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				<title><![CDATA[Vanderbilt ends bowl drought, shocks Boston College]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- As far as odds go, it was the 
most unexpected of results.  A nine-game bowl winning streak 
butted heads with a 53-year drought ... and the underdog came 
out on top.

Vanderbilt posted its first bowl victory since 1955 on 
Wednesday, edging Boston College, 16-14, in the Music City Bowl.

"We wanted to be called winners, we wanted to be called 
champions and we will," Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson said.  
"We will be the Music City Bowl champions, we will have a 
winning season and all of these things are extremely important 
to a program that is trying to move up, especially in a tough 
league that we play in."

Bryan Hahnfeldt's 45-yard field goal put the Commodores on top 
with 3:26 remaining and they held on with a defensive stand in 
the last two minutes to record just the second bowl win in 
school history.

"It felt great," Hahnfeldt said of his game-winner.  "When you 
hit a good kick, you usually don't feel the ball come hit your 
foot because you get it on the sweet spot.  Even though it was 
cold, I didn't feel it too much and as soon as I hit it, I kind 
of knew."

In the process, Vandy (7-6) snapped Boston College's eight-game 
bowl winning streak - which was the longest in the nation.  The 
Commodores gave the Golden Eagles one last chance to extend it 
in the game's waning minutes, as they went three-and-out and 
were forced to punt with just over two minutes on the clock.

But BC quarterback Dominique Davis was picked off by Myron Lewis
at the 1:36 mark, clinching the upset victory for Vanderbilt.

"We had to get focused and make a play," Lewis said of the final
drive.  "I feel like a champion.  It feels really good."

The opportunistic Commodores were able to capitalize on key 
mistakes.  Facing a 7-6 deficit in the third quarter, they 
caught a major break that allowed them to pull ahead.  Brett 
Upson's punt ricocheted off a Boston College player and bounced 
to the goal line as a slew of Vanderbilt players leapt toward 
the ball.  In the end, freshman defensive back Sean Richardson 
came out with the ball, scoring an unusual go-ahead touchdown.

"The funny thing is I didn't even know it hit him.  I was behind
three Boston College players," said Upton, who was named the 
game's MVP after booting nine punts, landing three inside the 
20-yard line.  "We did mostly rugby punts all day and I felt 
like I hit those pretty good.   You have to drop them going into
the wind.  The wind was playing a big role ... out there today 
in the kicking game."

The Golden Eagles (9-5) answered midway through the final 
quarter, as Davis connected with freshman wideout Colin Larmond 
for a 55-yard scoring strike down the right sideline to put 
Boston College ahead, 14-13.  But the Commodores were up to the 
task on the ensuing drive, marching 49 yards on seven plays  - 
taking advantage of a crucial roughing-the-passer penalty on BC 
linebacker Mark Herzlich - to set up Hahnfeldt's game-winner.

"We love being on the field in crunch time," Herzlich said.  "We
wanted to be out there and we had momentum.  A couple things 
went against us, two big penalties and they ran an under route 
for 20 yards.  We ended up stopping them on third down and made 
them kick a field goal.  That is how it went."

Vanderbilt managed just 199 yards of total offense but took 
advantage of three turnovers.  The school's only other bowl 
triumph was a 25-13 win over Auburn in the 1955 Gator Bowl.  The
Commodores are now 2-1-1 all-time in bowl appearances.

Freshman quarterback Larry Smith completed 10 of 16 passes for 
122 yards and did not turn the ball over.  His counterpart, 
Davis, was just 15-of-36 for 189 yards with two touchdowns and a
pair of interceptions.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:26:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Boston College looks to extend bowl winning streak]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Boston College (9-4) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 3:30 pm EST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- While Boston College knows a 
few things about winning bowl games, Vanderbilt is a novice when
it comes to playing in the postseason.

The Eagles look to extend the nation's longest current bowl 
winning streak to nine games when they face the Commodores on 
Wednesday in the Music City Bowl.

Boston College (9-4), which lost to Virginia Tech in the 
Atlantic Coast Conference championship game for the second 
straight year, is playing in a school record-tying 10th straight
bowl game and 20th overall.

The Eagles' bowl winning percentage of .684 (13-6) is the best 
among all teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

At the opposite end of the spectrum is Vanderbilt (6-6), which 
is making its first bowl appearance in 26 years and looking to 
end a postseason drought that has extended beyond five decades.

The Commodores are 1-1-1 in their only three previous postseason
games, and their lone win was a 25-13 victory over Auburn in the
1955 Gator Bowl.

"I'm excited, our staff is excited and our players are excited 
about getting a chance to experience a bowl game," Commodores 
coach Bobby Johnson said.  "Getting to play in the Music City 
Bowl is a fantastic reward for this football team and Vanderbilt
University."

While Vanderbilt struggled down the stretch, the Commodores 
started 5-0 for the first time since 1943.

However, the Commodores could be without second-leading rusher 
Jared Hawkins due to an ankle injury he suffered against 
Tennessee on November 22.

If Hawkins is unable to play, redshirt freshman wide receiver 
Jamie Graham could see time at tailback again after switching to
the position against Wake Forest on November 29.

The Commodores could have the edge at quarterback as junior 
Mackenzi Adams completed his second season as the team's 
starter.

Redshirt freshman Dominique Davis will be making only his third 
start for Boston College after Chris Crane suffered a 
season-ending broken collarbone against Wake Forest on November 
22.

Davis struggled in the Eagles' 30-12 loss to Virginia Tech in 
the ACC title game, completing only 17-of-43 passes for 263 
yards and two TDs.

However, Boston College won't ask Davis to do too much.  
Instead, it will rely on an opportunistic defense that has 
forced 26 interceptions, the No. 1 mark in FBS.

The Eagles have scored eight non-offensive touchdowns, tied with
Alabama, Fresno State, and Kansas State for the most in the FBS.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:15:04 GMT</pubDate>
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