2005 Music City Bowl

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Name=2005 Music City Bowl
Date=December 30, 2005
Year=2005
Visitor School=University of Virginia
Visitor Name Short=Virginia
Visitor Nickname=Cavaliers
Visitor Record=6-5
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=
Visitor BCS=
Visitor Coach=Al Groh
Visitor1=7
Visitor2=3
Visitor3=14
Visitor4=10
Visitor Total=34
Home School=University of Minnesota
Home Name Short=Minnesota
Home Nickname=Golden Gophers
Home Record=7-4
Home

Home Coaches=
Home BCS=
Home Coach=Glen Mason
Home1=14
Home2=7
Home3=3
Home4=7
Home Total=31
Type=bg
Stadium=LP Field
City=Nashville, Tennessee


MVP=Virginia QB Marques Hagans
odds=
anthem=
Referee=Bill Athan [http://www.musiccitybowl.com/media/documents/Game_Stats.pdf]
halftime=
attendance=
US Network=ESPN
announcers=The 2005 Music City Bowl was a college football bowl game played between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Game overview

Minnesota opened the scoring with a 7 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bryan Cupito to wide receiver Justin Valentine. Bryan Cupito found tight end Ernest Wheelright for a 44 yard touchdown pass and a 14-0 Minnesota lead. Marques Hagans threw a 6 yard touchdown pass to Deyon Williams to get UVA within 7, 14-7. That accounted for the first quarter scoring.

In the second quarter, Cupito found wide receiver Jared Ellerson for a 57 yard touchdown pass and a 21-7 Minnesota lead. With no time left in the half, Virginia kicker Connor Hughes kicked a 32 yard field goal to get UVA to 21-10. Opening the third quarter, Wali Lundy scored on a 7 yard touchdown run to make the score 21-17.

Minnesota's Joel Monroe kicked a 39 yard field goal to give Minnesota a 24-17 advantage. With 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Marques Hagans found Fontel Mines for a 2 yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 24. In the fourth quarter, Bryan Cupito threw a 23 yard touchdown pass to Jared Ellerson to give the Gophers a 31-24 lead. Wali Lundy tied it a 31, with a 2 yard touchdown run. With 1:08 left in the game, Connor Hughes kicked the game-winning 39 yard field goal to make the final score 34-31.

References

External links

* [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores105/105364/NCAAF163145.htm USA Today Game Summary]
* [http://www.musiccitybowl.com/media/documents/Game_Stats.pdf Box Score (PDF)]