2008 Humanitarian Bowl

2008 Roady's Humanitarian Bowl
Postseason bowl game
1234 Total
Maryland 1315014 42
Nevada 140714 35
DateDecember 30, 2008
Season2008
StadiumBronco Stadium
LocationBoise, Idaho
MVPMaryland: Da'Rel Scott, RB
Nevada: Colin Kaepernick, QB
FavoriteNevada −3
RefereeClair Gausman (MW)
Attendance26,781
PayoutUS$750,000 per team[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersBob Wischusen (play-by-play)
Brock Huard (color)
Heather Cox (sidelines)
Nielsen ratings2.1
Humanitarian Bowl
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The 2008 Humanitarian Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Nevada Wolf Pack on December 30, 2008. It was the two teams' first meeting. The game featured two conference tie-ins: the University of Maryland represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the University of Nevada represented the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The game was played at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho and was the 12th edition of the Humanitarian Bowl. It was sponsored by the New Plymouth, Idaho-based company Roady's Truck Stops, which claims to be the largest chain of truck stops in the United States.[2]

The featured match-up was between what was called a "wildly inconsistent" Maryland team and the third-best rushing defense and fifth-best total offense of Nevada.[3][4] The result was an offensive shoot-out. The final score of 42–35 in favor of Maryland exceeded total-points predictions by as much as 17 and tied the all-time Humanitarian Bowl record.

Before the kickoff, seven Maryland players, including six starters, received partial-game suspensions for violating the team's curfew. Maryland took a quick lead within the first two minutes of play, but repeated errors allowed Nevada to remain competitive and the lead changed hands five times. In the second quarter, Nevada's dual-threat quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, was hobbled by an ankle injury that altered the complexion of the game. Nevertheless, Kaepernick remained in the game for almost its entirety and was able to scramble for a touchdown. Halfway through the third quarter, Maryland's leading running back, Da'Rel Scott, made his first appearance of the game. He had been one of the suspended players, but scored twice in the final quarter to help secure a victory for the Terrapins.

  1. ^ 2008–09 Division I-A bowl schedule Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, The Sporting News, December 11, 2008, retrieved January 2, 2009.
  2. ^ Truck stop chain to sponsor Humanitarian Bowl Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine , Idaho News Now, KTVB.com, May 30, 2007, retrieved January 8, 2009.
  3. ^ Prisbell, Eric (December 31, 2008). "Scott Arrives, Right on Time". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  4. ^ Vanquished in Va.[dead link], Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2009, retrieved January 7, 2009.

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