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Updated at 1:03 p.m., Wednesday, December 31, 2008

CFB: Vanderbilt wins 1st bowl since 1955

By TERESA M. WALKER
Associated Press

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Vanderbilt wide receiver Sean Walker hauls in a 52-yard pass ahead of Boston College cornerback DeLeon Gause.

MARK HUMPHREY | Associated Press

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt won a bowl game for the first time in exactly 53 years when Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked a 45-yard field goal with 3:26 left to beat Boston College 16-14 today in the Music City Bowl.

Vanderbilt hadn't even played in a bowl since 1982 and the win gave the Commodores (7-6) their first winning season since then, too.

Boston College (9-5) snapped the nation's longest bowl winning streak after eight straight games in its 10th consecutive bowl appearance. The Eagles also missed a chance at finishing with at least 10 wins for a third straight season.

The Eagles got the ball twice after Hahnfeldt's third field goal, but had to punt the first time, then Myron Lewis picked off Dominique Davis with 1:36 left.