2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl

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2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl
1234Total
North Carolina1497030
West Virginia2103731
DateDecember 27, 2008
Season 2008
Stadium Bank of America Stadium
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
MVPQB Pat White (West Virginia)
Referee Marc Curles (SEC)
Attendance73,712
Payout US$1,000,000 per team
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Sean McDonough (Play by Play)
Chris Spielman (Analyst)
Rob Stone (Sideline)
Nielsen ratings 3.9
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The 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl was the seventh edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game started at 1:00 PM US EST on Saturday, December 27, 2008. The game, telecast on ESPN, pitted the North Carolina Tar Heels against the West Virginia Mountaineers, with the Mountaineers winning over the Heels 31–30. The crowd of 73,712 was the largest in the bowl's seven-year history [1] and the largest ever to see a college football game in the state of North Carolina. It was also the fourth-largest crowd of the 2008 bowl season, and the second-largest for a non-BCS bowl.

Scoring summary

The 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl between North Carolina and West Virginia WVU UNC 2008.jpg
The 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl between North Carolina and West Virginia
Scoring PlayScore
1st Quarter
WVU - Noel Devine 18-yard TD run (Pat McAfee kick), 8:56WVU 7–0
UNC - Hakeem Nicks 73-yard TD pass from T. J. Yates (Casey Barth kick), 7:22Tie 7–7
WVU - Alric Arnett 44-yard TD pass from Pat White (McAfee kick), 5:11WVU 14–7
UNC - Nicks 66-yard TD pass from Cooter Arnold (Barth kick), 4:57Tie 14–14
WVU - Bradley Starks 35-yard TD pass from White (McAfee kick), 2:35WVU 21–14
2nd Quarter
UNC - Safety, Devine tackled in end zone, 13:23WVU 21–16
UNC - Nicks 25-yard TD pass from Yates (Barth kick), 10:37UNC 23–21
3rd Quarter
WVU - McAfee 25-yard FG, 9:00WVU 24–23
UNC - Yates 5-yard TD run (Barth kick), 4:29UNC 30–24
4th Quarter
WVU - Arnett 20-yard TD pass from White (McAfee kick), 7:14WVU 31–30

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References

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