The 2008 Emerald Bowl, part of the 2008–09 NCAA football bowl games season, was played on December 27, 2008, at AT&T Park, the home field of the Giants in San Francisco, California. The Miami Hurricanes of the ACC were matched against the California Golden Bears of the Pac-10, the first appearance by either team in the seven-year history of the Emerald Bowl.
With a 24–17 victory over Miami, Cal improved its record to 10–8–1 all-time in bowl games, and 2–2 all-time vs. Miami. Miami fell to 18–14 all-time in bowl games. California and Miami had met three times previously, with Miami holding a 2–1 advantage. The first meeting resulted in a 9–7 win by Cal in Miami on October 10, 1964. Miami won the next two meetings, 31–3 on September 16, 1989, in Miami, and 52–24 on September 15, 1990, in Berkeley.
Records A number of Emerald Bowl records were set in this game: Attendance: 42,268 Longest Pass Play: 74 yards; Nate Longshore to Verran Tucker (California) Most Yards Rushing: 186 yards, Jahvid Best (California) Longest Rush: 42 yards, Jahvid Best (California) Quarterback Sacks By: 2, Zack Follett (California) Most Total Plays: 124, Miami (73) vs. California (51)
Scoring summary
Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterCal - Jahvid Best 1-yard TD run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 7:15Cal 7-0Cal - Best 42-yard TD run (Tavecchio kick), 4:55Cal 14-0 2nd QuarterMiami - LaRon Byrd 9-yard TD pass from Jacory Harris (Matt Bosher kick), 12:54Cal 14-7 3rd QuarterMiami - Thearon Collier 6-yard TD pass from Harris (Bosher kick), 7:34Tie 14-14Cal - Tavecchio 23-yard FG, :27Cal 17-14 4th QuarterMiami - Bosher 22-yard FG, 9:13Tie 17-17Cal - Anthony Miller 2-yard TD pass from Nate Longshore (Tavecchio kick), 2:41Cal 24-17
References
External links
Game summary at ESPN Box score via newspapers.com