Koshien Bowl
| December 19 2004, Hanshin, Koshien Stadium |
| Ritsumeikan University Panthers | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| Hosei University Tomahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 3-0 | Kishino | 35 yard field goal |
| 3-7 | Sugawara | 3 yard run (Iizuka kick) |
| 3-10 | Iizuka | 38 yard field goal |
| 10-10 | Ikeno | 6 yard run (Kishino kick) |
| 10-17 | Y. Ito | 91 yard Kickoff return (Iizuka kick) |
| 17-17 | Saito | 6 yard run (Kishino kick) |
| 24-17 | Kinoshita | 26 yard pass from Ikeno (Kishino kick) |
| 31-17 | Kinoshita | 42 yard pass from Ikeno (Kishino kick) |
| 38-17 | Uchida | 60 yard interception return (Kishino kick) |
Team Statistics
| 26-15 | Attempts-Completions | 41-19 |
| 29:55 | Time of Possession | 30:05 |
Individual Statistics
| Rushing |
Ritsumeikan: Kishino 10-54, Furukawa 9-52, Saito 8-22, Tsukuda 6-17, Ikeno
9-(-3), Wada 1-(-3) |
| Hosei: Y. Ito 11-40, Ishikawa 7-10, Maruta 3-1, Marumo 1-0, Sugawara 9-(-10) |
| Passing |
| Ritsumeikan: Ikeno 26-15-159-0-2 |
| Hosei: Ishikawa 21-9-91-3-0, Sugawara 19-10-117-0-0, Nagaura 1-0-0-0-0 |
| Receiving |
| Ritsumeikan: Kinoshita 7-121, Wada 3-14, Tsukuda 2-9, Honda 1-13, Saito 1-3, Ootaki 1-(-1) |
| Hosei: Y. Ito 5-49, Kurashige 5-45, Togura 2-31, Inoue 2-30, Marumo 2-9, Maruta 1-27, Kunitomo 1-15, N. Ito 1-2 |
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Three in a row for Panthers
The Ritsumeikan University Panthers from Kyoto clinched their third straight college championship with a 38-17 win in the Koshien Bowl against the Hosei University Tomahawks. Underdog Hosei kept the game close and took a 17-10 lead with a 91-yard kickoff return at the beginning of the second half. It took back to back fumbles by Hosei to turn things around for the Kansai League champion Panthers.
A fumble by Hosei QB Naoya Ichikawa lead to the touchdown by RB Hisashi Saito that tied the game at 17-17 and QB Shin Ikeno's 26-yard touchdown pass to WR Noriaki Kinoshita that gave the Panthers a 24-17 lead one minute and 24 seconds later came on the first play after a fumble by Hosei QB Shun Sugawara. Ritsumeikan took a 14 point lead (31-17) on Ikeno's second touchdown pass to Kinoshita in the third minute of the fourth quarter. About two and a half minutes later LB Akira Uchida increased the lead to 38-17 with a 60-yard interception return.
Two touchdowns by WR Noriaki Kinoshita put the
Ritsumeikan Panthers ahead for good against the Hosei Tomahawks.
(Photo: X League / Makoto Sato, Text: Dieter Hoch)
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