2008 Champs Sports Bowl
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The 2008 Champs Sports Bowl
was the 19th edition of the college football
bowl game
that was played on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the Citrus Bowl
in Orlando, Florida
. The game, which had a 4:30 PM US EST
kickoff and was broadcast on ESPN
, pitted the Wisconsin Badgers
against the Florida State Seminoles
. At the end, the Florida State Seminoles were the winners, 42-13.
Champs Sports Bowl
The Champs Sports Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played in Orlando, Florida, at the Citrus Bowl. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group which also organizes the Capital One Bowl and Florida Classic...
was the 19th edition of the college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
that was played on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the Citrus Bowl
Citrus Bowl
The Florida Citrus Bowl is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football, which currently seats around 70,000 people....
in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. The game, which had a 4:30 PM US EST
North American Eastern Time Zone
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kickoff and was broadcast on ESPN
ESPN
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, pitted the Wisconsin Badgers
2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers were coached by Bret Bielema and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin....
against the Florida State Seminoles
2008 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 2008 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football season. It was Florida State's 17th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference .The previous...
. At the end, the Florida State Seminoles were the winners, 42-13.
Scoring summary
| Scoring Play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| FSU - Derek Nicholson 75 yard fumble return (Graham Gano kick), 12:33 | FSU 7-0 | ||
| Wisconsin - Philip Welch 31 yard FG, 4:46 | FSU 7-3 | ||
| FSU - Greg Carr Greg Carr (American football) Greg Carr is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. After playing college football at Florida State, Carr was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2009.-Early years:Carr played high school football at... 15 yard TD pass from Christian Ponder Christian Ponder Christian Ponder is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Vikings with the twelfth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, and signed with them on July 31, 2011, shortly after the 2011 NFL lockout ended... (Gano kick), :07 |
FSU 14-3 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| Wisconsin - Welch 41 yard FG, 12:01 | FSU 14-6 | ||
| FSU - Antone Smith Antone Smith Antoine Kemp-Smith is an American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2009... 6 yard TD run (Gano kick), 4:11 |
FSU 21-6 | ||
| FSU - Carlton Jones 14 yard TD run (Gano kick), :18 | FSU 28-6 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| FSU - Dekoda Watson 51 yard fumble return (Gano kick), 14:28 | FSU 35-6 | ||
| FSU - Caz Piurowski 10 yard TD pass from Ponder (Gano kick), 11:04 | FSU 42-6 | ||
| Wisconsin - Elijah Theus 20 yard TD pass from Dustin Sherer, 4:06 | FSU 42-13 | ||