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The 2008 Humanitarian Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Nevada Wolf Pack on December 30, 2008. It was the two teams' first meeting. The game featured two conference tie-ins: the University of Maryland represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the University of Nevada represented the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The game was played at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho and was the 12th edition of the Humanitarian Bowl. It was sponsored by the New Plymouth, Idaho-based company Roady's Truck Stops, which claims to be the largest chain of truck stops in the United States.〔(Truck stop chain to sponsor Humanitarian Bowl ), ''Idaho News Now'', KTVB.com, May 30, 2007, retrieved January 8, 2009.〕 The featured match-up was between what was called a "wildly inconsistent" Maryland team and the third-best rushing defense and fifth-best total offense of Nevada.〔(Vanquished in Va. ), ''The Los Angeles Times'', October 5, 2009, retrieved January 7, 2009.〕 The result was an offensive shoot-out. The final score of 42–35 in favor of Maryland exceeded total-points predictions by as much as 17 and tied the all-time Humanitarian Bowl record. Before the kickoff, seven Maryland players, including six starters, received partial-game suspensions for violating the team's curfew. Maryland took a quick lead within the first two minutes of play, but repeated errors allowed Nevada to remain competitive and the lead changed hands five times. In the second quarter, Nevada's dual-threat quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, was hobbled by an ankle injury that altered the complexion of the game. Nevertheless, Kaepernick remained in the game for almost its entirety and was able to scramble for a touchdown. Halfway through the third quarter, Maryland's leading running back, Da'Rel Scott, made his first appearance of the game. He had been one of the suspended players, but scored twice in the final quarter to help secure a victory for the Terrapins. ==Team selection== The ACC had a contractual tie-in with the Humanitarian Bowl that afforded the bowl organizing committee the eighth pick of the conference's bowl-eligible teams.〔(2008-2009 Bowl Matchups ), Scout.com, ''College Football News'', December 7, 2008, retrieved January 3, 2009.〕 An ACC team participated in the game every year from 2003 to 2008.〔 Before the selections, the ACC announced that 2008 would be the final year of its tie-in with the game due to travel and cost considerations.〔Brian Murphy, (H-Bowl's ACC era coming to an end after this year's game ), ''The Idaho Statesman'', December 9, 2008.〕 The other conference tie-in was with the WAC, which has generally fielded its champion in the game.〔 The WAC has provided a team for the Humanitarian Bowl every year since 2001.〔(Bowl History ), Roady's Humanitarian Bowl, retrieved January 3, 2009.〕 Initially, it was speculated that the WAC championship team, Boise State, would make its fifth appearance in the bowl played in its home stadium.〔Mark Schlabach and Bruce Feldman, (Bowl Projections ), ESPN, retrieved February 7, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 Humanitarian Bowl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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