The 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl game was the 9th edition of the annual

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. It was played after the

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on January 9, 2011 (6 p.m. PT) between the

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and the

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television broadcast the game with

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as the title sponsor.2010 Football Media Guide, ''Pacific-10 Conference'', August 2010 This marked the first time in the bowl's history that the game was not played in December; the game was played the night before the

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. Scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter by Rishard Matthews, the Nevada Wolf Pack defeated Boston College 20–13 for the bowl title.

Teams

Team selections were made on ''"Selection Sunday"'' in early December. The game was supposed to feature a team from the WAC against a team from the

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. The bowl would have had the sixth choice of Pac-10 teams, but a Pac-10 team was not available, as only four teams from the conference were bowl-eligible, so organizers of the game went to a contingency plan with the ACC to supply a team. Representing the WAC were the Nevada Wolf Pack and representing the ACC were the Boston College Eagles.

Nevada Wolf Pack

During the regular season, Nevada scored 75 school record touchdowns for 554 total points, another record. Wolf Pack senior RB Vai Taua, rushing at 127.8 yards per game, was sixth in the nation. Senior QB

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was the only player in college football history to pass for over 9,000 yards ,906and rush for over 4,000 yards ,090 Defensively, senior DE Dontay Moch was fifth in the nation in tackles for loss with 1.69 per game and the nation's active leader in career TFL with 63.0.

Boston College Eagles

The Eagles led the nation in rushing defense allowing just 80.2 yards per game and held seven opponents under 100 yards rushing, including a low of four yards twice this season. Sophomore LB

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led the nation in tackles with 14.3 per game. Offensively, the team was led by junior RB Montel Harris, who is 11th in the nation in rushing with 103.6 yards per game.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

Game notes

* An Oreo cookie, with chocolate on one side and vanilla on the other, was used for the opening toss, instead of a coin. * The longest road trip: Boston College in the San Francisco bowl and Stanford in the Orange Bowl in Miami, both close to 3,100 miles – nearly a 46-hour drive.

References

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