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Transitioning BC faces Navy in Meineke Car Care Bowl

Dec 30, 2006 - 4:35 PM Navy (9-3) at No. 23 Boston College (9-3) December 30 Meineke Car Care Bowl 1:00 pm EST

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- No. 23 Boston College will take the field under interim coach Frank Spaziani for the Meineke Car Care Bowl against Navy on Saturday.

After guiding the Eagles to a 9-3 record, Tom O'Brien left the team on December 8 to fill the coaching vacancy at fellow Atlantic Coast Conference squad North Carolina State. Eleven days later, Boston College named Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski the new coach and signed him to a five-year contract.

However, Spaziani, BC's defensive coordinator, will lead the team for the bowl game. The Eagles have won their last six postseason contests, the longest streak in the nation.

BC went 5-3 in ACC play, finishing tied for second in the Atlantic Division.

Navy (9-3) ended the season on a four-game winning streak, including a 26-14 triumph over rival Army, which allowed the Midshipmen to win the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for a fourth straight year.

However, leading rusher Adam Ballard broke his right leg against the Black Knights and will miss the contest.

The Midshipmen have won their last two bowl games.

BC is 17-11 all-time against Navy. The teams have not met since 2002, when the Eagles posted their fourth straight win in the series, 46-21.