2008 St. Petersburg Bowl

2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl
Inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl
1234 Total
Memphis 7700 14
South Florida 1410107 41
DateDecember 20, 2008
Season2008
StadiumTropicana Field
LocationSt. Petersburg, Florida
MVPQB Matt Grothe, South Florida
RefereeBill McCabe (WAC)
Attendance25,205[1]
PayoutUS$1,000,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersSean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone
Nielsen ratings1.1
St. Petersburg Bowl
  2009

The 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl was the inaugural edition of the new college football bowl game, and was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game was played beginning at 4:30 PM US EST on Saturday, December 20, 2008, and was telecast on ESPN2, saw the South Florida Bulls (based in nearby Tampa) defeat their former conference rivals Memphis Tigers, 41–14. Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Rob Stone called the game. For sponsorship reasons, the game was officially known as the 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl.

Scoring summary

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Scoring Play Score
1st Quarter
USF - Taurus Johnson 26 yard TD pass from Matt Grothe (Maikon Bonani kick), 13:58 USF 7-0
USF - Benjamin Williams 3 yard TD run (Bonani kick), 4:28 USF 14-0
Memphis - Arkelon Hall 3 yard TD run (Matt Reagan kick), 2:09 USF 14-7
2nd Quarter
USF - Bonani 22 yard FG, 11:18 USF 17-7
USF - Ben Busbee 13 yard TD pass from Grothe (Bonani kick), 4:15 USF 24-7
Memphis - Duke Calhoun 2 yard TD pass from Hall (Reagan kick), :08 USF 24-14
3rd Quarter
USF - Bonani 37 yard FG, 8:36 USF 27-14
USF - Dontavia Bogan 24 yard TD pass from Grothe (Bonani kick), 1:50 USF 34-14
4th Quarter
USF - Moise Plancher 2 yard TD run (Bonani kick), 12:40 USF 41-14

References

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  1. ^ Becnel, Gregg (December 21, 2008). "Selvie Ponders Future Options". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sporting News - Beyond the Score". Sporting News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.
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