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was a college football

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, played as part of the bowl game schedule of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The second edition of the Oahu Bowl, it was the latter part of a

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Day doubleheader at Aloha Stadium in

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, preceded by the Aloha Bowl. Televised by

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, the game on December 25 matched the Hawaii Warriors, co-champions of the

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(WAC), and the favored

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of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), who were making their first bowl game appearance in 35 years. Tied at ten at halftime, Hawaii scored thirteen straight points to win 23–17 and finished the season at 9–4; the Beavers fell The victory capped one of the most memorable seasons in school history as Hawaii had seen an improvement of nine wins over the previous

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Scoring summary

First quarter *OSU -

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1-yard run (Ryan Cesca kick) (8:08). 7–0 OSU Second quarter *HAW - Eric Hannum 26-yard FG. (12:40). 7–3 OSU *HAW - Channon Harris 9-yard pass from Dan Robinson (Hannum kick). (6:05). 10–7 HAW *OSU - Cesca 37-yard FG. (00:00). 10–10 Tie Third quarter *HAW - Harris 30-yard pass from Robinson (Hannum kick). (6:30). 17–10 HAW *HAW - Hannum 22-yard FG. (2:10). 20–10 HAW Fourth quarter *HAW - Hannum 35-yard FG. (2:58). 23–10 HAW *OSU - Simonton 13-yard run (Cesca kick) (1:27). 23–17 HAW :

References

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