2009 Outback Bowl

2009 Outback Bowl
Bowl Game
Iowa Hawkeyes South Carolina Gamecocks (8–4) (7–5) 31 10 Head coach:  Kirk Ferentz Head coach:  Steve Spurrier
1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 14 7 10 0 31 South Carolina 0 0 0 10 10
Date	January 1, 2009
Season	2008
Stadium	Raymond James Stadium
Location	Tampa, Florida
MVP	Shonn Greene (Iowa RB)
Favorite	Iowa by 4
Referee	John McDaid
Attendance	55,117
Payout	US$3.2 Million
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman
Nielsen ratings	2.7

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