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College football game
The
2009
Emerald Bowl
was the eighth edition of the
college football
bowl game
, and was played at
AT&T Park
in
San Francisco, California
. The game started at 5:00 PM
PST
on Saturday, December 26,
2009
. The game was telecast on
ESPN
.
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USC
defeated
Boston College
24?13.
The presenting sponsor of the 2009 Emerald Bowl was
Diamond Foods
, promoting its Emerald Nuts brand of snack foods. The company had served as title sponsor of the game for all eight years of the bowl's existence.
Teams
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This marked the first time USC had played in the bowl. The Trojans had played in a
BCS
bowl game each of the past seven years and had hopes to make it back there again this season before dropping three of their last five games. First,
Oregon
defeated USC 47?20, USC's worst loss under
Pete Carroll
up to that time. This was followed by an even worse loss against
Stanford
in the
Coliseum
by a 55?21 margin that eliminated USC from Rose Bowl contention for the first time in seven years as well as its worst loss in 43 years while Stanford's 55 points were the most points ever scored by an opponent against USC. USC's final regular season game was a 21?17 loss to
Arizona
. USC fell out of the AP Top 25 for the first time in eight years after the loss to Wildcats.
Boston College was making its 11th straight bowl appearance. The Eagles were the first team to play in the Emerald Bowl twice, beating
Colorado State
35?21 in the
2003 San Francisco Bowl
(the former name of the Emerald Bowl). Boston College went 8?1 in bowl games in the first decade of the 21st century.
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This was the third meeting between the two schools and the first one in the post-season. USC had won both games in the series, a 23?17 victory in
Los Angeles
in 1987 and a 34?7 win in
Chestnut Hill
in 1988.
Game summary
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USC wore their home cardinal jerseys, and Boston College wore their away white jerseys.
USC
freshman
quarterback
Matt Barkley
threw touchdown passes to
Stanley Havili
on the Trojans first two possessions and added a touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Barkley finished the game with a total of 350 yards passing. Of his 350 yards,
Damian Williams
accounted for 189 of them on 12 catches. Williams was named the game's MVP for his efforts. Boston College was led by tailback
Montel Harris
, who rushed for 102 yards and also added a touchdown run.
Scoring summary
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Scoring Play
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Score
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1st Quarter
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USC -
Stanley Havili
53-yard pass from
Matt Barkley
(Jordan Congdon kick), 6:01
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USC 7?0
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2nd Quarter
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USC - Stanley Havili 5-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Jordan Congdon kick), 12:36
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USC 14?0
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BC -
Montel Harris
7-yard rush (
Steve Aponavicius
missed kick), 9:54
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USC 14?6
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BC - Rich Gunnell 61-yard pass from
Dave Shinskie
(Steve Aponavicius kick), 3:48
|
USC 14?13
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3rd Quarter
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USC - Jordan Congdon 38-yard field goal, 9:08
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USC 17?13
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4th Quarter
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USC - Matt Barkley 1-yard rush (Jordan Congdon kick), 11:53
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USC 24?13
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References
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AT&T Park, SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 26, 2009).
"Boston College Eagles vs. USC Trojans - Box Score - December 26, 2009 - ESPN"
. Scores.espn.go.com
. Retrieved
September 15,
2012
.
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"Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Official Athletic Site"
. Emeraldbowl.cstv.com
. Retrieved
September 15,
2012
.
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Jon Solomon,
2009?10 Bowl TV Ratings
,
The Birmingham News
, January 13, 2010
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"USC, BOSTON COLLEGE MATCH 8-4 RECORDS IN EIGHTH EMERALD BOWL DECEMBER 26 - KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE"
. Emeraldbowl.cstv.com
. Retrieved
September 15,
2012
.
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"Southern California Trojans to meet Boston College Eagles in Emerald Bowl - ESPN"
. Sports.espn.go.com. December 7, 2009
. Retrieved
September 15,
2012
.
External links
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