Vanderbilt 16 Boston College 14
A fluke play on a punt and a bad roughing the passer call helped put an end to BC's eight game bowl winning streak.
Vanderbilt did not score an offensive touchdown but defeated BC 16-14 on New Year's Eve to win the 2008 Music City
Bowl. The key play of the game was a Vanderbilt punt that grazed Paul Anderson and was recovered in the endzone for
a Vandy touchdown. Later in the game with BC leading 14-13, Mark Herzlich's roughing the passer penalty extended what
turned out to be Vanderbilt's game-winning drive. A few plays later, Commodore kicker Bryant Hahnfeldt connected
on a 45 yard field goal with 3:26 remaining to give Vandy their first bowl victory since 1955. The BC defense was
again stellar, surrendering only eight first downs and 198 total yards. For BC, Dominique Davis passed for 190
yards and two TDs but was also intercepted twice. Montel Harris and Josh Haden combined for 108 yards rushing.
With the loss, BC finishes the season with a record of 9-5.
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2008 BC Rankings
| Statistic |
NCAA Rank |
ACC Rank |
| Offense - Run |
63 |
5 |
| Offense - Pass |
93 |
10 |
| Total Offense |
94 |
8 |
| Defense - Run |
7 |
1 |
| Defense - Pass |
20 |
6 |
| Total Defense |
5 |
1 |
The Eagles are ranked 7th in the nation in pass efficiency defense.
BC is tied for 26th in sacks per game (2.5).
Mark Herzlich and Paul Anderson are tied for 16th in the nation in interceptions with six.
BC is 24-5 in games following a loss since 2001.
Boston College's 96% football graduation rate ranks second only to
Navy (98%) in Division 1-A and 1-AA. Notre Dame and Stanford were third and fourth, respectively.