2005 Motor City Bowl

2005 Motor City Bowl
Bowl Game
Akron Zips Memphis Tigers (7–5) (6–5) 31 38 Head coach:  J.D. Brookhart Head coach:  Tommy West 1 2 3 4 Total University of Akron 3 0 7 21 31 University of Memphis 0 13 7 18 38
Date	December 26, 2005
Season	2005
Stadium	Ford Field
Location	Detroit, Michigan
Attendance	50,616
Motor City Bowl  < 2004  2006 >

The 2005 Motor City Bowl, part of the 2005–06 NCAA football bowl games season, occurred on December 27, 2005 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The University of Memphis Tigers football team beat the University of Akron Zips football team 38-31.

This game may be most noteworthy for being the first major bowl game for the University of Akron and for being the final college game for All-American and All-Pro running back DeAngelo Williams.

External links

• ESPN game recap