2008 St. Petersburg Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 2008 magicJack Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL 2004.jpg Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, hosted the St. Petersburg Bowl. St. Petersburg Bowl Inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl 2008 Memphis Tigers University of Memphis South Florida Bulls University of South Florida 6–6 C-USA 7–5 Big East Tommy West Jim Leavitt 7 7 0 0 14 10 10 7 December 20 Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida QB Matt Grothe, South Florida Bill McCabe (WAC) 25,205Becnel Gregg Selvie Ponders Future Options http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/dec/21/sp-selvie-ponders-future-options/sports-colleges-bulls/ 2020-01-02 The Tampa Tribune 21 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20120820025943/http://tbo.com/sports/sports/2008/dec/21/sp-selvie-ponders-future-options-ar-113336 20 August 2012 dead 1,000,000 per teamhttp://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=494772 Sporting News - Beyond the Score Sporting News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081219075027/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=494772 2008-12-19 ESPN2 List of announcers of major college bowl games Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone 1.1 Yes The 2008 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 p.m. 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. For sponsorship reasons, the game was officially known as the 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl. Scoring summary Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterUSF - Taurus Johnson 26 yard TD pass from Matt Grothe (Maikon Bonani kick), 13:58USF 7-0USF - Benjamin Williams 3 yard TD run (Bonani kick), 4:28USF 14-0Memphis - Arkelon Hall 3 yard TD run (Matt Reagan kick), 2:09USF 14-7 2nd QuarterUSF - Bonani 22 yard FG, 11:18USF 17-7USF - Ben Busbee 13 yard TD pass from Grothe (Bonani kick), 4:15USF 24-7Memphis - Duke Calhoun 2 yard TD pass from Hall (Reagan kick), :08USF 24-14 3rd QuarterUSF - Bonani 37 yard FG, 8:36USF 27-14USF - Dontavia Bogan 24 yard TD pass from Grothe (Bonani kick), 1:50USF 34-14 4th QuarterUSF - Moise Plancher 2 yard TD run (Bonani kick), 12:40USF 41-14 References External links Box score at ESPN St. Petersburg Bowl Category:Gasparilla Bowl Category:Memphis Tigers football bowl games Category:South Florida Bulls football bowl games Category:December 2008 sports events in the United States St. Petersburg Bowl Category:2000s in St. Petersburg, Florida