2009 Outback Bowl

MVP	Shonn 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 pit 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 30 rushes for 132 yards and three rushing touchdowns.

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