The Connecticut Huskies , making just their second bowl appearance in four seasons since joining the Big East entered the game as co-Big East champions after securing a 9-3 overall record . They faced the Wake Forest Demon Deacons , representing the Atlantic Coast Conference , a school located just 80 miles from Charlotte in Winston-Salem , North Carolina
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2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl