2005 GMAC Bowl

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Name=2005 GMAC Bowl
Year=2005
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Date=December 21, 2005
Stadium=Ladd Peebles Stadium
City=Mobile, Alabama
Visitor Name Short=Toledo
Visitor Nickname=Rockets
Home Name Short=UTEP
Home Nickname=Miners
Visitor Record=8-3
Home Record=8-3
Visitor Coach=Tom Amstutz
Home Coach=Mike Price
Visitor1=7
Visitor2=21
Visitor3=3
Visitor4=14
Vistirot total=45
Home1=3
Home2=10
Home3=0
Home4=0
Home total=13
MVP=Toledo QB Bruce Gradkowski
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Intl Announcers=The 2005 GMAC Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the 8th edition. It was played in December 2005, and featured the UTEP Miners, and the Toledo Rockets.

Toledo scored first on a 10 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bruce Gradkowski to wide receiver John Allen. Reagan Schneider of UTEP kicked a 34 yard field goal at the end of the first quarter to make the lead 7-3. In the second quarter, Gradkowski threw a 33 yard touchdown pass to David Washington Jr. to make the lead 14-3 Toledo. With 5:46 in the half, quarterback Jordan Palmer found wide receiver Johnnie Lee Higgins for an 18 yard touchdown pass. The extra point made the score 14-10 Toledo.

With 2:56 left in the half, Schneider drilled a 23 yard field goal to cut the lead to 14-13. With 1:13 left, Gradkoski found Steve Odom for a 31 yard touchdown pass that extended the lead to 21-13. With only 10 seconds left in the half, Palmer threw an interception to David Thomas that was returned 37 yards for a Toledo touchdown. Toledo led 28-13 at the half. In the third quarter, Jason Robbins kicked a 29 yard field goal to give Toledo a 31-13 lead. Touchdown passes to Josh Powell and Chris Hopkins gave Toledo a 45-13 win.

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*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores105/105355/NCAAF163133.htm