2004 Continental Tire Bowl

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Name=2004 Continental Tire Bowl
Date=December 30, 2004
Year=2004
Visitor School=Boston College
Visitor Name Short=Boston College
Visitor Nickname=Eagles
Visitor Record=8-3
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=NR
Visitor BCS=NR
Visitor Coach=Tom O'Brien
Visitor1=14
Visitor2=7
Visitor3=0
Visitor4=16
Visitor5=
Visitor6=
Visitor7=
Visitor Total=37
Home School=University of North Carolina
Home Name Short=North Carolina
Home Nickname=Tar Heels
Home Record=6-5
Home

Home Coaches=NR
Home BCS=NR
Home Coach=John Bunting
Home1=7
Home2=14
Home3=3
Home4=0
Home5=
Home6=
Home7=
Home Total=24
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Bank of America Stadium
City=Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

The 2004 edition of the Continental Tire Bowl featured the Boston College Eagles, and the North Carolina Tar Heels. The game was the third edition to this bowl game, but the last one under the name "Continental Tire Bowl". It would later be renamed the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

L.V. Whitworth started the scoring with a 5 yard touchdown run to give Boston College an early 7-0 lead. North Carolina came right back, and quarterback Darian Durant threw a 12 yard touchdown pass to running back Reggie McGill, to tie the game at 7. Boston College quarterback, Paul Peterson threw a 2 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Grant Adams to give BC a 14-7 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.

In the second quarter, Darian Durant threw a 5 yard touchdown pass to Wallace Wright to tie the game at 14. He later threw a 51 yard bomb to Derrele Mitchell to give North Carolina a 21-14 lead. Before halftime, Paul Peterson hooked up with David Kashetta on a 1 yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 21.

With 4 minutes left in the third quarter, North Carolina's Connor Barth hit a 27 yard field goal to give UNC a 24-21 lead. In the fourth quarter, Andre Callender ran 1 yard for a touchdown. The failed extra point gave Boston College a 27-24 lead. Later on, Ryan Ohliger ran 21 yards for a touchdown to increase the lead to 34-24. An 18 yard field goal by BC capped the scoring, and they held on to win 37-24.

External links

* [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores104/104365/20041230NCAAFUNC-------0.htm "Boston College vs. North Carolina"] , USA Today