2008 Champs Sports Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 27, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | P/PK Graham Gano (Florida State) | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Michael Batlan (Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 52,692 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire | ||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 p.m. 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.