2006 Champs Sports Bowl

The 2006 Champs Sports Bowl was played on December 29, 2006. This 17th edition to the college football bowl game featured the Maryland Terrapins and the Purdue Boilermakers.

2006 Champs Sports Bowl
Purdue Boilermakers Maryland Terrapins (8–5) (8–4) Big Ten ACC 7 24 Head coach:  Joe Tiller Head coach:  Ralph Friedgen
1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 7 0 0 7 Maryland 7 14 3 0 24
Date	December 29, 2006
Season	2006
Stadium	Florida Citrus Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	QB Sam Hollenbach (Maryland)
Referee	Rocky Goode (SEC)
Attendance	40,168
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Brad Nessler (play-by-play); Paul Maguire and Bob Griese (analysts)

Game summary

• Maryland - Joey Haynos 4 yard pass from Sam Hollenbach (Dan Ennis kick)
• Maryland - Cory Jackson 1 yard run (Dan Ennis kick)
• Maryland - Darrius Heyward-Bey 46 yard pass from Sam Hollenbach (Dan Ennis kick)
• Purdue - Greg Orton 12 yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick)
• Maryland - Dan Ennis 22 yard field goal

Maryland started the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sam Hollenbach to Joey Haynos, giving Maryland a 7-0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter, running back Cory Jackson scored on a 1-yard touchdown lead, to stretch the lead out to 14–0. With 2:05 left in the first half, Hollenbach connected on a 46-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, increasing Maryland's lead to 21–0.

With only 30 seconds left in the first half, quarterback Curtis Painter threw a touchdown pass to make the half-time score 21–7, Maryland. In the third quarter, Dan Ennis added a 22-yard field goal, which would cap the scoring, and make the final margin 24–7, Maryland.

Aftermath

Maryland had announced in 2012 that they would join Purdue in the Big Ten, in 2014.

External links

• http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores106/106363/NCAAF724891.htm