2005 Motor City Bowl

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 Memphis Tigers beat the Akron Zips 38–31.

This game is most noteworthy for being the first FBS bowl game the University of Akron Zips football team has played in, and for being the final college game for All-American and All-Pro running back DeAngelo Williams. Williams was named the Game MVP.

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ESPN game recap

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v t e 2005–06 NCAA football bowl game season
New Orleans (Dec. 20) GMAC (Dec. 21) Las Vegas (Dec. 22) Poinsettia (Dec. 22) Fort Worth (Dec. 23) Hawaii (Dec. 24) Motor City (Dec. 26) Champs Sports (Dec. 27) Insight (Dec. 27) MPC Computers (Dec. 28) Alamo (Dec. 28) Emerald (Dec. 29) Holiday (Dec. 29) Music City (Dec. 30) Sun (Dec. 30) Independence (Dec. 30) Peach (Dec. 30) Meineke Car Care (Dec. 31) Liberty (Dec. 31) Houston (Dec. 31) Cotton (Jan. 2) Outback (Jan. 2) Gator (Jan. 2) Capital One (Jan. 2)
Bowl Championship Series games: Sugar (Jan. 2) Fiesta (Jan. 2) Orange (Jan. 3) Rose (National Championship Game) (Jan. 4)
All-Star Games: Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic (Dec. 24) Las Vegas All-American Classic (Jan. 14) East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 20) Hula Bowl (Jan. 21) Senior Bowl (Jan. 28)