2008 International Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 2008 International Bowl Bowl Game International bowl 150.jpg International Bowl logo. 2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Ball State Cardinals Ball State University 7–5 7–5 Greg Schiano Brady Hoke 14 10 14 14 3 6 7 14 January 5 Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario Rutgers RB Ray Rice Rutgers by 10http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=750671 Rivals.com Bowl Viewer's Guide Fox, David 2007-12-17 2007-12-13 Rivals.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071215170107/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=750671 15 December 2007 dead Gil Gelbke (C-USA) 31,455 750,000 per teamhttp://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s%3D%26url_channel_id%3D34%26url_article_id%3D9255%26change_well_id%3D2 ncaafootball.com - Bowl Schedules/Results 2009-09-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070803194501/http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_article_id=9255&change_well_id=2 2007-08-03 ESPN2 List of announcers of major college bowl games John Saunders (Play by Play) Doug Flutie (Analyst) Jesse Palmer (Analyst) Stacey Dales (Sideline) Bowl Championship Series on television and radio Rogers Sportsnet (Canada) The 2008 International Bowl was played on January 5, 2008, at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The game featured the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University—who finished 5th in the Big East Conference—and the Cardinals of Ball State University—who finished co-champions of the Mid-American Conference's West Division. The game was the only NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game from the 2007–2008 season to be played outside the United States. Rutgers won by a score of 52–30. Overview The game featured tie-ins from the Big East and Mid-American Conferences (MAC). Representing the Big East was Rutgers, who finished the 2007 regular season with an overall record of 7–5 (3–4 in the Big East). Representing the MAC was Ball State, who finished the 2007 regular season with an overall record of 7–5 (5–2 in the MAC). Announcers for the American TV coverage on ESPN2, John Saunders (Toronto) and Jesse Palmer (Ottawa), and sideline reporter Stacey Dales (Collingwood) are all Canadians. Additionally, Doug Flutie played in the CFL. References International Bowl Recap ESPN.com http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=280050164 2008-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080108075950/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=280050164 8 January 2008 dead International Bowl Category:International Bowl Category:Ball State Cardinals football bowl games Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football bowl games Category:2008 in sports in Ontario Category:January 2008 sports events in Canada International Bowl Category:Sports competitions in Toronto