Location: Boise, Idaho
Date: 31 December 2006, 7:30 PM EST
Teams: Miami vs. Nevada
Televised on: ESPN

Fans hope the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl has as much at stake as last year’s game.

Boise State put its 31-game home win streak on the line at Bronco Stadium, while Boston College staked their five-game bowl win streak. In the end, Boise State’s vaunted offense faced a defense far superior to what they were accustomed and the result was 27-21 victory for the visitors.

Boise State had been dominant at home, reeling off 31 straight wins since Sept. 22, 2001. The Broncos also have only lost once in 45 home games since 1999. But they faced an 8-3 Eagles squad from the tough ACC, who weren’t intimidated by Boise State's impressive home record. Led by defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College kept the Broncos in check.

The MPC Computers Bowl is a post-season college football game sanctioned by the NCAA that has been played in Boise, Idaho since 1997.

The 2005 MPC Computers Bowl will be played on 28 December 2005 at 30,000-seat Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Boston College has accepted the invitation to play in the game as representative of the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference, while Boise State will take to the field for the Western Athletic Conference.

Boise State had won 31 consecutive games on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium, while the Eagles had won five consecutive bowl games.

MPC Computers Bowl Prior Results

Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Score
28 Dec. 2005	Boston College	27	Boise State	21
27 Dec. 2004	Fresno State	37	Virginia	34
3 Jan. 2004	Georgia Tech	52	Tulsa	10
31 Dec. 2002	Boise State	34	Iowa State	16
31 Dec. 2001	Clemson	49	Louisiana Tech	24
28 Dec. 2000	Boise State	38	UTEP	23
30 Dec. 1999	Boise State	34	Louisville	31
30 Dec. 1998	Idaho	42	Southern Miss	35
29 Dec. 1997	Cincinnati	35	Utah State	19

The MPC Computers Bowl features teams from the NCAA's Atlantic Coast and Western Athletic Conferences. From 1997 to 1999, this college football game was known as the Humanitarian Bowl and from 2000 to 2003 as the Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl. Following a multi-year sponsorship deal reached in 2004, the game now carries the name of Tampa-based MPC Computers.

The inaugural Humanitarian Bowl game in 1997 pitted Cincinnati against Utah State. Cincinnati dominated the early part of the game, leading Utah State 21-7 at halftime. With the aid of quarterbacks Chad Plummer (game MVP) and Deontey Kenner, Cincinnati maintained its lead throughout, and went on to defeat the Aggies 35-19.

The 1998 Humanitarian Bowl saw heavily-favored Southern Mississippi in the game against the Idaho Vandals. Much to the Golden Eagles’ surprise and chagrin, the Vandals led 28-21 at half time, scoring 21 points in the second quarter. Despite an attempt by Southern Miss to rally in the fourth quarter, Idaho went on to win the game 42-35. Idaho's freshman quarterback John Welsh threw for four touchdowns in the matchup.

In 1999 the Louisville Cardinals took to the field against home town favorites Boise State. In the game, Brock Forsey rushed for a career-high 152 yards on 23 carries in support of Boise State's first Division 1-A bowl appearance. The game was a seesaw affair, but Davy Malaythong's five-yard run with 5:32 remaining was enough to give the Broncos the lead, and a 34-31 victory.

Boise State was back for the 2000 Humanitarian Bowl, this time against the Texas-El Paso Miners. This was Dirk Koetter's final game as Boise State coach, and he went on to post back-to-back Humanitarian Bowl victories as his Broncos triumphed over UTEP 38-23. Boise's Bart Hendricks picked up the game MVP title, completing 16-of-28 passes for 240 yards, and running for another 57 yards.

The game on New Year's Eve 2001 pitted the Clemson Tigers against Louisiana Tech in a game that featured freezing temperatures and snow. While the game remained close through to halftime, Clemson exploded with 28 unanswered points in the third quarter, and went to rout the Bulldogs 49-24. The victory broke Clemson's five-bowl losing streak, marking the first bowl game they had won since their 14-13 triumph over Kentucky in the 1993 Peach Bowl.

Boise State made a return appearance in 2002, this time against the Iowa State Cyclones. While Iowa opened the scoring with a field goal in the first quarter, and held a 10-7 lead at halftime, Boise's offense came alive in the second half with two touchdowns in both the third and fourth quarters, and went on to post a 34-16 victory.

The final Humanitarian Bowl, played in January 2003, saw Georgia Tech's offense working at full strength against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Georgia's P.J. Daniels, named the game's Most Valuable Player, ran for 307 yards and four touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets routed Tulsa 52-10.

The inaugural MPC Computers Bowl in 2004, pitting Fresno State against Virginia, was a much closer affair. With the two teams tied at 31-31 after four quarters, UVA scored first in overtime on a Connor Hughes' 26-yard field goal. Fresno State answered with a touchdown on a 25-yard pass from game MVP Paul Pinegar, and went on to win the first MPC Computers Bowl by a score of 37-34.

The 2005 MPC Computers Bowl saw Boston College travel to Boise State’s home turf and beat them 27-21. Matthew Ryan threw three touchdown passes in the first half and BC picked off a pass in the end zone late to seal the win against Boise State.

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