The 2006 Champs Sports Bowl was played on December 29, 2006. This 17th edition to the college football

College football

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 bowl game

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 featured the Maryland Terrapins

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 and the Purdue Boilermakers

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Maryland started the scoring with a 4 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sam Hollenbach

Sam Hollenbach

Samuel Hollenbach is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2007...

 to Joey Haynos

Joey Haynos

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, giving Maryland a 7-0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter, running back Cory Jackson

Cory Jackson

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 scored on a 1 yard touchdown lead, to stretch the lead out to 14-0. With 2:05 left in the first half, Hollenbach connected on a 46 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey

Darrius Heyward-Bey

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, increasing Maryland's lead to 21-0.

With only 30 seconds left in the first half, quarterback Curtis Painter

Curtis Painter

Curtis Jeffrey Painter is a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.-High school career:...

threw a touchdown pass to make the half-time score 21-7, Maryland. In the third quarter, Dan Ennis added a 22 yard field goal, which would cap the scoring, and make the final margin 24-7, Maryland.

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