| 2006-2007
College Football Season
Champs Sports Bowl
Post-Game
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Maryland
(9-4) |
24 |
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Purdue
(8-6) |
7 |
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Terps
Shell Purdue
by Mike Mitchell
12/30/06
12:07 am est
If
you're not playing for a national championship, perhaps this
is what a bowl game is for. Maryland found a little redemption
in its 24-7 Champs Sports Bowl victory over Purdue.
The Terrapins ended the regular season with consecutive losses
to Boston College and Wake Forest that knocked them out of the
ACC Championship game. The bowl win had to help them feel a lot
better about themselves.
Maryland played, perhaps, its best game of the year. Sam Hollenbach
threw two touchdown passes on a 223-yard night. Lance Ball ran
for 98 yards and Keon Lattimore added 86 as Maryland had the
ball for nearly 40 of the game's 60 minutes.
Meanwhile, Purdue missed a field goal in the first quarter and
fell behind 21-0 before scoring its only touchdown just seconds
before halftime. On its first possession of the second half,
the Boilermakers lost a fumble at the end of a 31-yard pass play.
That seemed to kill their last chance at grabbing some momentum.
For the game, Purdue managed just 21 yards rushing.
Purdue's third consecutive bowl loss dropped its record to 8-6.
Maryland's third straight bowl win improved the Terps final mark
to 9-4.
ACC teams have won each of the last four Champs Sports Bowls. |
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