Boston College Athletics
Music City Bowl Capsule
December 20, 2001 | Football
Dec. 20, 2001
By LEWIS SHAINE
Associated Press Writer
Friday, Dec. 28
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
ESPN
Boston College (7-4) vs. No. 16 Georgia (8-3), 5 p.m.
Series Record
Georgia leads 2-1.
Last Meeting
1986, Boston College 27-24.
Career Bowl Records
Boston College 6-6, Georgia 19-14-3.
Last Bowl Appearance
Boston College beat Arizona State 31-17 in the 2000 Aloha Bowl, Georgia beat
Virginia 37-14 in the 2000 Oahu Bowl.
Common Opponents This Season
None.
Coaches
Tom O'Brien, ninth season at Boston College (30-27), Mark Richt, first year
at Georgia (8-3).
Scouting Report
Boston College-The Eagles run an effective balanced offense behind junior QB
Brian St. Pierre and junior RB William Green, a second-team All-American and
the nation's second-leading rusher (155.9 ypg.). Senior Scott Bradley and
junior Vinnie Ciurciu at LB and junior SS Doug Bessette lead an experienced
defense.
Georgia-Bulldogs like to stretch the field with multiple-receiver sets. Redshirt freshman QB David Greene, the SEC Freshman of the Year, is the strength on offense. The defensive front has been hurt by injuries. Senior FS Jermaine Phillips and junior LB Tony Gilbert provide experience.
Streaks, Stats and Notes
This is the fourth Music City Bowl. ... The Big East is 3-0 in the Bowl. ...
This is the fourth meeting between the schools in a series that started in
1950. ... The teams have met once in the postseason with B.C. winning the
1986 Hall of Fame Bowl (27-24). ... Boston College has won five of its last
seven bowl contests. ... Georgia has a four-game bowl winning streak. ...
Green, who ran for the second-best rushing total in school history (1,559
yards), also ranked sixth in the nation in all-purpose yards (165.4 ypg.)
and scoring (10.2 ppg.). ... The Big East leader with 15 rushing TDs, Green
is the first player in school history to run for 1,000 yards in two
different seasons. ... St. Pierre led the Big East with 25 TDs. ... The
Eagles led the conference in rushing (208.2 ypg.) and were second in total
offense (396.5 ypg.). ... B.C. was ranked 10th in the nation pass efficiency
defense. ... Richt posted the best record by a first-year coach at Georgia
since 1920 when Herman Stegeman went 8-0-1. ... Greene, Georgia's first
starting lefty QB since 1956 (Charley Byars), set the school's freshman
record for passing yards (2,789) set by Quincy Carter (2,484) in 1998. ...
Edwards tied the Georgia career marks for TD receptions (19) and most
100-yard receiving games (7) held by Brice Hunter (1992-95).
