The 2005 GMAC Bowl

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was an American college football

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 bowl game

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. It was part of the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season

2005 NCAA Division I-A football season

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, and was the 8th edition. It was played in December 2005, and featured the , and the .

Toledo scored first on a 10 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bruce Gradkowski

Bruce Gradkowski

Bruce Raymond Gradkowski is an American Football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft after playing college football at Toledo.Gradkowski has previously been a member of the Tampa...

 to wide receiver John Allen

John Allen (American football)

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. Reagan Schneider of UTEP kicked a 34 yard field goal at the end of the first quarter to make the lead 7-3. In the second quarter, Gradkowski threw a 33 yard touchdown pass to David Washington Jr. to make the lead 14-3 Toledo. With 5:46 in the half, quarterback Jordan Palmer found wide receiver Johnnie Lee Higgins

Johnnie Lee Higgins

Johnnie Lee Higgins is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round out of the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2007 NFL Draft.Higgins has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles...

 for an 18 yard touchdown pass. The extra point made the score 14-10 Toledo.

With 2:56 left in the half, Schneider drilled a 23 yard field goal to cut the lead to 14-13. With 1:13 left, Gradkoski found Steve Odom

Steve Odom

Steve Odom is a former American football wide receiver and kick returner in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants . He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1975 season.Odom holds the Packers team record for the longest punt return for a touchdown...

 for a 31 yard touchdown pass that extended the lead to 21-13. With only 10 seconds left in the half, Palmer threw an interception to David Thomas that was returned 37 yards for a Toledo touchdown. Toledo led 28-13 at the half. In the third quarter, Jason Robbins kicked a 29 yard field goal to give Toledo a 31-13 lead. Touchdown passes to Josh Powell and Chris Hopkins gave Toledo a 45-13 win.

External links

• http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores105/105355/NCAAF163133.htm