2006 Champs Sports Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 2006 Champs Sports Bowl 2006 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Maryland Terrapins University of Maryland 8–5 Big Ten 8–4 ACC Joe Tiller Ralph Friedgen 0 7 0 0 7 14 3 0 December 29 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida QB Sam Hollenbach (Maryland) Rocky Goode (SEC) 40,168 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Brad Nessler (play-by-play); Paul Maguire, Bob Griese (analysts); and Bonnie Bernstein (sideline) The 2006 Champs Sports Bowl was played on December 29, 2006. This 17th edition to the college football bowl game featured the Maryland Terrapins and the Purdue Boilermakers. Game summary Maryland - Joey Haynos 4 yard pass from Sam Hollenbach (Dan Ennis kick) Maryland - Cory Jackson 1 yard run (Dan Ennis kick) Maryland - Darrius Heyward-Bey 46 yard pass from Sam Hollenbach (Dan Ennis kick) Purdue - Greg Orton 12 yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick) Maryland - Dan Ennis 22 yard field goal Maryland started the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sam Hollenbach to Joey Haynos, giving Maryland a 7-0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter, running back Cory Jackson scored on a 1-yard touchdown lead, to stretch the lead out to 14–0. With 2:05 left in the first half, Hollenbach connected on a 46-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, increasing Maryland's lead to 21–0. With only 30 seconds left in the first half, quarterback Curtis Painter threw a touchdown pass to make the half-time score 21–7, Maryland. In the third quarter, Dan Ennis added a 22-yard field goal, which would cap the scoring, and make the final margin 24–7, Maryland.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2006-12-29-maryland.html Champs Sports Bowl - Purdue vs Maryland Box Score, December 29, 2006 Aftermath Maryland had announced in 2012 that they would join Purdue in the Big Ten, in 2014. References External links http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores106/106363/NCAAF724891.htm Champs Sports Bowl Category:Pop-Tarts Bowl Category:Maryland Terrapins football bowl games Category:Purdue Boilermakers football bowl games Category:December 2006 sports events in the United States Champs Sports Bowl Category:2006 in Orlando, Florida Category:American football in Orlando, Florida