2008 GMAC Bowl

2008 GMAC Bowl
1234 Total
Tulsa 21141414 63
Bowling Green 0070 7
Date January 6, 2008
Season 2007
Stadium Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Location Mobile, Alabama
Favorite Tulsa by 4½ [1]
Attendance 36,932
Payout US$750,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Wischusen, Andre Ware, Joe Schad

The 2008 GMAC Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the ninth annual playing of the game. It was played on January 6, 2008 at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama and featured the Tulsa Golden Hurricane against the Bowling Green Falcons.

Notes

  • Tulsa quarterback Paul Smith set an NCAA Division I record with his 14th consecutive 300-yard passing game.[3]
  • The 63-7 final score makes this game the largest margin of victory in bowl history surpassing the 55-point margin set by Alabama over Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl.[3]
  • The game represented just the second matchup of the two teams in football. In 1989, Tulsa also beat Bowling Green in blowout fashion, 45-10.

References

  1. Fox, David (2007-12-13). "Rivals.com Bowl Viewer's Guide". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  3. 1 2 Associated Press (2008-01-06). "Smith's 14th straight 300-yard game leads Tulsa past Bowling Green". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
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