2006: Dec. 31, 2006 Miami 21, Nevada 20

Score by Period:        1   2   3   4   Final

Miami                           7   7   7   7   21 

Nevada                        2   9   3   6   20

Miami’s Chavez Grant intercepted a Jeff Rowe pass at the Miami 33 yard line with 18 seconds left to secure a 21-20 win over Nevada in the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl. Miami Quarterback Kirby Freeman completed 11 of 19 passes for 272 yards including 2 touchdowns.  Nevada’s Rowe was 20 of 31 for 192 yards.  They were each named their respective teams MVP’s.

Miami led Nevada 14-11 at half-time; the Wolf Pack outscored the Hurricane’s 9-7 in the 2nd half. 

Attendance: 28,652

 

2005: Dec. 28, 2005 – Boston College 27, Boise State 21

Score by Period:        1   2   3   4   Final

Boston College           7   17  3   0   27

Boise State                 0   0   7   14  21

Boston College’s Matthew Ryan threw three first-half touchdown passes and Ryan Glasper intercepted Boise State’s Jared Zabransky’s pass in the end zone with 37 seconds left as Boston College (9-3) held on for a

27-21 win. The Broncos (9-3) got to 27-21 with 3:51 left after Quinton Jones returned a punt 92 yards for a TD. Jones broke two tackles inside his own 10, broke two more and traversed the field for the longest punt return in the bowl’s history. Quarterbacks Ryan and Zabransky were voted by the media as MVPs for each team.

Attendance: 30,493

 

2004: Dec. 27, 2004 - Fresno State 37, Virginia 34 (OT)

Score by Period:        1   2   3   4   OT  Final

Virginia                       14  7   3   7   3   34

Fresno State               7   3   7   14  6   37

Paul Pinegar completed 23 of 36 passes for 235 yards without an interception, helping the Bulldogs (9-3) erase a 21-7 second-quarter deficit and notch another win against a big-name team. He received Fresno State’s MVP honors as voted by the media. The Cavaliers (8-4) quarterback Marques Hagans also had a great game, throwing for 162 yards on 18-of-30 passing with one TD. He ran for 85 yards and a TD, and his team’s best play was often a drop-back pass that morphed into a long scramble. He received the media’s vote for Virginia’s MVP of the game. A crowd of 28,516 watched the game on a clear winter day in the mid-40’s.

Attendance: 28,516

 

2003: Jan. 3, 2004 - Georgia Tech 52, Tulsa 10

Score by Period:        1   2   3   4     Final

Georgia Tech             7   3   21  21  52

Tulsa                            0   3   0   7     10

P.J. Daniels just about made sure Georgia Tech had a seventh straight winning season all by himself. Daniels ran for 307 yards, the second-highest total in school history, and four touchdowns to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 52-10 rout of Tulsa on a January Saturday afternoon in the Humanitarian Bowl. Tulsa (8-5) closed the regular season on a five-game winning streak for the school’s first bowl berth since 1991, but Saturday’s appearance was hardly memorable. The Golden Hurricane didn’t score a touchdown until the fourth quarter and finished with 144 total yards. Tech recovered six Tulsa fumbles, scored six touchdowns in the second half and broke the school bowl record for points set in a

45-21 win over Nebraska in the 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl. P.J. Daniels took home Georgia Tech’s MVP trophy. Tulsa’s MVP title went to Cort Moffit.

Attendance: 23,118

 

2002:  Dec. 31, 2002 - Boise State 34, Iowa State 16

Score by Period:        1   2   3    4   Final

Iowa State                   3   7   0    6   16

Boise State                 0   7   14 13  34

The Boise State defense kept the Cyclones (7-7) and in check for most of the game. Iowa State had 275 total yards on offense, and QB Seneca Wallace finished with 83 yards rushing and 107 yards passing while completing 13-of-38 passes. Dinwiddie completed 17-of-32 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown. Senior Billy Wingfield caught a game-best five catches for 64 yards. Wingfield finished the season with 1,138 yards receiving, breaking the old record of 1,Boise State’s MVP, Bobby Hammer finished with a career-high 10 tackles, including three tackles for loss. Anthony Forrest was voted Iowa State’s MVP for the game. He had 14 tackles, one sack and one blocked punt.

Attendance: 30,446

 

2001: Dec. 31, 2001 - Clemson 49, Louisiana Tech 24

Score by Period:        1   2   3    4   Final

Clemson                      7   7   28  7   49

Louisiana Tech           3   7   0   14  24

With snow falling into the 3rd quarter, both warm-weather teams made the best of a cold situation. The game was close through the first half, with Clemson pulling away on a 28 point run in the 3rd quarter.

Clemson’s senior quarterback and Most Valuable Player, Woodrow Dantzler, completed 15 of 23 passes for 218 yards. He ran 15 times for

57 yards before leaving with the Tigers ahead 42-10 after the third quarter. Delwyn Daigre earned Louisiana Tech’s Most Valuable Player award with 178 yards on 10 receptions and 1 TD.

Attendance: 23,472

 

2000: Dec. 28, 2000 - Boise State 38, UTEP 23

Score by Period     1    2     3   4   Final

UTEP                       0   10   3   10  23

Boise State         7   10  7   14  38

Returning to defend their 1999 Humanitarian Bowl victory, Boise State succeeded in overcoming future WAC opponent Texas-El Paso. Boise State’s senior quarterback earned bowl Most Valuable Player honors, scoring three touchdowns and throwing for a fourth leading Boise State to its second consecutive Humanitarian Bowl win, 38-23 over Texas-El Paso in front of 26,203 fans at Bronco Stadium. UTEP’s junior tailback Chris Porter ended the game with a career high 134 rushing yards in earning UTEP’s bowl MVP honor.

Attendance: 26,203

 

 

1999: Dec. 30, 1999 - Boise State 34, Louisville 31

Score by Period     1   2   3   4   Final

Louisville                 17  7   0   7   31

Boise State            14  7   6   7   34

The game featured 10 lead changes, 31 first-quarter points, 29,283 screaming fans, and ESPN2’s largest viewing audience of the bowl season.

The two teams heated up the holiday air with 956 offensive yards and 54 first downs. Boise State’s MVP of the game was runningback and redshirt freshman Brock Forsey who rushed for 152 yards and had a school record

269 all-purpose yards. Louisville’s MVP honor went to its quarterback, Chris Redman, who threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns.

Attendance: 29,283

 

1998: Dec. 30, 1998 - Idaho 42, Southern Mississippi 35

Score by Period             1   2   3   4   Final

Southern Mississippi    13  8   0   14  35

Idaho                                7   21  7   7   42

The Idaho Vandals stunned Southern Mississippi in 1998 after taking a surprise 28-21 half-time lead and battling through the Golden Eagles’

rally attempts to hold onto the victory. Idaho quarterback John Welsh passed for four touchdowns in the game. Welsh was named the MVP for the game for Idaho. Southern Mississippi’s MVP award went to Lee Roberts.

Attendance: 19,664

 

1997: Dec. 29, 1997 - Cincinnati 35, Utah State 19

Score by Period     1   2     3   4     Final

Cincinnati                7   14  14  0  35

Utah State               0   0    13  6   19

Cincinnati was too powerful for Utah State in the inaugural game, out-gaining Utah State 225-63 in rushing yardage, as well as in return yardage with a 129-26 difference. The Bearcats controlled the game from the start with a 21-0 lead by the beginning of the second half. Bearcat quarterback Chad Plummer took Cincinnati game MVP honors with 53 yards rushing, 62 yards passing and 64 yards in receiving. The MVP for Utah State was Steve Smith.

Attendance: 16,131