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This was the final game for [[Head coach]] [[Jeff Bower]], ending his 17 seasons tenure at Southern Miss.<ref>[http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=310530 SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Bower was forced to resign after their disappointing season.<ref name="Mauk, Bearcats spoil Bower's final game at Southern Miss.">{{cite web | title=Mauk, Bearcats spoil Bower's final game at Southern Miss. | date=[[2007-12-22]]| work= ESPN.com | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273562132}} Retrieved on 2008-14-04.</ref> |
This was the final game for [[Head coach]] [[Jeff Bower]], ending his 17 seasons tenure at Southern Miss.<ref>[http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=310530 SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Bower was forced to resign after their disappointing season.<ref name="Mauk, Bearcats spoil Bower's final game at Southern Miss.">{{cite web | title=Mauk, Bearcats spoil Bower's final game at Southern Miss. | date=[[2007-12-22]]| work= ESPN.com | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273562132}} Retrieved on 2008-14-04.</ref> |
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Cincinnati quarterback [[Ben Mauk]] passed for four [[touchdowns]] and 334 yards.<ref name="Mauk, Bearcats spoil Bower's final game at Southern Miss." /> Southern Miss quarterback [[Jeremy Young]] went 18-for-32 for 122 yards with two touchdowns and three [[interceptions]].<ref name="Mauk, Bearcats spoil Bower's final game at Southern Miss." /> After being down 31-14 in the fourth, quarter [[Jeremy Young]] cut the lead by scoring a 5-yard touchdown pass to |
Cincinnati quarterback [[Ben Mauk]] passed for four [[touchdowns]] and 334 yards.<ref name="Mauk, Bearcats spoil Bower's final game at Southern Miss." /> Southern Miss quarterback [[Jeremy Young]] went 18-for-32 for 122 yards with two touchdowns and three [[interceptions]].<ref name="Mauk, Bearcats spoil Bower's final game at Southern Miss." /> After being down 31-14 in the fourth, quarter [[Jeremy Young]] cut the lead by scoring a 5-yard touchdown pass to Chris Johnson, but Southern Miss' rally fell short after they couldn't recover an onside kick or convert a fourth-and-1 play on its next possession.<ref name="Mauk, Bearcats spoil Bower's final game at Southern Miss." /> Only 35,258 people attended the game, less then half of [[Legion Field]]'s capacity.<ref>http://www.papajohnsbowl.com/history/results.html</ref> Cincinnati distributed 8,352 tickets, a school record for bowl attendance, while Southern Mississippi distributed around 5,000 tickets.<ref>[http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1198401340288040.xml&coll=2 Papajohns.com Bowl notebook- al.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Cincinnati's win brought their record to 10-3, their first 10-win season since [[1951]]. With the loss Southern Miss' record ended at 7-5.<ref>[http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/122207aac.html Papajohns.com Bowl Game Notes :: Cincinnati 31, Southern Miss. 21<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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The 2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl was a postseason college football match between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The University of Cincinnati represented the Big East Conference and the University of Southern Mississippi represented Conference USA (which Cincinnati was once a member of). The game resulted in a 31–21 Cincinnati victory, which did not cover their 11 point spread.[1] The payout for both teams was $300,000, the lowest payout among all college football bowl games.[4]
This was the final game for Head coach Jeff Bower, ending his 17 seasons tenure at Southern Miss.[5] Bower was forced to resign after their disappointing season.[6]
Cincinnati quarterback Ben Mauk passed for four touchdowns and 334 yards.[6] Southern Miss quarterback Jeremy Young went 18-for-32 for 122 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.[6] After being down 31-14 in the fourth, quarter Jeremy Young cut the lead by scoring a 5-yard touchdown pass to Chris Johnson, but Southern Miss' rally fell short after they couldn't recover an onside kick or convert a fourth-and-1 play on its next possession.[6] Only 35,258 people attended the game, less then half of Legion Field's capacity.[7] Cincinnati distributed 8,352 tickets, a school record for bowl attendance, while Southern Mississippi distributed around 5,000 tickets.[8] Cincinnati's win brought their record to 10-3, their first 10-win season since 1951. With the loss Southern Miss' record ended at 7-5.[9]
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References
- ^ a b World Features Syndicate via Long Beach Press-Telegram, Dec. 19, 2007
- ^ http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_article_id=9255&change_well_id=2
- ^ Awful Announcing: Your Comprehensive Bowl Game Announcing Schedule
- ^ New Mexico Bowl: Team expenses chip away payout profits : LoboZone : Albuquerque Tribune
- ^ SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists
- ^ a b c d "Mauk, Bearcats spoil Bower's final game at Southern Miss". ESPN.com. 2007-12-22.
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(help) Retrieved on 2008-14-04. - ^ http://www.papajohnsbowl.com/history/results.html
- ^ Papajohns.com Bowl notebook- al.com
- ^ Papajohns.com Bowl Game Notes :: Cincinnati 31, Southern Miss. 21
- ^ ESPN
- ^ Yahoo Sports