While I was on the plane flying home from New Orleans, I remembered that the Terps had played Nevada in the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise in 2008. So I checked google to see if the SF QB played that day. Sure enough he was the starter, he ran the pistol offense back then, and had a heck of a day against Maryland in a losing effort.
The recap from espy.com
• Colin Kaepernick set a Humanitarian Bowl record, passing for 370 yards and three scores in the loss.
Benched for 2½ quarters for his curfew violation, an inspired Da”Rel Scott became an unstoppable running force for the final 20 minutes. He carried 14 times for 174 yards and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Maryland held off the Wolf Pack 42-35 on Tuesday.
“I just felt as though I had to run with a purpose,” Scott said.
And run Scott did, blowing through a worn down Nevada defense in the final quarter. He sprinted 49 yards nearly untouched to snap a 28-all tie early in the fourth, then added a 2-yard TD gallop to put the Terps up 14 points with 7:44 left.
But until he got his first carry midway through the third quarter, doubt lingered in Scott’s mind as to if his transgression would keep him off the field. He was one of seven Terps caught by Friedgen, who declined to specify what the players did, but indicated the players had sneaked out a couple of nights before the game.
Scott’s first carry came with 5:55 left in the third quarter and Maryland needed all of his 174 yards to hold off quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Nevada’s potent “pistol” offense. Kaepernick, who played the second half with a sprained right ankle, misfired in the first half, but found his throwing rhythm after briefly being benched in the third quarter.
Kaepernick finished 24-for-47 for a bowl-record 370 yards and three touchdowns, and added a 15-yard scoring run with 2:19 left. But Maryland recovered the onside kick and walked away with its fourth bowl victory since 2002.
“I was proud of the way we stepped up and got back into it, but we came up short,” Kaepernick said.
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