1996 Aloha Bowl
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The 1996 Aloha Bowl was a college football
bowl game
played December 25, 1996 in Honolulu, Hawaii
. It was part of the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season
. It featured the , and the .
The game started with California cornerback Deltha O'Neal
taking the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, giving the Golden Bears a 6-0 lead, but the extra point was blocked. Navy answered with a 7 yard touchdown run from tailback Tim Canada taking a 7-6 lead with 6:21 remaining in the 1st quarter.
The Golden Bears retook the lead just 3 minutes later with a 6 yard touchdown pass from Pat Barnes
to Bobby Shaw
giving Cal a 13-7 lead. The Midshipmen answered with two scores in the opening 5 minutes of the second stanza giving the Midshipmen a 21-13 lead. Navy had scored on touchdown drives of 76 and 95 yards.
With 6 minutes to play in the first half, Cal quarterback Pat Barnes found wide receiver Sean Bullard for a 20 yard touchdown pass, and found Na'il Benjamin for the two point conversion tying the game at 21.The Cal defense than forced a 3 and out, and Deltha O'Neal scored on a 31 yard wide receiver reverse giving the Golden Bears a 28-21 lead.
With just 39 seconds in the first half, Navy quarterback Chris McCoy threw a 2 yard touchdown pass tying the game at 28, but Cal answered with a 20 yard Pat Barnes strike to Bobby Shaw, giving Cal a 35-28 lead going into halftime.
The second half featured less scoring. In the third quarter, Ryan Longwell
kicked a 41 yard field goal to give Cal a 38-28 lead.In the fourth quarter, with 8 minutes remaining, back up quarterback Ben Fay forever became a part of Navy Football lore as he came off the bench and led the first of 2 Navy 4th quarter drives first scored on a 3 yard touchdown run making the score 38-35. Cal drove deep into Navy territory, but turned it over at the Navy 16 yard line with 3 minutes left. Then with just 1:41 remaining in the game, Fay scored on the gamewinning 10 yard touchdown run, making the final 42-38 Navy.
The game was notable for its offensive output, with both teams putting up 1080 combined yards, an Aloha Bowl record. Navy rolled up 646 yards of total offense in the game. The first half featured 63 points being scored. Wide receiver Schemm broke the bowl game record for receiving yards with 193 in the game.
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played December 25, 1996 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
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. It was part of the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season
1996 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions, but not as unanimously as the Bowl Alliance would have hoped....
. It featured the , and the .
The game started with California cornerback Deltha O'Neal
Deltha O'Neal
Deltha Lee O'Neal, III is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round as the 15th pick overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, after playing college football at California.A two-time Pro Bowl selection, O'Neal has also been a member...
taking the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, giving the Golden Bears a 6-0 lead, but the extra point was blocked. Navy answered with a 7 yard touchdown run from tailback Tim Canada taking a 7-6 lead with 6:21 remaining in the 1st quarter.
The Golden Bears retook the lead just 3 minutes later with a 6 yard touchdown pass from Pat Barnes
Pat Barnes
Pat Barnes is a retired National Football League quarterback. He played from 1997 to 2003 in the NFL, XFL, and CFL....
to Bobby Shaw
Bobby Shaw
Bobby T. Shaw is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Shaw has played for 4 NFL teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, and San Diego Chargers and 1 team in the ACFL . Shaw attended Galileo High School and played college football at...
giving Cal a 13-7 lead. The Midshipmen answered with two scores in the opening 5 minutes of the second stanza giving the Midshipmen a 21-13 lead. Navy had scored on touchdown drives of 76 and 95 yards.
With 6 minutes to play in the first half, Cal quarterback Pat Barnes found wide receiver Sean Bullard for a 20 yard touchdown pass, and found Na'il Benjamin for the two point conversion tying the game at 21.The Cal defense than forced a 3 and out, and Deltha O'Neal scored on a 31 yard wide receiver reverse giving the Golden Bears a 28-21 lead.
With just 39 seconds in the first half, Navy quarterback Chris McCoy threw a 2 yard touchdown pass tying the game at 28, but Cal answered with a 20 yard Pat Barnes strike to Bobby Shaw, giving Cal a 35-28 lead going into halftime.
The second half featured less scoring. In the third quarter, Ryan Longwell
Ryan Longwell
Ryan Walker Longwell is an American football placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he started his professional football career with the San Francisco 49ers, but never played a game for the franchise...
kicked a 41 yard field goal to give Cal a 38-28 lead.In the fourth quarter, with 8 minutes remaining, back up quarterback Ben Fay forever became a part of Navy Football lore as he came off the bench and led the first of 2 Navy 4th quarter drives first scored on a 3 yard touchdown run making the score 38-35. Cal drove deep into Navy territory, but turned it over at the Navy 16 yard line with 3 minutes left. Then with just 1:41 remaining in the game, Fay scored on the gamewinning 10 yard touchdown run, making the final 42-38 Navy.
The game was notable for its offensive output, with both teams putting up 1080 combined yards, an Aloha Bowl record. Navy rolled up 646 yards of total offense in the game. The first half featured 63 points being scored. Wide receiver Schemm broke the bowl game record for receiving yards with 193 in the game.