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===Iowa Hawkeyes===
===Iowa Hawkeyes===
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{{main|2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team}}
The Hawkeyes entered the game with wins in five of their previous six games, highlighted by an upset of #3 Penn State, and an overall record of 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten). Junior running back [[Shonn Greene]] received the [[Doak Walker Award]].


===South Carolina Gamecocks===
===South Carolina Gamecocks===

Revision as of 21:41, 26 July 2019

MVPShonn Greene (Iowa RB)

The 2009 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played as the first official sporting event in the USA on January 1, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Scheduled for a kickoff of 11 AM US EST and telecast on ESPN, the game pitted the South Carolina Gamecocks against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa jumped out to a huge lead, leading South Carolina 21–0 at halftime and 31–0 at the end of the third quarter. Shonn Greene, the MVP, had 29 rushes for 121 yards and three rushing touchdowns.[2]

Teams

The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference and the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference. It was the first meeting between the two teams. It was each team's third appearance in the Outback Bowl.

Iowa Hawkeyes

The Hawkeyes entered the game with wins in five of their previous six games, highlighted by an upset of #3 Penn State, and an overall record of 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten). Junior running back Shonn Greene received the Doak Walker Award.

South Carolina Gamecocks

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring Play Score
1st Quarter
Iowa - Trey Stross 6-yard TD pass from Ricky Stanzi (Daniel Murray kick), 7:39 Iowa 7–0
Iowa - Shonn Greene 1-yard TD run (Murray kick), 4:41 Iowa 14–0
2nd Quarter
Iowa - Greene 1-yard TD run (Murray kick), 8:09 Iowa 21–0
3rd Quarter
Iowa - Murray 18-yard FG, 9:09 Iowa 24–0
Iowa - Greene 11-yard TD run, :04 Iowa 31–0
4th Quarter
USC - Jared Cook 10-yard TD pass from Chris Smelley (Ryan Succop kick), 13:35 Iowa 31–7
USC - Succop 48-yard FG, 2:02 Iowa 31–10

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 0 0 10 10
Hawkeyes 14 7 10 0 31
Statistics SC IOWA
First downs 17 22
Plays–yards 64–313 66–328
Rushes–yards 14–43 47–181
Passing yards 270 147
Passing: comp–att–int 26–50–3 13–19–2
Time of possession 24:06 35:54
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing Chris Smelley 16/31, 179 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Stephen Garcia 5 car, 25 yds
Receiving Kenny McKinley 6 rec, 86 yds
Iowa Passing Ricky Stanzi 13/19, 147 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Shonn Greene 29 car, 121 yds, 3 TD
Receiving Brandon Myers 4 rec, 49 yds

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2010-04-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Greene's 3 TDs lead Iowa past South Carolina in Outback Bowl". ESPN via Associated Press. January 1, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2019.