Nevada 20, Boston College 13
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 9, 2011
Where: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
Temperature:
50°
Head Official:
Mike Defee
Attendance:
41063
By SportsDirect Inc.
Rishard Matthews caught a touchdown pass and returned a punt for a score, and a late interception by Khalid Wooten sealed No. 15 Nevada’s 20-13 victory over Boston College in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on Sunday night at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
Matthews finished with seven receptions for 86 yards, including a game-tying 27-yard touchdown reception from Colin Kaepernick with 3:40 to go in the first quarter. Just 1:13 later, Matthews gave the Wolf Pack (13-1) a 14-7 lead with a 72-yard punt return for a touchdown.
Anthony Martinez kicked a 32-yard field goal with 5:48 left before halftime, giving Nevada a 17-7 halftime lead. Boston College (7-6) cut the lead to 17-10 on Nate Freese’s 22-yard field goal with 11:08 remaining in the third quarter. Martinez’s 27-yarder with 1:17 left in the quarter made it 20-10 Nevada.
Freese brought the Eagles within 20-13 with a 32-yard field goal with 3:52 remaining. The Eagles reached midfield on their final drive, but Wooten intercepted Boston College quarterback Chase Rettig with 2:07 left.
The Eagles struck first on Andre Williams’ 30-yard touchdown run with 8:30 left in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Boston College |
|
Nevada |
Andre Williams
|
Player |
Vai Taua
|
19 |
Attempts |
22 |
70 |
Yards |
76 |
3.7 |
Avg Yards |
3.4 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Boston College
|
185 |
64 |
121 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1.0 |
2 |
Nevada
|
306 |
114 |
192 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3.0 |
1 |