2005 Paradise Bowl (Napoleon's World)

The 2004-2005 Paradise Bowl was the 50th annual Paradise Bowl game in La Paz, Peninsula, although it was held in 2005 as opposed to 2004, which it would have been had it not been the designated host of the 2004-05 NCAA college football national championship game - for this reason, there are two 2005 Paradise Bowls, and this one is typically referred to as the 2004 Paradise Bowl, even though it was held in early 2005.

The game pitted the No. 1 Huron Highlanders against the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers, and resulted in a dramatic and now-legendary 20-19 Huron win. The victory handed Huron their 11th national championship and second under relatively young head coach Brett Estevez. The game was the first time that the NCAA had mandated that the Nos. 1 and 2 teams switch between being designated home or away every year - previously, it had been up to the discretion of the bowls. As a result, every game at the conclusion of an even-numbered year required the No. 1 to be the road team, and the conclusion of every odd-numbered year required the No. 1 program to be the home team.