2009 Emerald Bowl

August 2023 2009 Emerald Bowl 2009 Boston College Eagles Boston College USC Trojans University of Southern California 8–4 ACC 8–4 Pac-10 Frank Spaziani Pete Carroll NR NR 24 0 13 0 0 7 7 3 7 December 26 AT&T Park San Francisco, California Offense: Damian Williams (WR USC)Defense: Luke Kuechly (LB Boston College) Dan Romeo (Mountain West Conference) 40,121((AT&T Park, SAN FRANCISCO, CA)) https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293600030 Boston College Eagles vs. USC Trojans - Box Score - December 26, 2009 - ESPN ESPN December 26, 2009 September 15, 2012 900,000 (Pac-10) US$750,000 (ACC)http://emeraldbowl.cstv.com/the-game/embl-game-facts.html Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Official Athletic Site Emeraldbowl.cstv.com September 15, 2012 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Joe Tessitore Rod Gilmore Todd Harris 4.6Jon Solomon, 2009–10 Bowl TV Ratings, The Birmingham News, January 13, 2010 2011 (Jan) 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 p.m. PST on Saturday, December 26, 2009. The game was telecast on ESPN.http://emeraldbowl.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120609aab.html USC, BOSTON COLLEGE MATCH 8-4 RECORDS IN EIGHTH EMERALD BOWL DECEMBER 26 - KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE Emeraldbowl.cstv.com September 15, 2012 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 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.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4719464 Southern California Trojans to meet Boston College Eagles in Emerald Bowl - ESPN ESPN December 7, 2009 September 15, 2012 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 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 Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterUSC - Stanley Havili 53-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Jordan Congdon kick), 6:01USC 7–0 2nd QuarterUSC - Stanley Havili 5-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Jordan Congdon kick), 12:36USC 14–0BC - Montel Harris 7-yard rush (Steve Aponavicius missed kick), 9:54USC 14–6BC - Rich Gunnell 61-yard pass from Dave Shinskie (Steve Aponavicius kick), 3:48USC 14–13 3rd QuarterUSC - Jordan Congdon 38-yard field goal, 9:08USC 17–13 4th QuarterUSC - Matt Barkley 1-yard rush (Jordan Congdon kick), 11:53USC 24–13 References 30em External links Game summary at ESPN Box score via newspapers.com Emerald Bowl Category:Redbox Bowl Category:Boston College Eagles football bowl games Category:USC Trojans football bowl games Category:December 2009 sports events in the United States Emerald Bowl Category:2009 in San Francisco