2023 Hawaii Bowl

Postseason college football bowl game

College football game

2023 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl

20th Hawaii Bowl
| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | San Jose State Spartans

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(7–5) | (7–5)
Sun Belt | MW
24 | 14
Head coach:
Tim Beck | Head coach:
Brent Brennan
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Coastal Carolina | 7| 0| 7| 10 | 24
San Jose State | 0| 0| 0| 14 | 14
Date| December 23, 2023
Season| 2023
Stadium| Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
Location| Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP| Ethan Vasko (QB, Coastal Carolina)[1]
Favorite| San Jose State by 9.5[2]
Referee| Greg Sujack (MAC)[3]
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

< 2022 |  2024 >

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[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

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[edit]

Main article: 2023 San Jose State Spartans football team

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[edit]

2023 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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[edit]

Statistics  | CCU  | SJSU

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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

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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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

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* List of Hawaii Bowl broadcasters
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* 2020 Cure Bowl
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