The 2009 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2009, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 23rd edition of the Outback Bowl, it was one of the 2008–09 bowl games concluding the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Scheduled for a kickoff of 11 a.m. EST and telecast on ESPN, the game pitted the South Carolina Gamecocks against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

2009 Outback Bowl
23rd Outback Bowl
1234 Total
South Carolina 00010 10
Iowa 147100 31
DateJanuary 1, 2009
Season2008
StadiumRaymond James Stadium
LocationTampa, Florida
MVPShonn Greene (Iowa RB)
FavoriteIowa by 4
RefereeJohn McDaid (Big East)
Attendance55,117
PayoutUS$3.2 Million[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersSean McDonough, Chris Spielman
Nielsen ratings2.7
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Iowa jumped out to a large lead, leading South Carolina 21–0 at halftime and 31–0 at the end of the third quarter, en route to a 31–10 victory. Shonn Greene, the MVP, had 29 rushes for 121 yards and three rushing touchdowns.[2][3]

Teams

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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

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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 earned consensus First-team All-American honors and received the Doak Walker Award.

South Carolina Gamecocks

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The Gamecocks dropped their final two regular season games and entered the Outback Bowl with an overall record of 7–5 (4–4 SEC).

Game summary

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Scoring summary

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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

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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: compattint 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

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  1. ^ "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 April 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "Greene's 3 TDs lead Iowa past South Carolina in Outback Bowl". ESPN via Associated Press. January 1, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2019.[dead link]
  3. ^ "IOWA ENJOYS AN OUTBACK ROUT, 31-10". University of Iowa Athletic Department. January 1, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2019.