2009 St. Petersburg Bowl Explained

Year Game Played:2009
Game Name:St. Petersburg Bowl
Title Sponsor Suffix:presented by Beef 'O' Brady's
Subheader:2nd St. Petersburg Bowl
Football Season:2009
Visitor Name Short:UCF
Visitor Nickname:Knights
Visitor School:University of Central Florida
Home Name Short:Rutgers
Home Nickname:Scarlet Knights
Home School:Rutgers University
Visitor Record:8–4
Visitor Conference:C-USA
Home Record:8–4
Home Conference:Big East
Visitor Coach:George O'Leary
Home Coach:Greg Schiano
Visitor 1Q:7
Visitor 2Q:10
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:7
Home 1Q:14
Home 2Q:14
Home 3Q:10
Home 4Q:7
Date Game Played:December 19
Stadium:Tropicana Field
City:St. Petersburg, Florida
Mvp:WR Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers
Odds:Rutgers by 3[1]
Referee:Matt Moore (SEC)
Attendance:28,793[2]
Payout:1 million
Us Network:ESPN
Us Announcers Link:List of announcers of major college bowl games
Us Announcers:Mark Jones, Bob Davie, and Rob Stone
Different Next:2010

The 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl was the second edition of the college football bowl game and was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game began at 8:00 PM US EST on Saturday, December 19, 2009, was telecast on ESPN and featured the UCF of Conference USA and Rutgers of the Big East.[3] [4] Rutgers defeated UCF 45–24 in a game where Mohamed Sanu, the game's MVP, caught 4 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown in addition to rushing 14 times for 47 yards and two touchdowns. Through sponsorship from the Beef O'Brady's restaurant franchise, the game was officially known as the 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef 'O' Brady's.[5]

The game marked the Scarlet Knights' fifth consecutive bowl appearance, and their fourth consecutive victory, after not playing in a bowl game from 1979 to 2005. Rutgers was one of nine BCS teams to win a bowl game in each of the last three seasons. This was UCF's third bowl game, the last one was in the 2007 Liberty Bowl. With the loss, Central Florida dropped to 0–3 in the postseason. The bowl game marked the first ever meeting between Rutgers and UCF, both teams being called "Knights".

Game summary

Rutgers wore their home red uniforms, and UCF wore their away white uniforms.

Scoring summary

Scoring PlayScore
1st Quarter
Rutgers - Mohamed Sanu 5 Yd Run (San San Te Kick), 8:37Rutgers 7–0
UCF - Kamar Aiken 7 Yd Pass From Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi Kick), 4:31Tie 7–7
Rutgers - Tim Brown 65 Yd Pass From Tom Savage (San San Te Kick), 3:54Rutgers 14–7
2nd Quarter
UCF - Nick Cattoi 25 Yd FG, 14:56Rutgers 14–10
Rutgers - Mohamed Sanu 1 Yd Run (San San Te Kick), 5:50Rutgers 21–10
UCF - Kamar Aiken 34 Yd Pass From Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi Kick), 2:32Rutgers 21–17
Rutgers - Billy Anderson 19 Yd Interception Return (San San Te Kick), 1:38Rutgers 28–17
3rd Quarter
Rutgers - Mohamed Sanu 11 Yd Pass From Tom Savage (San San Te Kick), 12:37Rutgers 35–17
Rutgers - San San Te 43 Yd FG, 8:09Rutgers 38–17
4th Quarter
UCF - Jonathan Davis 2 Yd Run (Nick Cattoi Kick), 2:23Rutgers 38–24
Rutgers - Damaso Munoz 35 Yd Kickoff Return (San San Te Kick), 2:16Rutgers 45–24

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCF Knights vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Preview, December 19, 2009 - NCAA College Football - ESPN . 2009-12-09 . ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20091221193511/http://espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=293530164. 21 December 2009 . live.
  2. News: Rutgers tops UCF to win St. Petersburg Bowl. myCentralJersey.com. 20 December 2009 .
  3. Web site: UCF Knights Accepts St. Petersburg Bowl Bid . 2009-12-01 . University of Central Florida . https://web.archive.org/web/20091204010704/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120109aad.html . 2009-12-04 . dead .
  4. Web site: Rutgers heading to St. Petersburg Bowl . 2009-12-06 . Scout.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021406/http://rutgers.scout.com/2/926548.html . 2011-07-16 . dead .
  5. Web site: Beef 'O' Brady's Signs on as Title Sponsor of St. Petersburg Bowl . 2009-12-09 . St. Petersburg Bowl. https://web.archive.org/web/20091214020404/http://www.stpetersburgbowl.com/BOB-release.php. 14 December 2009 . dead.