The 2016 Quick Lane Bowl will be remembered as the offensive showcase nobody saw coming.
Boston College eventually came out on top, 36-30, but the game as a whole proved to be an entertaining offensive matchup – when, entering the bowl, it was believed to be an inevitable defensive battle.
Entering Monday’s bowl, Maryland was 0-5 against top-25 defenses and never managed more than 14 points against them. It nearly doubled that output against Boston College’s eighth-ranked defense – to 27 points – by the end of the third quarter. The Eagles approached the game having never scored more than 26 points this season against a Power 5 team.