Best Yellow
Jacket Bowl Moment:
Tech boasts a nifty 22-13 bowl record, including 8-5 since 1985.
The Jackets did most of their big-game damage in the 1940s and
1950s; however, it was the 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl which means the
most to today’s generation of Tech fans. Led by the passing of
Shawn Jones and the running of William Bell, Bobby Ross’ team
pummeled Nebraska 45-21, en route to an unbeaten season and the
UPI’s share of the national championship.
Best Bulldog Bowl Moment: In one of the more historic
victories in school history, Fresno State toyed with Pac-10
powerhouse USC in the 1992 Freedom Bowl. The Bulldogs picked off
three Rob Johnson passes and outgained the favored Trojans 405-183
in a surprisingly easy 24-7 win
Miami's best win ...
Boston College 17 ... Miami 14
Glenn Sharpe picked off Matt Ryan to snuff out a final BC
drive and make Miami bowl eligible. The defenses dominated all night
with BC forcing four turnovers including three interceptions from
DeJuan Tribble, who took one 21 yards for a touchdown and a 14-3
lead late in the first half. But the Canes bounced back in the final
minute with a seven-yard Lance Leggett touchdown catch and scored
the only points of the second half on a two-yard Javarris James run.
The two teams combined to convert just four of 27 third down
chances.
Miami's worst performance ...
Virginia 17 ... Miami 7
Jameel Sewell ran for two touchdowns and Miami's offense never
got going until it was too late as Virginia held the Canes to 263
yards of total offense and just 11 first downs. The Canes got 77 of
their yards and their one score on a Lance Leggett touchdown grab
with just over three minutes to play. Sewell's runs came from 12 and
two yards out in the first half, and Noah Greenbaum hit a 22-yard
field goal in the fourth quarter. The Canes came up with five sacks.
Nevada's best win ...
Nevada 23 ... San Jose State 7
Nevada held on to the ball for almost 40 minutes controlling
the game throughout with a one-yard Robert Hubbard touchdown run in the
first, and 27-yard Brett Jaekle field goal in the second, a one-yard
Travis Moore scoring run in the third, and a two-yard Mike McCoy
touchdown run in the fourth. San Jose State got a 13-yard James Jones
touchdown catch at the end of the first half, but the offense turned it
over three times and only managed 77 passing yards.
Nevada's worst performance ...
Fresno State 28 ... Nevada 19
Fresno State RB Dwayne Wright ran for three touchdowns and the
defense held on when Nevada started to control the second half. Helped
by an early missed Nevada extra point and a missed two point conversion
attempt, Fresno State was able to put the game away on a spinning,
bruising nine-yard scoring run by Wright to put the game away. The Wolf
Pack got two touchdown catches from Mike McCoy and got 103 rushing yards
from Robert Hubbard helping to turn the game around in the third
quarter, but the blocked extra point early and a lost fumble on the
opening drive of the second half turned out to be too costly.
2005 MPC Computers Bowl
Boston College 27 ... Boise State 21
Boston College was cruising to an apparently easy win holding
a 27-0 lead late in the third quarter, but it had to hold on for dear
life. Boise State came roaring back highlighted by a 92-yard punt return
for a score from Quinton Jones and a 53-yard touchdown pass to Drisan
James. Driving deep in BC territory trying for the game-winning
touchdown, QB Jared Zabransky was picked off by Ryan Glasper to give BC
its fifth straight bowl win. BC WR Tony Gonzalez caught two of Matt
Ryan's three touchdown passes. Player of the game: Boston College WR Will
Blackmon caught five passes for 144 yards and a touchdown. Stat Leaders: Boston College- Passing:
Matt Ryan, 19-36, 256 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing: L.V. Whitworth, 18-59. Receiving:
Will Blackmon, 5-144, 1 TD Boise State - Passing: Jared Zabransky,
20-35, 279 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Lee Marks, 8-24. Receiving: Legedu Naanee,
5-52
