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Game Recap
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Matt Ryan and Boston College had a much more enjoyable trip to Florida this time around. Ryan threw three touchdown passes, two to Rich Gunnell, and the Eagles extended the nation's longest bowl winning streak to eight with a 24-21 victory over Michigan State in the Champs Sports Bowl. Boston College (11-3) won 11 games for the first time since 1940, but it was a season that at times had the promise of being even better. Full story | GameCenter | Glog
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Key Players
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Javon Ringer, Michigan State, QB |
| The junior running back closed out the season with 99 yards rushing on 21 carries. He also had one reception for 17 yards. |
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Matt Ryan, Boston College, QB |
| The senior quarterback threw for 249 yards on 22-of-47 passing with three touchdowns and one interception in his final college game. |
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Notes
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Boston College: With the victory, the Eagles have won eight bowl games in a row ... Boston College played in this bowl before, beating Virginia in 1994 when it was the Carquest Bowl ... Jamie Silva had two interceptions, giving him a team-leading eight on the season.
Michigan State: This is Michigan State's first bowl game since 2003 ... Michigan State lost all six games this year by seven points or less ... Brian Hoyer had only seven interceptions coming into the game, but threw four against Boston College.
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Quotable
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"It was big to get to 11 wins. To get to double-digit wins is hard to do in any league. These guys bought into what I was talking about and they did everything I asked them to do to get to that point."
-- Boston College head coach Jeff Jagodzinski
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Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski hugs Champs Sports Bowl MVP Jamie Silva after beating Michigan State. (AP)
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