The 2009 GMAC Bowl was the tenth anniversary edition of the GMAC Bowl, an American college football bowl game. The contest was played on January 6, 2009, as part of the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and featured the Tulsa Golden Hurricane playing the Ball State Cardinals.
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| Date | January 6, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB Tarrion Adams, Tulsa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Penn Wagers (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,816 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$750,000 per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Pasch, Andre Ware | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
The game, which was played in a second-half driving rainstorm, was won by Tulsa, 45–13. This was Tulsa's second consecutive GMAC Bowl victory, having defeated Bowling Green in the 2008 GMAC Bowl.
Scoring summary
edit| Scoring Play | Score | ||
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| 1st Quarter | |||
| Tulsa - Damaris Johnson 30-yard TD pass from David Johnson (Jarod Tracy kick), 11:36 | Tulsa 7-0 | ||
| Ball State - Nate Davis 17-yard TD run (Ian McGarvey kick), 4:24 | Tie 7-7 | ||
| Tulsa - Tracy 31-yard FG, 2:04 | Tulsa 10-7 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| Tulsa - Tarrion Adams 1-yard TD run (Tracy kick), 10:39 | Tulsa 17-7 | ||
| Ball State - McGarvey 40-yard FG, 6:36 | Tulsa 17-10 | ||
| Tulsa - Adams 56-yard TD run (Tracy kick), 4:50 | Tulsa 24-10 | ||
| Ball State - McGarvey 22-yard FG, :29 | Tulsa 24-13 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| Tulsa - Slick Shelley 15-yard TD pass from David Johnson (Tracy kick), 12:12 | Tulsa 31-13 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| Tulsa - Adams 11-yard TD run (Tracy kick), 13:40 | Tulsa 38-13 | ||
| Tulsa - Jacob Frank 12-yard TD pass from David Johnson (Tracy kick), 10:40 | Tulsa 45-13 | ||
References
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