2006 Champs Sports Bowl
College football game
| 2006 Champs Sports Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Sam Hollenbach (Maryland) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Rocky Goode (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,168 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brad Nessler (play-by-play); Paul Maguire and Bob Griese (analysts) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Champs Sports Bowl was played on December 29, 2006. This 17th edition to the college football bowl game featured the Maryland Terrapins and the Purdue Boilermakers.
Game summary
- Maryland - Joey Haynos 4 yard pass from Sam Hollenbach (Dan Ennis kick)
- Maryland - Cory Jackson 1 yard run (Dan Ennis kick)
- Maryland - Darrius Heyward-Bey 46 yard pass from Sam Hollenbach (Dan Ennis kick)
- Purdue - Greg Orton 12 yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick)
- Maryland - Dan Ennis 22 yard field goal
Maryland started the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sam Hollenbach to Joey Haynos, giving Maryland a 7-0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter, running back Cory Jackson scored on a 1-yard touchdown lead, to stretch the lead out to 14–0. With 2:05 left in the first half, Hollenbach connected on a 46-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, increasing Maryland's lead to 21–0.
With only 30 seconds left in the first half, quarterback Curtis Painter threw a touchdown pass to make the half-time score 21–7, Maryland. In the third quarter, Dan Ennis added a 22-yard field goal, which would cap the scoring, and make the final margin 24–7, Maryland.[1]
Aftermath
Maryland had announced in 2012 that they would join Purdue in the Big Ten, in 2014.
References
- ^ "Champs Sports Bowl - Purdue vs Maryland Box Score, December 29, 2006".
External links
- http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores106/106363/NCAAF724891.htm
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