The 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The game was played starting at 2 p.m. US CST on Monday, December 29, 2008. The game, telecast on ESPN, pitted the Rutgers Scarlet Knights against the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
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| Date | December 29, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Legion Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Rutgers QB Mike Teel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Rutgers by 6.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Todd Geerlings (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 38,582[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$300,000 per team[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Eric Collins, Shaun King | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
The game marked the first ever meeting of the two universities' football programs.[3] NC State led 17-6 at halftime, but crumbled in the second half after losing starting quarterback Russell Wilson to a knee injury. Rutgers won, 29-23.
This was also the first edition of the bowl game not to feature any current or former members of Conference USA. The selection of NC State did have a connection to past bowl games in Birmingham as the Wolfpack had competed in the last All-American Bowl, which was also held at Legion Field in 1990.
Scoring summary
edit| Scoring Play | Score | ||
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| 1st Quarter | |||
| Rutgers - Rob Cervini 6-yard TD run (kick blocked), 11:47 | Rutgers 6-0 | ||
| NCSU - Owen Spencer 44-yard TD pass from Russell Wilson (Josh Czajkowski kick), 7:54 | NCSU 7-6 | ||
| NCSU - Czajkowski 32-yard FG, 1:00 | NCSU 10-6 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| NCSU - Andre Brown 5-yard TD run (Czajkowski kick), :38 | NCSU 17-6 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| Rutgers - San San Te 31-yard FG, 10:14 | NCSU 17-9 | ||
| Rutgers - Tiquan Underwood 10-yard TD pass from Mike Teel (Te kick), 6:50 | NCSU 17-16 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| Rutgers - Te 28-yard FG, 13:31 | Rutgers 19-17 | ||
| NCSU - Anthony Hill 16-yard TD pass from Daniel Evans (two-point conversion no good), 9:21 | NCSU 23-19 | ||
| Rutgers - Kenny Britt 42-yard TD pass from Teel (Te kick), 8:30 | Rutgers 26-23 | ||
| Rutgers - Te 24-yard FG, :47 | Rutgers 29-23 | ||
References
edit- ^ "安心して飲み続けられるローヤルゼリー" (PDF).
- ^ "SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists". Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ Kansas City Star