Boston Coll. 24, Michigan St. 21
Preview - Box Score - Recap

  Champs Sports Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total
(14) Boston Coll. 7 7 3 7 24 Final 
Michigan St. 7 3 3 8 21  
  Box Score Play by Play Drive Log
 Scoring Summary Eagles - Spartans 
  1st Quarter
 Spartans TD Brian Hoyer passed to Kellen Davis down the middle for 18 yard gain (Brett Swenson made PAT) 0 - 7 
 
 Eagles TD Matt Ryan passed to Jon Loyte down the middle for 1 yard gain (Steve Aponavicius made PAT) 7 - 7 
 
  2nd Quarter
 Eagles TD Matt Ryan passed to Rich Gunnell to the right for 29 yard gain (Steve Aponavicius made PAT) 14 - 7 
 
 Spartans FG Brett Swenson kicked a 39-yard field goal 14 - 10 
 
  3rd Quarter
 Spartans FG Brett Swenson kicked a 23-yard field goal 14 - 13 
 
 Eagles FG Steve Aponavicius kicked a 28-yard field goal 17 - 13 
 
  4th Quarter
 Eagles TD Matt Ryan passed to Rich Gunnell to the right for 68 yard gain (Steve Aponavicius made PAT) 24 - 13 
 
 Spartans TD Brian Hoyer passed to Deon Curry to the right for 14 yard gain (2pt attempt converted, Brian Hoyer pass to Kellen Davis) 24 - 21 
 
 Team Statistics
  Eagles Spartans 
  First Downs 17 18 
    Passing 12 9 
    Rushing 4 8 
    Penalty 1 1 
  Third Down Efficiency 5-18 6-18 
  Fourth Down Efficiency 1-2 1-3 
  TOTAL NET YARDS 276 303 
    Total Plays 77 75 
    Average Gain Per Play 3.6 4.0 
  NET YARDS RUSHING 27 172 
    Rushes 30 39 
    Average Per Rush 0.9 4.4 
  NET YARDS PASSING 249 131 
    Completions-Attempts 22-47 14-36 
    Yards Per Pass Play 5.3 3.6 
    Times Sacked 3 0 
    Yards Lost to Sacks 39 0 
    Had Intercepted 1 4 
  PUNTS 9 6 
    Average Punt 41.7 42.0 
  PENALTIES 4 1 
    Penalty Yards 22 15 
  FUMBLES 2 3 
    Fumbles Lost 1 1 
 Passing                  
 Boston Coll. Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 M. Ryan 22 47 249 46.8 5.3 3 39 3 1 
 Michigan St. Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 B. Hoyer 14 36 131 38.9 3.6 0 0 2 4 
 Rushing            
 Boston Coll. Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 A. Callender 12 33 2.8 9 0 0 
 L. Whitworth 7 19 2.7 10 0 0 
 J. McCluskey 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 
 M. Ryan 9 -24 -2.7 12 0 0 
 Michigan St. Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 J. Ringer 21 101 4.8 19 0 0 
 J. Caulcrick 15 59 3.9 17 0 0 
 B. Hoyer 2 8 4.0 9 0 0 
 K. Davis 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 
 Receiving            
 Boston Coll. Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 R. Gunnell 6 138 23.0 68 2 0 
 J. Jarvis 2 24 12.0 13 0 0 
 B. Robinson 3 19 6.3 11 0 0 
 R. Purvis 2 18 9.0 10 0 0 
 C. Megwa 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 
 A. Callender 4 15 3.8 8 0 0 
 J. McCluskey 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 
 K. Challenger 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 
 L. Whitworth 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 
 J. Loyte 1 1 1.0 1 1 0 
 Michigan St. Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 K. Davis 4 38 9.5 18 1 0 
 D. Thomas 4 34 8.5 23 0 0 
 D. Curry 2 25 12.5 14 1 0 
 J. Ringer 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 
 M. Dell 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 
 J. Caulcrick 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 
 A. Jimmerson 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 
 Kicking              
 Boston Coll. XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 S. Aponavicius 3 3 1 1 28 100.0 6 
 Michigan St. XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 B. Swenson 1 1 2 2 39 100.0 7 
 Punting            
 Boston Coll. Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 J. Ayers 9 41.7 55 0 3 0 
 Michigan St. Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 A. Bates 6 42.0 52 0 0 1 
 Kick/Punt Returns
 Boston Coll. PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 R. Gunnell 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 16 16.0 16 0 
 B. Robinson 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 49 16.3 21 0 
 J. Silva 4 37 9.3 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 
 Michigan St. PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 D. Thomas 5 8 1.6 18 0 5 178 35.6 79 0 

Updated on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 2:44 am ET

  
 Top Performers
 Boston Coll.
M. Ryan M. Ryan, QB
22-47, 249 yds
3 TDs, 1 INT
 Michigan St.
K. Davis K. Davis, TE
4 Rec, 38 yds
1 TD

 Big Ten Box Scores
Wednesday, Dec 26
Purdue 51
Cent. Michigan 48
 Final


Friday, Dec 28
Boston Coll. 24
Michigan St. 21
 Final


Saturday, Dec 29
Penn St. 24
Texas A&M 17
 Final


Monday, Dec 31
Indiana 33
Oklahoma St. 49
 Final


Tuesday, Jan 1
Tennessee 21
Wisconsin 17
 Final

Michigan 41
Florida 35
 Final

Illinois 17
USC 49
 Final


Monday, Jan 7
LSU 38
Ohio St. 24
 Final