2022 Hula Bowl
76th Hula Bowl
Team Aina Team Kai
20 21
Head coach: 
Mike Smith		 Head coach: 
Brian Billick
1234 Total
Team Aina 3773 20
Team Kai 01470 21
DateJanuary 15, 2022
Season2021
StadiumBounce House
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVP
  • Kai: Bryant Koback (RB, Toledo) & Tayler Hawkins (CB, San Diego State)
  • Aina: Tavell Harris (WR, Washington State) & Luke Masterson (LB, Wake Forest)[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS Sports Network
Hula Bowl
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The 2022 Hula Bowl was a postseason college football all-star game played on January 15, 2022, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, at the Bounce House in Orlando, Florida.[2] It was the first all-star contest of the 2021–22 bowl games and, while not restricted to FBS players, one of the final games of the 2021 FBS football season. Television coverage was provided by CBS Sports Network.[2] This was the first playing of the Hula Bowl outside of Hawaii, due to Aloha Stadium near Honolulu being closed for renovations.[3] The game rostered players into Aina and Kai teams, the words for land and sea in the Hawaiian language.[4]

Coaches

The Bounce House in February 2020

Team Aina was led by Mike Smith, former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, while Team Kai will be led by Brian Billick, former head coach of the Baltimore Ravens.[4] Complete coaching staffs were announced as follows:[4]

Role Team Aina Team Kai
Head coach Mike Smith Brian Billick
Offensive coordinator Ron Turner
Defensive coordinator Tim Lewis Wade Phillips
Offensive line Tony Wise Mike Tice
Tight ends Jonathan Hayes Taylor Jones
Wide receivers Kevin Sumlin
Running backs Gerald Brown Scott Phillips Jr[5]
Defensive line Jay Hayes Bill Johnson
Linebackers Bob Sanders Steve Thompson
Defensive backs Andrew Weidinger Carnell Lake

Game

Player invitations were determined by the Hula Bowl Selection Committee led by directors of Scouting, Damond Talbot, Scott Phillips Jr,[6] and Jimmy Williams, primarily based on "potential to make a professional Football team roster".[7] Team Kai wore blue uniforms and Team Aina wore black uniforms.

Game summary

2022 Hula Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
Aina 3 7 7320
Kai 0 14 7021

at Bounce House • Orlando, Florida

Game information
First quarter
  • 3:47 Aina – Nick Sciba (Wake Forest) 52-yard field goal. Aina 3–0
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • 5:48 Kai – Tayler Hawkins (San Diego State) 44-yard interception return, kick good. Kai 21–10
  • 4:08 Aina – Travelle Harris (Washington State) 72-yard reception from Brandon Peters (Illinois), kick good. Kai 21–17
Fourth quarter
  • 7:57 Aina – Nick Sciba (Wake Forest) 26-yard field goal. Kai 21–20

See also

References

  1. ^ Beede, Jason (January 16, 2022). "Ex-UCF QB Milton, Team AINA fall short". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 4 (Section 3). Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Game Day 2022". hulabowl.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hula Bowl to be played at UCF for one year". clickorlando.com. August 9, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Hula Bowl 2022 Coaches Announced". hulabowl.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Talbot, Damond. "Meet Our Team". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Scott Phillips - Offensive Quality Control Coach - Football Support Staff". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Selection Process". hulabowl.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

External links

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