The 2009 Emerald Bowl featured the Boston College Eagles of the Atlantic Coast Conference falling to the #24 USC Trojans of the Pac-10 Conference 24 to 13.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293600030
The game was played December 26, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. EST. The event aired live on ESPN from AT&T Park in San Francisco, California.
Preview
Despite a strong start to the season with a big win over the Ohio State Buckeyes, the USC Trojans fell in September to the unranked Washington Huskies. Their 8-4 season record was also highlighted with wins over , California and Notre Dame, plus losses to Oregon, Stanford and Arizona.http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=30
Boston College finished the 2009 season with an 8-4 record to place second in the ACC Atlantic Division. They fell in week three to Clemson, then rebounded to defeat Wake Forest and Florida State. Big losses came in October as they dropped games to the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=103
References
Fast Facts
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Date
December 26, 2009
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Time
8:00 p.m. EST
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Stadium
AT&T Park
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Location
San Francisco, California
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First played
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Television coverage
ESPN
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Odds
USC is favored by 8.5-9 pointshttp://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/odds
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Sponsor
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Season records
Boston College 8-4, USC 8-4
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2008 game
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Fact:
USC has defeated Boston College in both of their meetings, most recently in 1988http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/southern_california/opponents_records.php?teamid=374
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Fact:
Boston College has a 13-7 record in bowl games, including a loss in 2008http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/boston_college/bowl_history.php
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Fact:
USC has won 31 of 47 bowl games, including wins in the Rose Bowl the last three seasonshttp://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/southern_california/bowl_history.php
