2008 Emerald Bowl

February 2020 2008 Emerald Bowl Jeff Tedford accepts 2008 Emerald Bowl trophy 1.JPG Cal head coach Jeff Tedford accepts the 2008 Emerald Bowl trophy 2008 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami California Golden Bears University of California, Berkeley 7–5 ACC 8–4 Pac-10 Randy Shannon Jeff Tedford 0 7 7 3 14 0 3 7 December 27 AT&T Park San Francisco, California RB Jahvid Best, California (Offensive)LB Zack Follett, California (Defensive) Cal by 8 Nick Define (MAC)http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/2008eb.html Miami vs California Game Book 2008-12-27 2009-01-01 December 31, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081231071530/http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/2008eb.html dead Band of the HourUniversity of California Marching Band 42,268 850,000 (Pac-10) • $750,000 (ACC) ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Joe Tessitore play-by-playRod Gilmore colorQuint Kessenich sideline 4.6http://emeraldbowl.cstv.com/genrel/011309aaa.html 2008 Emerald Bowl 8th Most Watched Bowl Telecast Ever Emerald Bowl Media Services 2009-01-13 2009-02-17 February 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090220020830/http://emeraldbowl.cstv.com/genrel/011309aaa.html dead The 2008 Emerald Bowl, part of the 2008–09 NCAA football bowl games season, was played on December 27, 2008, at AT&T Park, the home field of the Giants in San Francisco, California. The Miami Hurricanes of the ACC were matched against the California Golden Bears of the Pac-10, the first appearance by either team in the seven-year history of the Emerald Bowl. With a 24–17 victory over Miami, Cal improved its record to 10–8–1 all-time in bowl games, and 2–2 all-time vs. Miami. Miami fell to 18–14 all-time in bowl games. California and Miami had met three times previously, with Miami holding a 2–1 advantage. The first meeting resulted in a 9–7 win by Cal in Miami on October 10, 1964. Miami won the next two meetings, 31–3 on September 16, 1989, in Miami, and 52–24 on September 15, 1990, in Berkeley.California Golden Bears Football Media Guide http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/pdf-151to170FBgd-072008.pdf 158–159 2008 2009-01-01 May 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523105444/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/pdf-151to170FBgd-072008.pdf dead Records A number of Emerald Bowl records were set in this game:http://emeraldbowl.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122808aaa.html BEARS TURN BACK 'CANES TO WIN EMERALD BOWL Emerald Bowl press release 2008-12-27 2009-01-01 December 31, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081231042633/http://emeraldbowl.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122808aaa.html dead Attendance: 42,268 Longest Pass Play: 74 yards; Nate Longshore to Verran Tucker (California) Most Yards Rushing: 186 yards, Jahvid Best (California) Longest Rush: 42 yards, Jahvid Best (California) Quarterback Sacks By: 2, Zack Follett (California) Most Total Plays: 124, Miami (73) vs. California (51) Scoring summary Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterCal - Jahvid Best 1-yard TD run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 7:15Cal 7-0Cal - Best 42-yard TD run (Tavecchio kick), 4:55Cal 14-0 2nd QuarterMiami - LaRon Byrd 9-yard TD pass from Jacory Harris (Matt Bosher kick), 12:54Cal 14-7 3rd QuarterMiami - Thearon Collier 6-yard TD pass from Harris (Bosher kick), 7:34Tie 14-14Cal - Tavecchio 23-yard FG, :27Cal 17-14 4th QuarterMiami - Bosher 22-yard FG, 9:13Tie 17-17Cal - Anthony Miller 2-yard TD pass from Nate Longshore (Tavecchio kick), 2:41Cal 24-17 References External links Game summary at ESPN Box score via newspapers.com Emerald Bowl Category:Redbox Bowl Category:California Golden Bears football bowl games Category:Miami Hurricanes football bowl games Emerald Bowl Category:December 2008 sports events in the United States Category:2008 in San Francisco