2006 Emerald Bowl

NCAAFootballSingleGameHeader
Name=2006 Emerald Bowl
Date=December 27, 2006
Year=2006
Visitor School=Florida State University
Visitor Name Short=Florida State
Visitor Nickname=Seminoles
Visitor Record=6-6
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=
Visitor BCS=
Visitor Coach=Bobby Bowden
Visitor1=7
Visitor2=6
Visitor3=10
Visitor4=21
Visitor Total=44
Home School=UCLA
Home Name Short=UCLA
Home Nickname=Bruins
Home Record=7-5
Home

Home Coaches=NR
Home BCS=25
Home Coach=Karl Dorrell
Home1=10
Home2=10
Home3=7
Home4=0
Home Total=27
Type=bg
Stadium=AT&T Park
City=San Francisco, California


MVP=Offensive: Lorenzo Booker (FSU)
Defensive: Tony Carter (FSU)
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Anthem=
Referee=
Halftime=
Attendance=40,331
US Network=ESPN
US Announcers=Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman

The 2006 Emerald Bowl, part of the 2006-07 NCAA football bowl games season, was played on December 27, 2006, at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. It featured the UCLA Bruins, and the Florida State Seminoles.

Florida State scored first following a 25 yard touchdown run by Lorenzo Booker, making it 7-0 FSU. UCLA responded just 34 seconds later after quarterback Patrick Cowan threw a 78 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Breazell to tie the game at 7. With 20 seconds left in the first quarter, Justin Medlock kicked a 46 yard field goal to put the Bruins up 10-7.

With 12:20 left in the half, Gary Cismesia kicked a 39 yard field goal to tie the game at 10. With 8:40 left in the half, Cowan found wide receiver Junior Taylor for a 7 yard touchdown pass, to put UCLA up 17-10. With 2:34 in the half, Justin Medlock nailed a 19 yard field goal, increasing UCLA's lead to 20-10. Florida State answered with a 21 yard field goal from Gary Cismesia before halftime, making it 20-13 UCLA.

In the third quarter, Cismesia kicked a 36 yard field goal, pulling FSU to within 20-16. With 8:58 left in the quarter, Lawrence Timmons recovered a blocked punt, and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown, giving FSU a 23-20 lead. Chane Moline later scored on a 8 yard touchdown run, as UCLA reclaimed the lead at 27-23.

In the fourth quarter, Drew Weatherford threw a 30 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Carr, and Florida State took a 30-27 lead with 9:46 left in the game. Lorenzo Booker added a 3 yard touchdown run with 6:17, to increase the lead to 37-27. With 5:04 left in the game, Florida State sealed the deal with an 86 yard interception return by cornerback Tony Carter, making the final score 44-27, FSU.

External links

*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores106/106361/NCAAF724882.htm