2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 20, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Tropicana Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | QB Matt Grothe, South Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 25,205 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$1,000,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone | ||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl was the inaugural edition of the new college football bowl game, and was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game was played beginning at 4:30 PM US EST on Saturday, December 20, 2008, and was telecast on ESPN2, saw the South Florida Bulls (based in nearby Tampa) defeat their former conference rivals Memphis Tigers, 41-14. Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Rob Stone called the game.