Don Shula Award
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[edit] Summary
The Shula Bowl is a yearly college football game between the Florida Atlantic University Owls and the Florida International University Golden Panthers. The game's winner receives a traveling trophy, named the Don Shula Award, for one year. The game and trophy are named after former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula, to whom each school's first head coach has previous ties. FAU's head coach Howard Schnellenberger was a former assistant of Shula in the 1970s and FIU's former head coach Don Strock was a former player under Shula in the 1970s and 1980s.
Currently, FAU leads the all-time series four games to one. FAU won the first three games played in the series, FIU won in 2005, and FAU won the most recent game in 2006.
[edit] Results
| Date Played | FAU | FIU | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23, 2002 | FAU | 31 | FIU | 21 | Pro Player Stadium † |
| November 22, 2003 | FAU | 32 | FIU | 23 | FIU Stadium |
| December 4, 2004 | FAU | 17 | FIU | 10 | Pro Player Stadium † |
| November 26, 2005 | FAU | 6 | FIU | 52 | FIU Stadium |
| November 25, 2006 | FAU | 31 | FIU | 0 | Dolphin Stadium |
| November 24, 2007 | 0 | 0 | Miami Orange Bowl $ | ||
† as of 2006 the stadium has since been known as Dolphin Stadium
$ the Shula Bowl will be played at the Miami Orange Bowl in 2007 as a home game for FIU, as their home stadium (FIU Stadium) is undergoing an expansion.
