It's hard to believe that today is the 27 year anniversary of Doug Flutie's famous "Hail Mary" pass to Gerard Phelan on the last play of the game between Boston College and the University of Miami.
The play is often considered one of the greatest in college football history. It resulted in a 47-45 win over the defending national championship team. Miami was ranked #12 and BC was #10 and Cotton Bowl bound.
Flutie was able to throw the ball from his own 37 yard line over a distance of 63 yards into the arms of Phelan in the end zone. Flutie ended with 4 TD's and 472 yards on the day. He became the first college QB to pass for 10,000 career yards.
Miami QB Bernie Kosar threw for a school record of 447 yards. He would go on to have a successful career with the Cleveland Browns until it was derailed by the arrival of rookie head coach Bill Belichick.
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