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2004 Silicon Valley Football Classic
2004 Silicon Valley Football Classic
Troy Trojans	Northern Illinois Huskies
(7–4)	(8–3)
21	34
Head coach: ; Larry Blakeney	Head coach: ; Joe Novak
Date	December 30, 2004
Season	2004
Stadium	Spartan Stadium
Location	San Jose, California
MVP	RB DeWhitt Betterson (Troy); S Lionel Hickenbottom (NIU); KR Dustin Utschig (NIU)
Referee	Joe Rider (ACC)
Payout	US$720,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Pam Ward (play-by-play); Mike Tomczak (analyst); Dave Ryan (sidelines)
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The 2004 Silicon Valley Football Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Troy Trojans and the Northern Illinois Huskies on December 30, 2004, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. It was the fifth and final time the Silicon Valley Football Classic was played and the final game of the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. Northern Illinois defeated Troy 34-21.^[1]

Background

For the 2004 bowl season the Silicon Valley Classic had contractual tie-ins with the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10); neither conference had enough bowl-eligible teams. In previous years the SVC had an agreement to take the Pac-10's No. 6 team, but was displaced by the new Emerald Bowl and had to settle for No. 7, if one existed.^[2] Organizers obtained permission from the Pac-10 to look elsewhere, and on November 16 announced an agreement with the Mid-American Conference, which had five bowl-eligible teams but as yet only two bowls.^[3]

Since the beginning of the bowl in 2000, the Fresno State Bulldogs represented the WAC. Although the SVC invited Fresno State back, the Bulldogs opted for the MPC Computers Bowl, where they would face #18-ranked Virginia from the ACC. Left without a WAC team, organizers turned to the Troy Trojans of the Sun Belt Conference. Troy had never played in a bowl game before, having just moved up to Division I in 2001 and joined the Sun Belt in 2004.^[4]

Game summary

Troy - McDowell 1 yard touchdown run (Whibbs kick), 1st 10:41 (9-78, 4:19)
Troy - Richardson 23 yard touchdown pass from McDowell (Whibbs kick), 1st 6:05 (8-73, 2:51)
Northern Illinois - Wolfe 50 yard touchdown run (Nendick kick), 1st 4:46 (3-73, 1:19)
Northern Illinois - Haldi 1 yard touchdown run (Nendick kick), 1st 1:15 (5-28, 1:46)
Northern Illinois - Nendick 30 yard field goal, 2nd 9:49 (4-1, 1:35)
Northern Illinois - Haldi 1 yard touchdown run (Nendick kick), 2nd 0:34 (7-56, 2:45)
Northern Illinois - Nendick 39 yard field goal, 3rd 7:50 (9-46, 3:35)
Northern Illinois - Harris 3 yard touchdown run (Nendick kick), 4th 14:30 (11-70, 6:37)
Troy - McDowell 4 yard touchdown run (Whibbs kick), 4th 10:50 (9-82, 3:40)

Rain could not stop the Huskies from scoring 34 straight points after trailing 14-0 early in the first quarter. Northern Illinois rushed for 213 yards (as opposed to Troy's 170) while passing for 146 yards to the 122 yards of the Trojans. NIU had the ball for 32:08 of the game. Josh Hadli threw 8-of-24 for 146 yards while rushing for 11 yards on 5 carries. For Troy, DeWhitt Betterson rushed for 150 yards on 25 carries.^[5]

References

^ "Huskies score 34 straight points". ESPN.com. December 30, 2004. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
^ Curtis, Jake (November 25, 2004). "EMERALD BOWL: A gem in the rough? Time may be right for bowl success in S.F." San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
^ "Mid-American Conference strikes deal to get third bowl". USA Today. November 16, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
^ "Huskies, Trojans basking in bowl attention". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
^ "2016 Huskie Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics.

[1] "Huskies score 34 straight points". ESPN.com. December 30, 2004. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2010.

[2] Curtis, Jake (November 25, 2004). "EMERALD BOWL: A gem in the rough? Time may be right for bowl success in S.F." San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 21, 2010.

[3] "Mid-American Conference strikes deal to get third bowl". USA Today. November 16, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2010.

[4] "Huskies, Trojans basking in bowl attention". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 21, 2010.

[5] "2016 Huskie Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics.

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-The '''2004 Silicon Valley Football Classic''' was a post-season [[college football]] [[bowl game]] between the {{cfb link|year=2004|team=Troy Trojans|title=Troy Trojans}} and the {{cfb link|year=2004|team=Northern Illinois Huskies|title=Northern Illinois Huskies}} on December 30, 2004, at [[Spartan Stadium (San Jose)|Spartan Stadium]] in [[San Jose, California]]. It was the fifth and final time the [[Silicon Valley Football Classic]] was played and the final game of the [[2004 NCAA Division I-A football season]] for both teams. Northern Illinois defeated Troy 34-21.<ref>{{cite news | title=Huskies score 34 straight points | publisher=[[ESPN.com]] | date=December 30, 2004 | accessdate=2010-01-20 | url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=243652653}}</ref>
+The '''2004 Silicon Valley Football Classic''' was a post-season [[college football]] [[bowl game]] between the [[2004 Troy Trojans football team|Troy Trojans]] and the [[2004 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois Huskies]] on December 30, 2004, at [[Spartan Stadium (San Jose)|Spartan Stadium]] in [[San Jose, California]]. It was the fifth and final time the [[Silicon Valley Football Classic]] was played and the final game of the [[2004 NCAA Division I-A football season]] for both teams. Northern Illinois defeated Troy 34-21.<ref>{{cite news | title=Huskies score 34 straight points | publisher=[[ESPN.com]] | date=December 30, 2004 | accessdate=2010-01-20 | url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=243652653| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519073050/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=243652653| url-status=dead| archive-date=May 19, 2011}}</ref>
+==Background==
-For the 2004 bowl season the Silicon Valley Classic had contractual tie-ins with the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) and the [[Pacific 10 Conference]] (Pac-10), neither conference had enough bowl-eligible teams. In previous years the SVC had an agreement to take the Pac-10's No. 6 team, but was displaced by the new [[Emerald Bowl]] and had to settle for No. 7, if one existed.<ref>{{cite news | title=EMERALD BOWL: A gem in the rough? Time may be right for bowl success in S.F. | publisher=''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' | date=November 25, 2004 | accessdate=2010-01-21 | first=Jake | last=Curtis | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/25/SPGLAA14PC1.DTL}}</ref> Organizers obtained permission from the Pac-10 to look elsewhere, and on November 16 announced an agreement with the [[Mid-American Conference]], which had five bowl-eligible teams but as yet only two bowls.<ref>{{cite news | title=Mid-American Conference strikes deal to get third bowl | publisher=''[[USA Today]]'' | date=November 16, 2004 | accessdate=2010-01-21 | url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/mac/2004-11-16-mac-silicon-valley_x.htm}}</ref>
+For the 2004 bowl season the Silicon Valley Classic had contractual tie-ins with the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) and the [[Pacific-10 Conference]] (Pac-10); neither conference had enough bowl-eligible teams. In previous years the SVC had an agreement to take the Pac-10's No. 6 team, but was displaced by the new [[Emerald Bowl]] and had to settle for No. 7, if one existed.<ref>{{cite news | title=EMERALD BOWL: A gem in the rough? Time may be right for bowl success in S.F. | newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | date=November 25, 2004 | accessdate=2010-01-21 | first=Jake | last=Curtis | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/25/SPGLAA14PC1.DTL}}</ref> Organizers obtained permission from the Pac-10 to look elsewhere, and on November 16 announced an agreement with the [[Mid-American Conference]], which had five bowl-eligible teams but as yet only two bowls.<ref>{{cite news | title=Mid-American Conference strikes deal to get third bowl | newspaper=[[USA Today]] | date=November 16, 2004 | accessdate=2010-01-21 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/mac/2004-11-16-mac-silicon-valley_x.htm}}</ref>
-Since the beginning of the bowl in 2000, the [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State Bulldogs]] represented the WAC. Although the SVC invited Fresno State back, the Bulldogs opted for the [[2004 MPC Computers Bowl|MPC Computers Bowl]], where they would face #18-ranked Virginia from the ACC. Left without a WAC team, organizers turned to the {{cfb link|year=2004|team=Troy Trojans|title=Troy Trojans}} of the [[Sun Belt Conference]]. Troy had never played in a bowl game before, having just moved up to [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] in 2001 and joined the Sun Belt in 2004.<ref>{{cite news | title=Huskies, Trojans basking in bowl attention | publisher=[[ESPN.com]] | accessdate=2010-01-21 | url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=243652653}}</ref>
+Since the beginning of the bowl in 2000, the [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State Bulldogs]] represented the WAC. Although the SVC invited Fresno State back, the Bulldogs opted for the [[2004 MPC Computers Bowl|MPC Computers Bowl]], where they would face #18-ranked Virginia from the ACC. Left without a WAC team, organizers turned to the [[2004 Troy Trojans football team|Troy Trojans]] of the [[Sun Belt Conference]]. Troy had never played in a bowl game before, having just moved up to [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] in 2001 and joined the Sun Belt in 2004.<ref>{{cite news | title=Huskies, Trojans basking in bowl attention | publisher=[[ESPN.com]] | access-date=2010-01-21 | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/preview?gameId=243652653}}</ref>
-== References ==
+==Game summary==
+*Troy - McDowell 1 yard touchdown run (Whibbs kick), 1st 10:41 (9-78, 4:19)
+*Troy - Richardson 23 yard touchdown pass from McDowell (Whibbs kick), 1st 6:05 (8-73, 2:51)
+*Northern Illinois - Wolfe 50 yard touchdown run (Nendick kick), 1st 4:46 (3-73, 1:19)
+*Northern Illinois - Haldi 1 yard touchdown run (Nendick kick), 1st 1:15 (5-28, 1:46)
+*Northern Illinois - Nendick 30 yard field goal, 2nd 9:49 (4-1, 1:35)
+*Northern Illinois - Haldi 1 yard touchdown run (Nendick kick), 2nd 0:34 (7-56, 2:45)
+*Northern Illinois - Nendick 39 yard field goal, 3rd 7:50 (9-46, 3:35)
+*Northern Illinois - Harris 3 yard touchdown run (Nendick kick), 4th 14:30 (11-70, 6:37)
+*Troy - McDowell 4 yard touchdown run (Whibbs kick), 4th 10:50 (9-82, 3:40)
+Rain could not stop the Huskies from scoring 34 straight points after trailing 14-0 early in the first quarter. Northern Illinois rushed for 213 yards (as opposed to Troy's 170) while passing for 146 yards to the 122 yards of the Trojans. NIU had the ball for 32:08 of the game. Josh Hadli threw 8-of-24 for 146 yards while rushing for 11 yards on 5 carries. For Troy, DeWhitt Betterson rushed for 150 yards on 25 carries.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Huskie Football Media Guide |url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/niuhuskies.com/documents/2016/9/1/2016_NIU_Football_Media_Guide_Complete_.pdf |publisher=Northern Illinois University Athletics}}</ref>
+==References==
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-{{Silicon Valley Football Classic}}
+{{Silicon Valley Football Classic navbox}}
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+{{Northern Illinois Huskies bowl game navbox}}
-{{Northern Illinois bowl games}}
+{{Troy Trojans bowl game navbox}}
-[[Category:Troy Trojans football bowl games]]
+[[Category:2004–05 NCAA football bowl games|Silicon Valley Classic]]
-[[Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football bowl games]]
-[[Category:2004 NCAA Division I-A football season|Silicon Valley Classic]]
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+[[Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football bowl games]]
+[[Category:Troy Trojans football bowl games]]
+[[Category:2004 in sports in California|Silicon Valley F]]

v t e 2004–05 NCAA football bowl game season
New Orleans (Dec. 14) Champs Sports (Dec. 21) GMAC (Dec. 22) Fort Worth (Dec. 23) Las Vegas (Dec. 23) Hawaii (Dec. 24) MPC Computers (Dec. 27) Motor City (Dec. 27) Independence (Dec. 28) Insight (Dec. 28) Alamo (Dec. 29) Houston (Dec. 29) Silicon (Dec. 30) Continental Tire (Dec. 30) Emerald (Dec. 30) Holiday (Dec. 30) Music City (Dec. 31) Liberty (Dec. 31) Peach (Dec. 31) Sun (Dec. 31) Outback (Jan. 1) Gator (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Capital One (Jan. 1)
Bowl Championship Series games: Fiesta (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 3) Orange (National Championship Game) (Jan. 4)
All-Star Games: Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic (Dec. 24) East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 15) Las Vegas All-American Classic (Jan. 22) Hula Bowl (Jan. 22) Senior Bowl (Jan. 29)