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1994 Carquest Bowl
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American college football game
December 2025
August 2023
Carquest Bowl
January 1
1994
1993
Virginia
Cavaliers
7–4
ACC
George Welsh
7
6
0
0
QB Glenn Foley (Boston College)
15
15
15
Boston College
Eagles
8–3
Big East
Tom Coughlin
3
14
7
7
CBS
Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
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Joe Robbie Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
Richard Honig (Big Ten)
38,516
1993
1995
The 1994 Carquest Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Boston College Eagles and the Virginia Cavaliers. This was the first year of sponsorship by Carquest, which continued until 1997.
Background
Both teams finished 3rd in their respective conferences, the Cavaliers in the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Eagles in the Big East Conference.
Game summary
Jamie Sharper tipped a pass from Foley to Randy Neal who ran back to the 19 yard line, which gave Virginia an early chance to score. Two plays later, Jerrod Washington scored on a 19-yard touchdown run to make it 7–0. David Gordon responded with a 19-yard field goal to cut the lead to four. Clarence Cannon caught a 78-yard pass from Glenn Foley to make it 10–7. Charles Way culminated a 91-yard, 12-play drive with a run for a touchdown to give Virginia the lead again, but the kick failed, leaving it at 13–10. 80 yards and 9 plays later, Cannon caught another pass from Foley for a touchdown to give the Eagles the halftime lead at 17–13. It was a fourth-and-three from the BC 30-yard line midway in the third quarter that proved to be a key misstep for Virginia, as they could not convert the down, leaving the ball back to the Eagles. Five plays later, Foley threw his third and final touchdown pass, this time to Keith Miller to increase the lead to 24–13. Darnell Campbell scored on a touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to make the final score 31–13 as Virginia lost a bowl game for the fourth time in four years.http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081910aad.html UVa Football: Bowl Recaps - VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - the University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 2015-07-25 2015-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725161655/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081910aad.html dead Foley went 25 of 36 with 391 yards passing and three touchdowns.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-02-sp-7829-story.html Archives Los Angeles Times January 2, 1994 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-lucie-news-tribune-no-15-bc-bombs/140336819/ St. Lucie News Tribune No. 15 B.C. bombs Virginia 31–13 January 2, 1994 February 5, 2024 Newspapers.com
Aftermath
Virginia returned to the bowl twice before the century ended, losing both times. Boston College returned in 2007, winning once again.
Statistics
Statistics Virginia BC First downs 16 27 Yards rushing 85 166 Yards passing 213 391 Total yards 298 562Punts-Average 6-40.8 2-39.5Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2–1Interceptions 0 2Penalties-Yards 3-35 4-33
References
Carquest Bowl
Category:Pop-Tarts Bowl
Category:Boston College Eagles football bowl games
Category:Virginia Cavaliers football bowl games
Category:American football competitions in Miami Gardens, Florida
Category:1994 in sports in Florida
Category:January 1994 sports events in the United States