On This Day: Doug Flutie's Hail Mary

On this day, 25 years ago, Boston College beat Miami on a last second play that will be remembered for eternity. After both teams went back and forth the entire game. In typical barnburner fashion, the game would come down to whichever team could score last. Miami scored with around 30 seconds remaining, hammering in what most thought was the proverbial nail in the coffin. However, Doug Flutie, Boston College's 5' 9" quarterback, was able to throw a 63 yard touchdown pass against 30 mph winds after having thrown the ball 45 times already. This final play, is what most remember of this game. However, this game was also notable because Flutie became the first college quarterback to throw for over 10,000 yards in his career. Also, it was the last time Boston College would be Miami until 2007. The following video is an interview commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Hail Mary, done by none other than Brent Musberger, the man who called the play on that November evening in 1984.

Own a piece of history with this autographed photo of Doug Flutie celebrating the Miracle in Miami.

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