| 2008 International Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 5, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rogers Centre | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Rutgers RB Ray Rice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Rutgers by 10[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Gil Gelbke (C-USA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 31,455 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$750,000 per team[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | John Saunders (Play by Play) Doug Flutie (Analyst) Jesse Palmer (Analyst) Stacey Dales (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | 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.
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