The 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl was a
college football bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is one of a number of post-season college football games that are primarily played by teams belonging to the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). For most of its history, the Division I Bowl Subdivi ...
. It featured the
Navy Midshipmen, and the
Boston College Eagles
The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams that represent Boston College, located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivisi ...
. The game was played on Saturday, December 30, 2006, at 1:00 PM EST.
Boston College got on the board first following a 2-yard touchdown run by quarterback
Matt Ryan. The extra point failed, and Boston College led 6–0. Navy quarterback, Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, known as a running quarterback, surprised BC by throwing a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyree Barnes, to put Navy on top 7–6.
In the second quarter, Navy used its powerful option running attack, and Zerbin Singleton plowed five yards for a touchdown to increase Navy's lead to 14–6. Running back
Brian Toal answered for Boston College with a 1-yard touchdown run to make it 14–13. Kaheaku-Enhada once again threw a touchdown pass, this one covering 24 yards to Jason Tomlinson to increase Navy's lead to 21–13. With no time left in the half, kicker
Steve Aponavicius drilled a 26-yard field goal, to cut the lead to 21–16.
In the third quarter, Navy was poised to score a touchdown, but BC's defense held strong, and forced a field goal. Matthew Harmon]connected on the 22-yard field goal to extend Navy's lead to 24–16. With 7:36 left in the fourth quarter, Ryan found tight end
Ryan Purvis for a 25-yard touchdown pass. The two-point conversion attempt failed, and Navy still led 24–22.
Navy had the ball, with 1:43 left in the game, and Boston College had no time outs left. On the next play,
Reggie Campbell
Reggie Campbell (born August 10, 1985) is an American former football player for the United States Naval Academy team, the Navy Midshipmen. Reggie Campbell is a naval aviator in the United States Navy Reserve
The United States Navy Reserve (USNR ...
fumbled an option pitch, that was recovered by BC's
Jo-Lonn Dunbar at the Navy 40-yard line. Ryan threw a 16-yard pass to Ryan Purvis to get BC into field goal range. Steve Aponavicius drilled a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give Boston College the 25–24 win. The win extended BC's streak of consecutive bowl wins to seven.
References
External links
* https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores106/106364/NCAAF724900.htm
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Boston College Eagles football bowl games
Navy Midshipmen football bowl games
December 2006 sports events in the United States
Meineke Car Care Bowl
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