2005 Sun Bowl

The 2005 Sun Bowl, known as the Vitalis Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2005 in El Paso, Texas. It was the 72nd Sun Bowl. It featured the UCLA Bruins, and the Northwestern Wildcats. UCLA overcame a 22-0 deficit to Northwestern in the first quarter to win 50-38. This is the biggest comeback in UCLA football history.^[3] UCLA running backs Chris Markey and Kahlil Bell shared the most valuable player award, the first such shared award in Sun Bowl history. Defensive tackle Kevin Mims of Northwestern won the Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman award.

The game would unexpectedly be Randy Walker's last as Northwestern head coach. Walker died of an apparent heart attack the following June.

Game summary

The weather was clear and 56 degrees Fahrenheit.^[3]

Northwestern's Joel Howells started the scoring with a 33-yard field goal to give Northwestern an early 3-0 lead. Kevin Mims later scored on a 33-yard interception return to increase Northwestern's lead to 9-0. Mark Philmore rushed 19 yards for a touchdown to put Northwestern up 15-0. However, the kicker missed his second consecutive extra point attempt.

Nick Roach intercepted another UCLA pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown to give Northwestern a 22-0 first quarter lead. At the end of the quarter, running back Kahlil Bell put UCLA on the board, by rushing for a 5-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 22-7. Less than 2 minutes later, quarterback Drew Olson connected with wide receiver Ryan Moya for a 58-yard touchdown pass, to cut the lead to 22-14.

Kahlil Bell scored his second rushing touchdown of the game by rushing 6 yards for a touchdown. Drew Olson then found tight end Marcedes Lewis for the two-point conversion to tie the game at 22. With 29 seconds left in the first half, Olson found wide receiver Marcus Everett for an 8-yard touchdown pass to give UCLA a 29-22 halftime lead.

In the third quarter, Olson connected with Michael Pitre for a 5-yard touchdown pass, to extend the lead to 36-22. Amado Villarreal connected on a 31-yard field goal for Northwestern, to cut the lead to 36-25.

The last 2:30 of the game featured a lot of scoring. Quarterback Brett Basanez found Mark Philmore for an 8-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 36-31 with 2:29 remaining. The ensuing onside kick was recovered by Brandon Breazell and returned 42 yards for a touchdown, extending UCLA's lead to 43-31. With 24 seconds in the game, Basanez found wide receiver Shaun Herbert for a 5-yard touchdown pass, pulling NU to 42-38. The ensuing onside kick was recovered by Brandon Breazell, and once again returned 45 yards for a touchdown. That made the final margin 50-38.

Scoring

First quarter

Northwestern - Joel Howells, 33-yard field goal.
Northwestern - Kevin Mims, 30-yard interception return. Howells’ kick blocked.
Northwestern - Mark Philmore, 19-yard run. Howells’ kick failed.
Northwestern - Nick Roach,35-yard interception return. Howells converts.
UCLA - Kahlil Bell,five-yard run. Jimmy Rotstein converts.

Second quarter

UCLA - Ryan Moya, 58-yard pass from Drew Olson. Rotstein converts.
UCLA - Bell, six-yard run. Lewis, pass from Olson.
UCLA - Marcus Everett eight-yard pass from D. Olson. Rotstein converts.

Third quarter

UCLA - Michael Pitre, five-yard pass from D.Olson. Rotstein converts.
Northwestern - Amado Villarreal, 31-yard field goal.

Fourth quarter

Northwestern - Mark Philmore, eight-yard pass from Brett Basanez. Basanez conversion pass intercepted.
UCLA - Brandon Breazell, 42-yard kickoff return. Brian Malette converts.
Northwestern - Shaun Herbert, five-yard pass from Basanez. Villarreal converts.
UCLA - Breazell, 45-yard kickoff return. Rotstein converts.

Aftermath

The 2005 Sun Bowl game, sponsored by Vitalis, had a $1.5 million payout.^[4]

UCLA Bruin team comeback records

This was the third record setting comeback for the 2005 UCLA Bruin football team. As of the 2007 season, they rank first, second, and third in all time scoring comebacks to win for the UCLA Bruins.^[3]

Down 22 points in the first quarter vs. Northwestern (2005 Sun Bowl) 0-22 / Final Score: 50-38
Down 21 points in the fourth quarter at Stanford (2005) 3-24 / Final Score: 30-27ot
Down 21 points in the second quarter at Washington State (2005) 7-28 / Final Score: 44-41ot

Sun Bowl records

The Northwestern Wildcats broke five records.

Most Passing Completions: 38
Most First Downs, Team: 33
Most Penalties, Team: 5
First Quarter Points, Team: 22
Total offensive yardage584 total yards and the teams combined for another record with 1,037 yards.

The UCLA Bruins broke three records.

Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns: 2
Most Points Game, Team: 50
Biggest Comeback: down 22 Northwestern (22) vs. UCLA (0)

Together Northwestern and UCLA broke or tied six records.

Most Penalties, Combined 7 Northwestern (5) and UCLA (2) (tied with Purdue and Washington in the 2001 Sun Bowl)
Most First Downs, Combined 57 Northwestern (33) and UCLA (24)
Most First Quarter Points, Combined: 29 Northwestern (22) and UCLA (7)
First Half Points, Combined: 51 UCLA (29) and Northwestern (22)
Most Points Game, Combined: 88 UCLA (50) and Northwestern (38)
Total offensive yardage: 1,037 yards.

In addition, Brett Basanez tied the individual record of 38 completions and broke the offensive yardage record at 448 yards.

Sun Bowl Legends

CBS Announcer Verne Lundquist who had been the Sun Bowl broadcaster starting in 1988, and former UCLA Bruins coach Terry Donahue were named Legends of the Sun Bowl.

References

↑ "Northwestern vs UCLA Bruins (Dec 30, 2005)". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
↑ http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=6984
1 2 3 UCLA football Media Guide (PDF copy available at www.uclabruins.com)
↑ AP(1)

External links

AP - No. 17 UCLA 50, Northwestern 38. Associated Press, December 30, 2005

2005–06 NCAA football bowl game season

New Orleans (Dec. 20) GMAC (Dec. 21) Las Vegas (Dec. 22) Poinsettia (Dec. 22) Fort Worth (Dec. 23) Hawaii (Dec. 24) Motor City (Dec. 26) Champs Sports (Dec. 27) Insight (Dec. 27) MPC Computers (Dec. 28) Alamo (Dec. 28) Emerald (Dec. 29) Holiday (Dec. 29) Music City (Dec. 30) Sun (Dec. 30) Independence (Dec. 30) Peach (Dec. 30) Meineke Car Care (Dec. 31) Liberty (Dec. 31) Houston (Dec. 31) Cotton (Jan. 2) Outback (Jan. 2) Gator (Jan. 2) Capital One (Jan. 2)

Bowl Championship Series games: Sugar (Jan. 2) Fiesta (Jan. 2) Orange (Jan. 3) Rose (National Championship Game) (Jan. 4)

All-Star Games: Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic (Dec. 24) Las Vegas All-American Classic (Jan. 14) East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 20) Hula Bowl (Jan. 21) Senior Bowl (Jan. 28)

Sun Bowl

History & conference tie-ins	History Jones Stadium Kidd Field Sun Bowl Broadcasters Pac-12 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference

Games	1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1977 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Notes	There was a Sun Bowl in January and December in 1958 and 1977. There was no Sun Bowl in 1976.

Northwestern Wildcats bowl games

1949 Rose Bowl 1996 Rose Bowl 1997 Florida Citrus Bowl 2000 Alamo Bowl 2003 Motor City Bowl 2005 Sun Bowl 2008 Alamo Bowl 2010 Outback Bowl 2011 TicketCity Bowl 2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas 2013 Gator Bowl 2016 Outback Bowl 2016 Pinstripe Bowl

UCLA Bruins bowl games

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