The Hawai’i Bowl is part of the American Athletic Conference’s bowl lineup in 2015, 2017 and 2019 and pairs the conference against a team from the Mountain West … While The American is 0-1 all-time in the Hawai’i Bowl, current members of the conference have made a combined nine previous appearances in the game, amassing a 5-4 record … The 2017 matchup will be the second trip to the Hawai’i Bowl for Houston, which played in the 2003 game, and the third for Fresno State, which played in the 2012 and 2014 games … This year’s game will be the first meeting between Houston and Fresno State.