downs	20	21
Plays–yards	73–348	55–369
Rushes–yards	40–149	25–159
Passing yards	199	215
Passing: comp–att–int	20–33–0	16–30–0
Time of possession	37:11	22:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Ethan Vasko	20/33, 199 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ethan Vasko	17 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	8 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
San Jose State	Passing	Chevan Cordeiro	16/30, 215 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kairee Robinson	12 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Sam Olson	4 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

References

^ Takase, Kalani (December 24, 2023). "Oscar Smith High alum Ethan Vasko throws 3 TD passes in Coastal Carolina's Hawaii Bowl victory". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. AP. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ Straka, Dean (May 31, 2023). "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
^ Lewis, Barry. "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
^ "Winsipedia - Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. San Jose State Spartans". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

External links

Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

[1] Takase, Kalani (December 24, 2023). "Oscar Smith High alum Ethan Vasko throws 3 TD passes in Coastal Carolina's Hawaii Bowl victory". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. AP. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

[2] Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[3] Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[4] Straka, Dean (May 31, 2023). "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

[5] Lewis, Barry. "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

[6] "Winsipedia - Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. San Jose State Spartans". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

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Games	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Venues	Aloha Stadium (2002–2019) Ching Complex (2021–present)
Sponsors	ConAgra Foods (2002) Sheraton Hotels and Resorts (2003–2013) SoFi (2018–2019) EasyPost (2021–2023)
Related articles	MVPs Ten Year Anniversary Team (2011)