2008 Poinsettia Bowl
2008 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 23, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | Nielsen ratings | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 2008 San Diego County Credit Union
With Boise State ranked 9th and TCU ranked 11th, this bowl pairing featured teams both ranked higher than the teams playing in a BCS game during the same season, the 2009 Orange Bowl, which featured #12 Cincinnati against #21 Virginia Tech, a first in BCS history.
TCU and Boise State would face off in a bowl game again the following season when both played in a BCS game, the 2010 Fiesta Bowl.
Scoring summary
Scoring Play | Score | ||
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1st Quarter | |||
Boise — Kyle Brotzman 30-yard FG, 11:32 | Boise 3–0 | ||
Boise — Ian Johnson 20-yard TD run (Brotzman kick), 7:35 | Boise 10–0 | ||
2nd Quarter | |||
Boise — Brotzman 23-yard FG, 5:51 | Boise 13–0 | ||
TCU — Aaron Brown 16-yard TD run (Ross Evans kick), :24 | Boise 13–7 | ||
3rd Quarter | |||
TCU — Evans 32-yard FG, :46 | Boise 13–10 | ||
4th Quarter | |||
TCU — Joseph Turner 17-yard TD run (Evans kick), 8:51 | TCU 17–13 | ||
Boise — Brotzman 33-yard FG, 4:47 | TCU 17–16 |
References
- ^ "PoinsettiaBowl.com :: The Official Website - 2008". Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ Poinsettia Bowl official website