2005 Fort Worth Bowl

The 2005 edition of the Fort Worth Bowl (later known as the Armed Forces Bowl), the third edition, featured the Kansas Jayhawks and the Houston Cougars.

2005 Fort Worth Bowl
Kansas Jayhawks Houston Cougars (6–5) (6–5) Big 12 C-USA 42 13 Head coach:  Mark Mangino Head coach:  Art Briles
1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 7 7 14 14 42 Houston 0 10 3 0 13
Date	December 23, 2005
Season	2005
Stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Location	Fort Worth, Texas
MVP	Jason Swanson (QB, Kansas) & Kevin Kolb (QB, Houston)[1]
Favorite	Kansas by 3
Attendance	33,505[2]
Payout	US$750,000[3]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Gary Thorne (play-by-play)

Game summary

Brian Murph of Kansas scored the first points of the game on an 85-yard touchdown return of a punt to give Kansas an early 7–0 lead. Houston's Ben Bell answered in the second quarter with a 32-yard field goal making it 7–3. Kansas quarterback Jason Swanson fired a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jon Cornish making it 14–3 Kansas. With 57 seconds left in the first half, Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb scored on a 1-yard touchdown run bringing it to 14–10 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Jason Swanson again found Jon Cornish for a 30-yard touchdown pass, increasing Kansas's lead to 21–10. T.J. Lawrence of Houston kicked a 44-yard field goal for Houston to make it 21–13. Jason Swanson later threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Mark Simmons, giving Kansas a 28–13 lead.

In the fourth quarter, defensive end Charlton Keith intercepted a Houston pass and returned it 14 yards for a touchdown, making it 35–13. Jason Swanson's 48-yard touchdown pass to Brian Murph capped the scoring at 42–13 Kansas.

External links

• USAToday.com recap of game

References

1. "Our History – Past MVPs". armedforcesbowl.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
2. "Fort Worth Bowl". El Paso Times. December 24, 2005. p. 22. Retrieved December 22, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
3. http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=6984